Obama: Cutting deficit as important as job growth

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trimming budget deficits is as important as creating jobs to sustain the economic recovery, President Barack Obama said Sa...

Don’t be swamped by tax changes

Prepare yourself for another taxing job. A host of changes — involving cars, houses, unemployment compensation and a whole lot more — will c...

Earned Income Tax Credit can be a bonanza

Bill Szczitka and his girlfriend didn’t know how they were going to save money for their daughter’s college education. Times were tough, and...

Tax Tip: 5 ways to obtain IRS forms and publications

The Internal Revenue Service has free tax forms and publications on a wide variety of topics. If you need IRS forms, here are five easy meth...

Income tax credit extends its reach

Tax credit is expected to benefit more low-income workers. More people are expected to qualify for a tax credit aimed at low-income workers ...

Property tax delinquencies growing, a sign of struggle

More people are falling further behind on their taxes, figures from area counties show. Taxes delinquent by at least a year rose by about 25...

Some can do their own tax return; heed tax professional's background

As tax information begins to show up in the mailbox, the issue everyone needs to address is how best to prepare a 2009 tax return. In today...

House credit prompts many tax filing questions

Federal tax credits for home buyers have certainly boosted the Suncoast real estate market. The incentives have prompted nervous buyers to g...

Avoid the nanny tax pitfalls

Balancing work and child rearing is challenging enough. But if you get outside help for these chores, you'll also have to decipher the c...

Should we simplify the tax code?

TOM PURCELL I have mixed feelings about it, if you want to know the truth. I speak of tax-code simplification, another item on President Oba...

AARP offers tax help

Even if you don't have much money to account for, figuring your taxes can be a confusing chore. The American Association of Retired Pers...

Doing your own taxes? Save money tax programs on Amazon

April 15th will be here before we want it. Do we ever really want it to show up? Amazon.com is helping everyone do their taxes this year for...

Tax implications complicated when converting IRAs

Misinformation adds to problems in discerning what it would cost taxpayers to switch from traditional to Roth IRA When you try to oversimpli...

Turning your tax refund into an I Bond may be a smooth move

Admit it: You've already broken your New Year's resolutions. A half-eaten chocolate truffle cake sits in your fridge, your new runni...

Free Software to Prepare Taxes

Help is available for many taxpayers this year! the IRS is providing free software and free e-filing services to millions of people. Read th...

IRS gives free tax help

People with large families who qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit can get free help on Saturdays at several state locations, t...

Organize now to beat Tax Day deadline

Before you know it, the tax-filing deadline will be here again. Wouldn’t you rather be watching your favorite television show — or doing som...

Why Intuit Believes in Free File

TurboTaxJulie Intuit is a long-time supporter of free tax preparation and e-filing for low and middle-income taxpayers. Over the past 10 ye...

Energy efficiency can lower taxes

Home improvement tax credits back after disappearing in '08. Washington -- Making energy efficient improvements to your home will do mor...

New IRS Refund Tax Forms For First-Time Home buyers And Repeat Home buyer Tax Credit

The $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit and the $6,500 repeat homebuyer tax credit are still available and people are still taking advant...

Is a 401(k) Loan a Good Idea?

Paying high-interest credit card debt, month after month, is both irritating and costly. So at first blush it seems to make good sense if yo...

New Tax Breaks Available

Tax preparers have already seen quite a few customers this tax season, and the IRS opened up its site for e-filing mid-January. We met up wi...

Which online filing site is best for you? Here's a guide

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- You're better off filing your tax return electronically rather than on paper in almost all instances. You...

Filing Taxes Early

Many residents are starting to receive their W2's this year and getting a jump start on the tax filing process can be beneficial. Filin...