Society

Donate A Car To Your Charity

Making charitable contributions is a wonderful way to help out your fellow man, but it is also a good way to get some tax breaks. One really good method is to donate a car to charity. However, there are some things you will need to do in order to donate a car to charity and claim the donation on your…

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Taxes

Highlights Of Irs List Of 2005 Tax Scams

Each year, the IRS lists various scams taxpayers get caught up in. The top 2005 scams include several that manipulate laws governing charitable groups, abuse credit counseling services or rely on refuted arguments to claim tax exemptions. The agency is warning taxpayers about the growth of identity theft schemes with some particularly bold thieves even pretending to be IRS agents.…

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2006 List Of Tax Scams Released By Irs

Every year, the IRS issues a list of tax scams. The goal is to alert taxpayers to the lack of merit of certain strategies as well as letting everyone know the IRS will not accept them. 2006 Scams The IRS has kicked out its annual list of highly dubious tax scams for 2006. Promoters often make these strategies sound credible,…

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The Ultimate Tax Planning Strategy

The taxes that are withheld from paychecks amount to about 25% of your gross pay (including federal tax, state tax, social security tax and medicare tax). But these taxes that are withheld could be working for you as investments if you employ what I call the ultimate tax strategy. This tax strategy consists of how you plan to pay no…

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Mortgage

Homeowners Rejoice Tax Breaks Are Here

Let’s be honest: April 15th is a day of reckoning, the moment when we find out what we really owe for taxes. In households nationwide wallets are drained and many who were rich on the 14th are greatly impoverished by the 16th. But for those with real estate the load is made lighter by tax rules which encourage the ownership…

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Irs Wants To Know About Fake Emails Using Irs Name

Obviously, you use the Internet or you wouldn’t be reading this article. Since you use the web, you know about phishing scams or should. Some scams are now using fake IRS identification. IRS Wants to Know About Fake Emails Using IRS Name The IRS has sent out numerous press releases and warning about phishing scams involving tax and IRS logos…

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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. Large, publicly traded…

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Tax Season Time For Scams

As tax season draws irresistibly closer, the scam artists are polishing their latest techniques. This article should help you keep an eye out for these nasty individuals. Tax Season – Time for Scams In a particularly cheeky move, scam artists have started posing in on form or another as the IRS in an effort to get you to turn over…

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Wise Tax Ideas

Most people don’t really look forward to filing their tax returns and paying their taxes. As it is, there really isn’t much to look forward to because it is a tedious process that can take weeks to complete. Some people even have the bad luck to raise the interest of the IRS. The trouble is, most of these people’s mistakes…

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