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Limbo Your Way to Lower Taxes

You may be able to lower your 2009 federal income tax bill by finding ways to bring your income below certain thresholds, which would otherwise limit your write-offs. Here's how to get into those sweet spots and pay less to the Internal Revenue Service as a result... Most days, being...

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Articles 2009-03-09

The Upside of Apocalypse

Scammed in 2008? Laid off? Your portfolio in tatters? Well, look on the bright side. At least you'll get some tax breaks. Here are three that could make the final reckoning a little less painful. Who could fault you for thinking that 2008 marked the end of the financial...

Tags: Financial, MoneyWatch, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, MoneyWatch Feature Package, Kathy Kristof, Tax, Deduction, Credit, Phase-Out, Threshold Income, Above-The-Line, First-Time Homebuyer Credit, American Opportunity Tax Credit, Hope Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, Making Work Pay Credit, Write-Off, Schedule C, Loss, Ponzi Scheme, Madoff, IRS

Articles 2009-03-09

Tax Break for Jobs: Will It Work?

A proposed tax break is supposed to encourage hiring - but MoneyWatch's editors aren't sure it will work. Plus: Do we need another home buyer credit?

Tags: Job, Tax Break, MoneyWatch, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Reality Check, Jill Schlesinger, Jack Otter, Unemployment, Home Sales, Tax Credit, First-Time Homebuyer Credit

Videos 2009-10-09