Saturday, July 17, 2010

Five Problems Financial Reform Doesn’t Fix

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As I mentioned yesterday , the Senate approved the historic financial reform legislation, and sent it to President Obama for a signature....

IRS Undeliverable Mail Costs Millions

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From WebCPA: The Internal Revenue Service's current method of sending notices and letters is costing taxpayers millions of dollars b...

Retirement May Mean a Lifestyle Downgrade

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With the baby boomers reaching retirement age, many of them are looking forward to settling into a nice, comfortable retirement. However, ...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

May Job Openings Dip but Hiring Near 2-Year High

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Although job openings slipped down in May, the hiring rate increased to the highest levels in 2 years. As this MSN News article explains, ...

Wall Street Bill Clears Crucial Senate Hurdle

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Despite many doubts, the historical financial reform bill passed a major hurdle in the Senate today. 60 Senators voted in favor of the leg...

'Too Big to Fail' Banks May Try to Get Smaller

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From CNNMoney.com: Wall Street appears to have beaten Washington to the punch. While lawmakers enter the home stretch on regulatory ref...

Signs of the Stimulus

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We have all seen those signs at road construction sites letting us know that are tax dollars are being put to use. Some of these signs are...

Latest Good Reads

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10 states placing the largest budget burden on residents U.S. Presidents and their net worth How Steinbrenner saved his heirs a $600 m...

Mid-Year Tax Planning: The Perfect Summertime Activity

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The year is now half over and although most Americans wait until next April to think about taxes, I highly recommend tax planning througho...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Haiti Donations: $1.3 Billion

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Relief organizations in the U.S. have raised an estimated $1.3 billion for Haiti relief, but experts are warning that more support will be...

Hawaii's Tax Revenue Slips In Recent Fiscal Year

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Despite hopes that this would be a year of recovery, the state of Hawaii saw a drop in tax revenue this past fiscal year. Some officials b...

Two Senators Propose Reinstating Estate Tax

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From Reuters.com: Two senators, a Democrat and a Republican, have reintroduced a proposal to reinstate the estate tax, which lapsed this...

IRS: Opening Times, Addresses for July 17 Special Assistance Day for Oil Spill Victims

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In a new press release , the IRS announced the opening times and locations of taxpayer assistance centers in 7 Gulf cities for Gulf oil s...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Wall Street Bill Moves Toward Final Test in Congress

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Senator Harry Reid is expected to bring up the historical financial reform bill in Congress today, but the votes necessary for it to pass ...

Veterans And Taxes

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My YouTube team shot another great tax tips video. In this new episode, host Edward Lester offers tax tips for Veterans. Check out the emb...

More Americans' Credit Scores Sink to New Lows

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From ABCNews.com: The credit scores of millions more Americans are sinking to new lows. Figures provided by FICO Inc. show that 25.5 pe...

Tax Deduction of the Week: Casualty Losses

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The Roni Deutch Tax Center – Tax Help Blog posted another great tax deduction of the week, this time taking on casualty and theft losses ...
Monday, July 12, 2010

Questions for the Tax Lady: July 12th, 2010

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Check out the following new Questions for the Tax Lady answers and feel free to ask me questions through one of the links below. You can s...

Why it's Time to Tax Internet Sales

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From PC World.com : Buying an $800 couch or television via the tax-free Internet can be nearly $80 cheaper than a purchase made in a hi...

How Much Did Florida Tax Laws Factor Into LeBron James' Decision?

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Although two-time MVP LeBron James has been praised by supporters for taking less money in pursuit of winning championships, as this arti...