Tax Returns and eBay Tax Tips
January 8, 2009
Tax season is quickly approaching, actually it’s always tax season since we’re pretty much taxed on everything we earn and spend, but the due date to file your income tax return for 2008 will be here before you know it. Below are a few tax tips we published last year, over the coming days we’ll […]
Obama’s Economic Stimulus – How Should it Be Spent?
January 6, 2009
Should Obama offer an economic stimulus to the country by investing in infrastructure? Lately its sounding as though stimulus checks are out and tax breaks and infrastructure spending are in. So how should the billions of dollars for public works be spent? I ran across some interesting commentary recently on this topic from a wide range […]
H&R Block TaxCut Software Giveaway
January 5, 2009
TaxCut by H&R Block is one of the more common tax preparation software packages in use today; you may know it from the “I’ve got people” TV ads during tax season. After I wrote about the TurboTax review a few weeks ago “the people” at H&R Block offered to giveaway a copy of the software on this […]
TurboTax 2008 – Intuit Removes Tax Preparation Fees
December 15, 2008
TurboTax 2008 no longer has fees for preparing additional returns and is keeping the included e-File option. A reader emailed me last night with the following question: “Will the 2008 edition permit me to prepare both federal and state returns for myself and others? Or has this capability been eliminated. In the past I’ve used […]
TurboTax Review – 2008 Tax Software Product Review
December 11, 2008
TurboTax review video below looks at the benefits of Intuit’s latest tax filing software, TurboTax 2008. Here is a summary of the video and my experience with TurboTax. Easy Tax Returns & Big Refunds Intuit has two main goals with TurboTax, to make it easy to use and to get you the biggest possible refund so […]
Year End Tax Planning and Tips
December 8, 2008
Year end tax moves are your last chance to squeeze a little money out of what’s been an expensive year for most of us. With all the upheaval in politics, the economy, financial institutions, and the housing market sometimes it feels like it’s all out of your control. Here are a few things you can […]
John McCain – What Will He Do With Your Money?
October 28, 2008
We are currently examining the economic policies of the presidential candidates. First, we looked at some of the economic policies of Barack Obama, and today we’ll take a look at John McCain’s plan bring the economy out of its current slump. Both candidates have stark differences when it comes to their philosophy for changing the […]
Barack Obama vs John McCain – What Will They Do With Your Money?
October 25, 2008
The Presidential election is just over a week away, and there are millions of undecided voters out there. The economy seems to be the hottest topic for this election, because we have recently seen the stock market go crazy, investment banking firms go under, and the sub-prime mortgage industry wreak financial havoc throughout the country. […]
401k Rollovers – Transferring Your Retirement Investments When Changing Jobs
September 12, 2008
Rolling over your 401k into an IRA is one of the key financial steps when you take a new job. A job change can be one of the most frustrating and overwhelming times of your life; but it can also be one of the most exciting and fulfilling times of your life! Transferring your retirement […]
Economic Stimulus Rebate Payment in the Bank
May 30, 2008
I had been checking on our economic stimulus check status regularly at the beginning of this month but hadn’t looked for an update in a few weeks. I was happy to see that our rebate check actually came through via direct deposit about a week and a half ago. We’re using the check to help […]
