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The Complete Book of Wills, Estates & Trusts
Whether grappling with modest or extensive assets, The Complete Book of Wills, Estates, and Trusts, now in its third edition, is a good guide for protecting your estate. This completely revised edition has been updated… -
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Final report on tax refund loans released
As tax season draws to a close, another year has passed in which tax preparers and their partner banks drained hundreds of millions of dollars from refunds by selling refund anticipation loans (RALs), mostly to… -
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Obama: Don’t use the tax code as a tool
Dear President-elect Obama: Maybe it’s because tax season is looming ominously—or maybe it was your long list of campaign promises—but taxes are at the top of my mind when thinking about my financial wishes for… -
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IRS wants a cut of online sales on eBay, Craigslist
Many people think of online auction sites, such as eBay and Craigslist, as virtual garage sales - a convenient way to clean out cluttered closets and attics stuffed with old clothes, books and knickknacks inherited… -
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Half a dozen states delay tax refunds
Procrastination is no longer just for the taxpayers who wait until the last moment to file their tax returns. Thanks to the economic downturn, at least a half-dozen cash-poor states are now delaying their tax… -
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Confusion over estate tax keeps advisors busy
The disappearance of the federal estate tax this year has created confusion and frustration among the wealthy, even among those who stand to benefit from it. And this has sent them in droves to amend… -
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The tax deduction for job searches
Spending your summer searching for a job? If so, you may be able to deduct some of your job search-related expenses from your tax bill, including fees associated with résumés, referrals, job counseling, employment agencies… -
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Renewed interest in federal estate tax
Baltimore lawyer Kenneth Aneckstein has had a few mega-millionaire clients die in recent months. That means their families are expected to save millions of dollars because the federal estate tax no longer exists — at… -
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The tax hike nobody’s talking about
Get ready for a smaller paycheck. At least that’s what could happen if Congress doesn’t approve President Obama’s proposal to extend the Making Work Pay tax credit soon. The credit, introduced last year as part… -
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IRS ends release of info for refund-anticipation loans
The IRS said Thursday that it will no longer provide tax preparers and lenders with information that helps them decide whether to offer a taxpayer a refund-anticipation loan, a move that could sharply reduce the… -
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Tax-refund loans will be harder to make
The Internal Revenue Service has dealt a hard blow to a tax product that has long needed to be knocked out. The IRS announced recently that starting with next year’s tax filing season it will… -
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State tax hikes could go too far
Some U.S. states facing steep budget gaps have resorted to tax policies that could be harmful over the long term, a non-profit research group said Monday. In a review of 2010 changes in state tax… -
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100-plus tax breaks on the line
When it comes to putting off assignments, college students have nothing on Congress. Case in point: Lawmakers have yet to decide the fate of more than 100 tax breaks that either already expired at the… -
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Thinking of raiding your 401(k)? Don’t
It’s no secret that millions of Americans haven’t saved enough to finance a comfortable retirement. Now comes even more worrisome news: Thousands of workers are raiding their retirement-savings plans to pay their bills. In the… -
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Tax cuts that make a difference
It’s time to start talking about a tax cut. The economy is struggling mightily. Some 15 million people remain unemployed. The Federal Reserve has been slow to act and still is not doing much. The… -
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US Treasury to offer low-cost bank accounts
Some U.S. taxpayers will soon be able to have their tax refunds directly deposited into a low-cost bank account, under a new pilot program the Treasury Department announced Thursday. The initiative is one of several… -
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States working harder to collect online sales taxes
It’s too early to know exactly how much the Nebraska chapter of the March of Dimes raised this week at its annual Signature Chefs Auction in Omaha, but odds are that more than 10 percent… -
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Money Management 1-2-3: TWO: Achieving Financial Goals
The “Money Management 1-2-3: Be Smart about Money All Your Life” series focuses on basic money skills at the beginner, intermediate and advanced level. Achieving Financial Goals focuses on recovering from youthful missteps, managing family… -
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IRS to stop mailing paper forms, booklets
Electronic filing of tax returns has become so popular that the Internal Revenue Service will no longer automatically mail a paper form. “We’re finding that more and more people are choosing to e-file, and the… -
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IRS to stop mailing paper tax forms
The Internal Revenue Service says it will no longer mail out tax packages with forms and instructions for filing a paper return. The change comes as an increasing number of taxpayers are filing their returns… -
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F.T.C. accuses tax relief company of empty promises
Who wouldn’t like to settle with the Internal Revenue Service for pennies on the dollar? In recent years, some 20,000 people have turned to American Tax Relief of Beverly Hills, Calif., to do just that… -
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Expiring tax cuts make tax planning a challenge
This is the time when taxpayers start thinking about strategies to reduce next year’s tax bill. But such planning is exceptionally tricky this year. Many tax cuts created in 2001 and 2003 are set to… -
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Lawmakers vow to spare millions from tax increases from AMT
Leaders from both parties in Congress vowed Tuesday to spare more than 21 million taxpayers from significant tax increases when they file their returns next spring by adjusting the alternative minimum tax before the end… -
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Money Management 1-2-3: Backgrounder Guide
This backgrounder guide is part of our “Money Management 1-2-3” financial empowerment educational and training module. The module also contains three multilingual brochures and a lesson plan with PowerPoint training slides. -
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Money Management 1-2-3: Seminar Lesson Plan and Class Activities
This packet, only available as a PDF file, provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. This 62-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.
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