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1). What Your Tax Dollars Do For You
In this article, we will take a look at the influence the government exerts over our daily lives through our taxation, and the good and bad aspects of that influence.
Through direct spending, the U.S. government controls approximately 43-45% of the economy. Today, government spending accounts for almost as much of the economy as spending in the private sector.
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2). Tax Returns - Should You Itemize?
When you finally decide it is time to prepare your taxes, the first question is whether you should itemize your deductions or take the standard deduction provided by the IRS.
Choices, Choices…
Tax deductions are a very simple part of a theoretically simple tax reporting system. If you’ve ever prepared your own taxes, you know this simply isn’t true.
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3). Deciding when to File a Tax Return?
April 15th – “The Day of Reckoning”! Every year, millions of Americans get ready to pay taxes to Uncle Sam, or get ready to collect a tax refund from Uncle Sam; when did this become the great day that it is for taxpayers, and when are we actually required to file a income tax return? Let’s take a look at the beginnings of the income tax date of April 15 and why it was chosen?
The first known income tax that Americans were legally required to pay was enacted during the early 1860s, and the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
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4). Checking The Status of Your Tax Refund Online
More than a few people are happy to learn they are due a tax refund after filling out their tax returns. If you are one of these people, here is how to check the status of your refund online.
Checking The Status of Your Tax Refund Online
Before getting into checking your refund status, I feel obligated to mention a few things about tax refunds. One involves the nature of refund and the other involves Internet scams.
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5). Help Me Prepare My Taxes
Nothing leads to more gnashing of teeth than the thought of preparing your own taxes. Fortunately, there are people out there that do it for a living.
Here Are My Receipts
If the thought of preparing your own taxes makes you queasy, don’t worry. Preparing your taxes is a job that can be shipped out to others. These individuals, known loosely as tax preparers, prepare tax returns year around.
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6). What Is The Fair Tax And Why Should You Care?
The U.S. Federal Income Tax Code is a tax on the income of American companies and citizens enacted by the government. The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to impose taxes, duties, imposts, and excises.
The purpose of the Tax Code is to provide income for the operation of the government. The Tax Code is found in Title 26 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
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7). The Purpose of Your Accountant
Many people are confused about the purpose of accountants given tax software and so on. To get the biggest benefit for the fees you pay, you need to understand what your accountant can do.
The Purpose of Your Accountant
An accountant is a licensed profession who has gone to hell and back to gain their designation as a certified public accountant. The testing for the certification is beyond brutal.
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8). Tax Demand? A Tax Attorney Could Reduce It
Do you dread seeing those brown envelopes with the IRS or Inland Renenue address on them? Do you put them on one side until you have summoned the courage to read their latest demand for money? Does the thought of filing your tax return stress you out unbearably?
Tax laws in most countries are exceedingly complex and open to interpretation by the courts.
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9). A Brief History Of The U.S. Income Tax
Introduction
The U.S. Federal Income Tax Code requires American corporations and citizens to pay a percentage of their income (earnings) to the government. This income tax provides for the operation of the government. The current Tax Code is found in Title 26 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), as amended.
A Clause For Alarm
The Taxing and Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution is found in Article I, Section 3, Clause 1. This article gave Congress the po...
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10). Determining Your Tax Status
Knowing how to determine your tax status, and knowing the difference between each group will help to make filing your income tax return go smoother. Here we will discuss the ways in which you determine which status to file under.
There are five classifications from which you choose to file: single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of household or qualifying widower with dependent child.
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11). IRS Simplifies Reporting Requirements for Corps and Shareholders
The IRS is heavily promoting electronic filing options. This promotion has run into problems with corporations because of complex regulations. The IRS is now moving to correct this problem.
IRS Simplifies Reporting Requirements for Corps and Shareholders
Corporate tax filings are legendary for their complexity, number of forms that must be filed and general burden they create.
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12). Do You Know When To File A Tax Return?
Every year, millions of Americans dread the inevitable; they have to gather all of their receipts and records and get ready to file their Federal Income Tax Returns. When was tax season first initiated? Here, we will take a look at that magic day of April 15 and why it was chosen as tax day.
During Abraham Lincoln’s presidency in the 1860’s, were first legally required to pay income taxes.
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13). Using This Years Taxes to Save On Next Years Taxes
You just got done paying taxes or filing an extension and are grumpy. If you are smart, you will use this miserable event to save some cash for next year.
Using This Years Taxes to Save On Next Years Taxes
For most people, preparing and filing taxes is the equivalent of sticking a pin in a body part. It simply is not fun. Heck, it is not even amusing.
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14). Tax Returns for the Deceased
Two things in life are certain – death and taxes. Here’s what to do if the two are combined as far as filing a tax return.
Tax Returns for the Deceased
If a person dies, their finances are immediately converted into something called an estate. The estate is then responsible for filing a tax return covering the finances including income and distributions to heirs and beneficiaries.
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15). Ways to Help You Invest
Copyright 2006 Emma Snow
Everyone knows the importance of setting aside savings. Whether it's for retirement, emergency funds or saving for the family vacation, it is something that we should all be doing. Yet sometimes this isn't as easy as we would like and at the end of the month our money is spent without setting anything aside. The financial services industry has become aware of this and has created tools to help us save.
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