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Health Insurance and Your W-2

If you have health insurance through your employer, the value of that coverage is now reported on your W-2. The good news: It's not taxable.

Can Coronavirus Volunteers Like Nurses, Food Bank and Cash Donors...

Let's look at a few ways people could get some tax relief for helping with COVID-19 aid.

4 Steps to Making Charitable Donations

Believe it or not, you can get a tax break for donating to charity. Here are four steps you need to take when making a charitable donation.

Small Businesses and Freelancers, Meet the Qualified Business...

To get you up to speed on tax reform changes, let's look at the qualified business income (QBI) deduction for freelancers and small businesses.

Tax Breaks for Twenty-Somethings

These tax breaks give a boost as you move away from home, get a job, pay for school, and start saving for the future-which makes growing up a little less scary.

How 1040.com makes filing an amended tax return smart and simple...

1040.com takes the guesswork out of filing an amended tax return (1040X). If you feel you made a mistake on your return, first wait until the return has been rejected or accepted by the IRS. If the return is rejected, you may correct any mistakes and refile.

Back to School Savings

It's that time of year again when students of all ages are making preparations to return to school. The retail market is hitting us heavily with SALES! We've all figured it out by now that a SALE doesn't always mean there will be savings. Children see right through it - a sale simply implies Mom and Dad can spend more, right?

A Few Words About Your Refund ...

The IRS has alerted taxpayers and preparers that it is experiencing high traffic on its Where's My Refund webpage, as more tax returns come in. The heavy volume of refund inquiries means that the IRS anticipates both that both the Where's My Refund? page on IRS.gov and the refund feature on the IRS2go phone app will have limited availability during busier periods.

Ten Tips for Taxpayers Who Owe Money to the IRS

During these difficult economic times, with massive layoffs and high unemployment rates, there will be many taxpayers who will find it difficult to pay their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service offers numerous ways for people to settle their tax debt.

You can stop holding your breath ...

We're sure you've heard the news by now that lawmakers in Washington have pushed through legislation that basically averts the so-called "Fiscal Cliff" effects on the economy. And whether the cliff has been reduced to a gopher hole - or still looms out there somewhere in the economic darkness - we'll leave to the political pundit of the moment. The bigger question is, what does it mean for YOUR taxes this year?