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How to Avoid a Tax Levy
The IRS can be intimidating for a number of very good reasons, one of which is their ability to slap you with a tax levy. While many people assume that the IRS can’t truly begin to threaten you until after various warnings and legal proceedings, a tax levy basically means that...
What You Need to Know About Tax Liens
A Lien is a measure the IRS can take out against you if you fail to pay your taxes or respond to messages from the IRS telling you to do so. With a tax lien against your property, you will be unable to sell or transfer that property, or to even take out a loan against your...
Secrets to the Tax Refund
Taxes are on everyone’s minds. With taxes at an all-time high, everyone is looking for a little bit more money that they can use for bills, paying off debt, savings, or even just a little spending cash. The tax refund can seem like an amazing blessing that can come when you...
How to Save Money during the Holiday Season
As the holidays approach and we prepare ourselves accordingly, we often don’t realize how expensive the month of December can be. Putting up decorations, buying presents, and preparing meals for visiting relatives are all part of the experience, but they can cost quite a lot. ...
Finding Tax Deductions for Your Small Business
When you are a small business owner, every little bit counts, so by knowing what expenses you can deduct from your taxes, you are able to make your business even more successful. Sometimes the littlest things can be forgotten, but those things are often what can make the...
What Happens If You Don’t File Your Taxes?
This is a question very few people legitimately ask. Why? Well, the IRS has sort of made a name for themselves over the years. All you have to do is say “IRS” in a crowded business room and you’ll hear hissing. Regardless, everyone knows to not mess with the IRS. But...
Understanding Wage Garnishment
As friendly as it sounds, wage garnishment is not something that you want. It does not benefit your wage, and it is not a delicious garnish. In fact, it is something you would do well to avoid. Wage garnishment is the money automatically taken from your paycheck when you refuse...
3 Tips to Avoiding Identity Theft
You’ve got mail! And you’ve gotten your identity stolen. It can be as quick and simple as that. Although identity theft has become easier to recognize and consequences have become less severe, there are still a significant number of Americans becoming victims of identity theft...
4 Common Tax Mistakes
After the holidays have faded and New Year’s resolutions lay discarded in the piles of party decorations, working adults everywhere find themselves marching ever closer to the most dreaded date of the year, April 15. While many Americans, specifically those who are single with...
Student Tax Breaks
Spending your time and effort in school can feel twice as hard as work and when you realize that you aren’t getting paid a dime it can be downright rotten! Here are some breaks that the government has given students in order to help them make it through school without keeling...