What is your socioeconomic status?

From the New York Times. Check out this interactive chart where you can choose your occupation, education, income, and wealth and then displays your status level using these commonly used factors for gauging class. Where do you fall?



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IRS Issues Advice For Non Efilers

The IRS has begun processing the tax returns that claim the tax provisions enacted in December and is urging people who cite these deductions to not file using standard paper forms. These provisions include: State and Local General Sales Tax Deduction, Higher Education Tuition and Fees Deduction, and Educator Expense Adjustment to Income. The changes were made too late to appear on hard copy forms, so if you are going to claim these deductions then you will need to follow the IRS’s detailed instructions by clicking here.