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 Tax Tips Newsletter Archive

Browse our previous Tax Tips Newsletters to help you stay current with the income tax issues that can affect your current and future tax situation.

Did Income Taxes Play a Role in LeBron's Decision?
July, 2010

Let's say you have a sure-fire idea for a business. It is guaranteed to work. You have everything lined up, and you can see it will be profitable right away and over time. It is not a matter of will you have success, but how much and how will you manage it? But first, you must decide where to launch the business, and how local factors may impact it.   Read this newsletter.


Congress Acting on Extension of Tax Breaks
June, 2010

At the end of 2009, we reported that legislative leaders were so preoccupied with their massive health care restructuring effort that routine, yet essential, legislative work on important tax matters had been ignored. As a result, "tax extender" legislation, as it was called, never even came up for consideration in the Senate.   Read this newsletter.


April 15 Has Come and Gone—Now What?
May, 2010

Before you completely turn your attention from the world of taxes, it may be worth giving consideration to a few useful tips on how to handle tax events and activities that oftentimes occur outside the normal ebb and flow of the annual tax season.   Read this newsletter.


Last-Minute Tax Filing Tips
April, 2010

"Taxes—Of life's two certainties, the only one for which you can get an automatic extension."—Author Unknown. But, while it's true that you can get an automatic extension, the clock is still ticking down toward the April 15 federal income tax filing deadline. And, like death, your taxes can't be put off forever.   Read this newsletter.


Uncle Sam Helps You to Pay for College
March, 2010

Going to college can be very expensive. To help students and their parents, the Internal Revenue Service offers the following five ways to offset the costs of college education.   Read this newsletter.


Many More May Qualify for EIC in 2009
February, 2010

It is a sad day in the world of taxes when a taxpayer misses out on a tax credit or deduction that would reduce tax liability and result in a refund simply because he or she doesn't know about it. Being uninformed is a huge disadvantage for American taxpayers in an environment where so many obscure credits and deductions are available to put money in your pocket.   Read this newsletter.


Congress Leaves Tax Breaks in Limbo for 2010
January, 2010

So preoccupied is the leadership in the Senate with its massive health care restructuring effort that routine, yet essential, legislative work on important tax matters has been ignored.   Read this newsletter.


Year-End Tax Saving Tips
December, 2009

It's that time of year again. We're in December, nearing the end of 2009. In most cases, if we are going to do anything to reduce the 2009 tax bill, we need to do it by December 31.   Read this newsletter.


New Form Makes Requesting Your Tax Return Information Easy
November, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a new form with which you can request your own tax return information. It is intended to simplify and expedite the process.   Read this newsletter.


New Tax Breaks Help to Minimize Your Tax Bill
October, 2009

With the current condition of our economy, you may be more concerned than ever about minimizing your income tax bill when it comes time to file returns again.   Read this newsletter.


Tax Breaks Help Pay Costs of College Education
September, 2009

As the new school year begins, you may be turning your attention more fully to the subject of financing college education for yourself, your spouse, or your children. You will want to know how our tax laws attempt to support you in your efforts.   Read this newsletter.


IRS Mid-Year Tax Benefits Reminder
August, 2009

It's just plain heart-warming when the tax collector exhibits to us taxpayers its sense of fair play. The Internal Revenue Service showed true sportsmanship when it issued a mid-year reminder to encourage us to take advantage of numerous tax breaks made available earlier this year as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).   Read this newsletter.