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Under Which Circumstance Might You Receive A Tax Refund From The IRS?
You have had taxes withheld from your paycheck all year. Now it is time to file your tax return. It is always nice to receive a refund check. There are two ways to receive a check from the IRS after filing your tax return. The best way is to reduce your tax liability through...
How Is A Homeowner’s Total Tax Bill Derived?
The advantages of homeownership cannot be underestimated. However, as with all things, there are always liabilities. For homeowners, one of those is being assessed for personal property taxes. Buying a home is always an investment and the hope is that the property will increase...
How Long To Keep Tax Records
Should the IRS decide to audit your tax return, you will need your copy of the return to confirm that you filed and it was done correctly. If you have filed correctly and have your copy you should have nothing to worry about. In most cases of an audit, the IRS may only go back...
Back Payroll Taxes and Employee Retention Credit
A business can never resolve a back payroll tax problem without current compliance. New legislation from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 provides a golden chance to not only get into current compliance but even improve cash flow – the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)....
What Is An Estate Tax?
You’ve spent a lifetime building financial security for your family. What will happen to all that you have worked for when you are gone? Do you know how much will be paid out in taxes to the federal and state governments by your loved ones? You need to know now how to best...
What Is an Inheritance Tax?
The Inheritance Tax is a tax imposed on an inheritance received from the settlement of an estate upon the death of an individual. The recipient of the inheritance is responsible to pay the inheritance tax. It is different from the Estate Tax which is paid out by the estate at...
2021 New Covid Relief Package
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 provides economic aid to hard hit businesses. There’s much we know (and even more we don’t know) about this massive, 5,600 page bill, signed into law by the president on Sunday, December 27th. This bill resolves a number of issues...
What is Deductable on Taxes?
Filing taxes is a necessary process that every working person has to do. There comes a time, depending on the type of work that you do, that it may become confusing. Trying to figure out what is deductible and what isn’t, what you claim and what you don’t. Talking with a...
How To Get Out Of Credit Card Debt
Overwhelming credit card debt happens to so many of us. Offers show up frequently in the mail inviting us to get a credit card so we can get what we want now! Maybe it isn’t overspending but unexpected medical expenses or a job layoff reducing your income. Whatever the cause,...
How Do Tax Brackets Work?
Tax time is quickly approaching. Understanding tax law and correct tax filing can be a difficult mental and legal maze to navigate. Tax brackets and tax rates are not the same thing. Income levels, or tax brackets, are used to determine tax rates and most people will be taxed...