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  • Chapter 4: Credits

    If you thought deductions were a sweet way to cut your bill, wait until you hear about tax credits!

    1 min read Dec 16, 2020
  • Tax Basics: Tax Basics

    Filing taxes is one of the unpleasant certainties of life, but the process doesn’t have to be your worst, or most costly, nightmare. In fact, sometimes you can make the tax system pay off, if you know [...]

    1 min read Nov 24, 2020
  • 10 tax troubles you can avoid

    If the tax man starts questioning your return, don’t make matters worse by making one of these 10 costly blunders.

    5 min read Apr 06, 2022
  • Overlooked deductions on old returns

    A reader thinks he may have overlooked the mortgage points deduction. Our expert explains this tax break, along with how to get copies of old returns.

    1 min read Apr 06, 2022
  • Taxes on a foreign stockholder

    Neither gains nor losses on stock sales apply to nonresident owners of securities. However, dividends paid on those assets are taxable.

    1 min read Oct 22, 2019
  • Tax options when selling and moving

    Our tax expert discusses how a couple forced to sell for a job-related move can claim a partial personal residence tax exclusion.

    1 min read Oct 23, 2019
  • Deducting travel expenses

    Tax expert George Saenz discusses whether a teacher can write off a trip as job-related.

    1 min read Oct 22, 2019
  • Taxes across the nation

    Fuel taxes — and gas prices — are going up in North Carolina just in time for summer vacations. Meanwhile, Minnesota tax officials hope their expanded compliance efforts will net them thousands of [...]

    2 min read Oct 22, 2019
  • Yankees, Go File!

    Time is up for New England taxpayers. A one-day extension to file returns ends today and federal tax forms must be in the mail by midnight April 18, 2000.

    1 min read Oct 22, 2019
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