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Income Tax Refunds

Are you looking for some inside information on income tax refund? Here’s an up-to-date report from income tax refund experts who should know.
Those are the words that every taxpayer would love to hear, yes, you’re receiving an income tax refund. For many individual taxpayers those refunds can be obtained through Earned Income credit, […]

Income Tax Software - The Best Ones On The Market

There are several income tax software programs available on the market to help you complete your yearly taxes. These programs offer tax tips, checklists, and error checking messages to ensure that required fields have not been missed.
TaxACT
This income tax software is available in online, download and CD-Rom form. The basic program is free, and […]

Self-Employment Tax

This article addresses some of the key issues regarding self-employment tax. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about self-employment tax.
Who must pay self-employment tax and why? Well, if you’re self-employed, you will be responsible for self-employment tax. How do you determine your liability? […]

Small Business Tax Deductions - Top 5

With tax season just around the corner it is never too early to start thinking about available tax deductions. Small business tax deductions are important to ensuring that you are getting all the return that is possible. Some tax deductions for small businesses are:
* Office furniture
* Office equipment and supplies
* Software and other subscriptions
* Insurance […]

Social Security Tax

You should be able to find several indispensable facts about social security tax in the following paragraphs. If there’s at least one fact you didn’t know before, imagine the difference it might make.
Every week that you work, there are taxes deducted from your gross payroll that are distributed to the Social Security Administration, along […]

What You Need To Know About 401(k)

The 401(k) is a retirement plan implemented and provided to employees by their employer as a means to save for their retirement. Not only do many employers contribute to the employees 401(k) along with employee contributions (this is known as matching), but the contributions are pre-tax contributions; in other words the deduction is taken […]

Capital Gains Tax and You

The current tax system imposed on corporations by the U.S. government is at best, a biased system; for corporations that have a net profit, taxes on those profits amount to a full one-third. So, if you’re doing business as a standard “C” corporation, and you do manage to make a profit, you’re going to […]

What You Should Know About Corporate Income Tax

The current tax system imposed on corporations by the U.S. government is at best, a biased system; for corporations that have a net profit, taxes on those profits amount to a full one-third. So, if you’re doing business as a standard “C” corporation, and you do manage to make a profit, you’re going to […]

How To Qualify As A Dependent On A US 1040 Tax Return

Other than fitting the description of a constant liability, what other qualifying attributes must one have, to be classed as a dependent, and how do you determine this for tax purposes? The following paragraphs explain the qualifying tests for determining dependency as it relates to your tax status, liability and available credits. First, […]

Helping Working Families with the Earned Income Tax Credit

In the past, clients of NORWESCAP’s Family Self-Sufficiency program in Morris County, NJ have used the tax return they received through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for a down payment on a car, a security deposit on an apartment or to pay debts, said Penny Olson, the program’s director.
For clients of Homeless Solutions, […]