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Making Sure You Get the Adoption Tax Credit
Written by Eva Rosenberg on October 19, 2011
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Sometimes I feel like there’s a tax credit for everything—but the tricky part is finding out for which tax credits you qualify and how to receive them. One interesting and important tax credit that may be available to you is the adoption credit. Why do…
Filing Taxes: Seven Reasons to Adjust Your Withholding
Written by Eva Rosenberg on October 18, 2011
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A client just asked me about reviewing her payroll, which fluctuates a great deal throughout the year. Her request is perfectly timed—there’s still plenty of time to adjust her withholding before year-end and filing taxes. When you pay your taxes via withholding, the IRS will…
Paying Taxes: How Is Your Vice Taxed?
Written by Eva Rosenberg on October 11, 2011
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Everyone has at least one vice, whether we are willing to admit it or not. Looking at Dante’s list of seven deadly vices, I am certain that I have fallen prey to nearly all of them at one time or another—and enjoyed them heartily. Shhhh…….
Saving Money: Could You Benefit from the Savers Tax Credit?
Written by Eva Rosenberg on September 29, 2011
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It’s always worthwhile to plan for saving money, even when the stock market is tanking. The fact is that you don’t need to put your money into anything risky—there are always savings accounts and certificates of deposit, for example. You may not earn much with…
Tax Tips and Tax Consequences of Failed Businesses
Written by Eva Rosenberg on September 26, 2011
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I’m always being asked for the best tax tips to manage financial losses. In a recent edition of TalkBiz News, Paul Myers described a common problem—paying someone thousands of dollars and getting nothing in return. He wrote: One guy I spoke with recently spent $7,000…
Paying Taxes While Living Abroad
Written by Eva Rosenberg on September 21, 2011
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I met Roger B. Adams on the Internet, and he quickly became one of my best friends. At the time, he was just learning about taxes as a volunteer at the U.S. embassy in Lisbon, Portugal, helping Americans overseas file their tax returns. During the…
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