Income Tax Filing Tips

Your federal income tax filings are due in just over a week!  If you’ve been putting off your preparing your tax return here are some tips to help get you through the next week during your last minute scramble to

Tax Software

If you’re filing your taxes yourself you still have time to use tax prep software.  The most recent versions let you do everything online, without having to go to the store or wait for anything in the mail.

• Best Tax Software
• Turbo Tax Review
• H&R Block at Home Software
• Turbo Tax Free Trial!
• How to File Taxes Online
• TurboTax Online Edition

Tax Credits & Deductions

Tax credits and deductions are the best part of tax time right?  As Sandy Botkins used to say, “everything’s cheaper when you can get a deduction”.

• Standard Deduction or Itemized Deduction?
• Tax Credits for 2009
• Tax Savings You Don’t Want to Miss
• Medical Expenses & Income Tax Deductions
• 2009 Federal Tax Brackets
• 2010 Federal Tax Brackets

Taxes

One of the most frequently asked questions about taxes is probably, “when do I get my tax refund”? Here’s a look at some tax deadlines, when you can expect to get your tax refund, and a few other tax tidbits.

• Tax Refund Status
• Tax Return Deadlines
• Capital Gains Tax Q&A
• Federal Tax Forms Overview
• Tax Refund Loans – Costs & Alternatives

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