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Higher Taxes for the Mass Affluent

A multitude of recent and proposed law changes aim to raise the taxes of people like you. Here are a few key steps that could help you head off these impending tax hikes. ...

Tags: Income, MoneyWatch, Odds, Coming Storm President Obama, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Kathy Kristof, IRS, Capital Gains, Marginal Tax Rates, Charitable Contributions, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Deductions, Write-Offs, Obama, First-Time Home Buyer, American Opportunity Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Tax Credit, Itemized Deductions, Kathy M. Kristof

Articles 2009-05-04

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A primer on the Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits.

The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA '97) added Sec. 25A, providing the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits, to foster higher education. Proposed regulations explaining these credits with many helpful examples were released for public comment on Jan. 6, 1999. ...

Tags: Education, FINANCE, income, payment, Sec, Taxes

Research articles 1999-04-01

Update for 2007 federal income tax returns

There are a few changes that legal assistance attorneys should be aware of when completing and filing tax returns for military taxpayers this tax season. Most of these changes relate to recent tax legislation for the Alternative Minimum Tax AMT, (1) mortgage debt relief, (2) deductions for charitable cash contributions,...

Tags: deduction, FINANCE, income, Internal Revenue Service, Pub, Taxes

Research articles 2007-12-01

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...

Tags: Tax Credit, Income, MoneyWatch, Adjusted Gross Income, Taxes, Personal Finance, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Tax, Deduction, Credit, Phase-out, Threshold, 401(k), Retirement Planning, Health, Deductible, Dependent, College, Paperwork, Obama, Stimulus, Above-The-Line, First-Time Homebuyer Credit, American Opportunity Tax Credit, Hope Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, Making Work Pay Credit, MoneyWatch Briefing, Kathy M. Kristof

Articles 2009-03-09

Lessons from Your '08 Return

Your 2008 taxes are done. Congrats! But you're not done yet. This is the perfect time to look for ways to lower your 2009 taxes, while you have all your records and forms handy. The sooner you get started, the more you'll save. ...

Tags: MoneyWatch, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Jill Schlesinger, IRS, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Refund, Estimated Taxes, Making Work Pay Tax Credit, Tax Withholding, 401(k), Municipal Bonds, Tax Equivalent Yield, Morningstar, Tax-Managed Mutual Funds, Tax-Efficient Funds, Extension to File, Extension to Pay, Installment Agreement, Offer in Compromise, IRS.gov, Online Payment Agreement, MoneyWatch Crash Course, MoneyWatch.com Editor-at-Large, Jill Schlesinger, MoneyWatch.com Editor-at-Large

Articles 2009-04-03

New Jobs: 8 Lessons from Real-Life Career Switchers

Changing careers is never easy, and it?s all the more challenging in a recession, but reinvention is becoming more and more necessary as the employment landscape shifts so dramatically. Fortunately, there are some time-tested tips for making a successful transition, from looking for on-the-job training to taking advantage of educational...

Tags: Education, Job, Tax, MoneyWatch, Cliff Stevenson, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, New Job, Switching, Career Switch, Career Changing, Career Change, Adult Education, Educational Tax Breaks, Financial Aid, Student Aid, Stafford Loans, Pay Cut, On-the-Job Training, Volunteer Work, Kerry Hannon

Articles 2009-11-11

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.

By Neil Downing, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 22--If you have a child in college, there are some key federal income-tax breaks you may claim to help offset the cost. But figuring out which...

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Research articles 2005-02-22

Money For the Old and Crinkly | BTalk Australia

(23min 48) The Financial Planning Association FPA has submitted a series of recommendations to the Australian federal government’s tax review panel, which is chartered with examining how to position the Australian taxation system to best cater for the changing “demographic, social, economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century”. The...

Tags: Incentive, Retirement, Income, Money, Financial Planning Association, Pension, Debt, Level, Healthcare Issue, Government, Personal Finance, Vertical Industries, Taxes, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Phil Dobbie

Blog posts 2009-03-05