Weekend Tax Tips

Your federal tax return isn’t due until April 15^th this year but it’s time to start thinking about gathering together all your tax forms and figuring out what you owe or how much your tax refund will be.  If you use TurboTax to file make sure to enter the contest for free turbo tax that ends tomorrow night!

A big thanks to the folks at Intuit who are providing the prize!  It came out of the interview I did with Bob Meighan from Intuit and the resulting posts about the TurboTax product:

• TurboTax Online Edition
• TurboTax Software vs Manual Income Tax Returns
• TurboTax Software Inside Edition

Here are some other tax posts we’ve published over the last few weeks to help jog your memory about tax forms, deadlines, tax brackets, capital gains, and tax prep software:

• Tax Return Deadlines
• 2009 Federal Tax Brackets
• Capital Gains Tax Q&A
• Federal Tax Forms
• Avoiding Tax Return Fees & Penalties
• Best Tax Software 2009

Below are some tax articles from last year that are still relevant for you as you prepare your tax return this year:

• Tax Mistakes to Avoid
• Top Tax Credits
• Earned Income Tax Credit
• Tax Credit vs Tax Deduction
• Reducing Investment Taxes

We have more tax goodies lined up in the coming weeks; such as how to file your taxes online, how you might be able to file taxes for free, 2010 tax brackets, and some of the tax credits you’ll want to check out this year.

Ben Edwards, the founder of Money Smart Life, saved up enough to buy a Nintendo back when he was 12 years old. When he used the money to buy shares of Wal-Mart stock instead, he knew he wasn't like the other kids... His addiction to personal finance has paid off for his family and now he's helping you to afford the life that you want. Check him out on the web at Google Plus, Twitter and Facebook.

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