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First Time Home Buyers Video from TurboTax

March 12, 2010 – 10:27 am

Great information from TurboTax about the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit. This tax tips video tells of the expanded and extent tax credit that provides $8,000 to first time home buyers and $6,500 to long term home owners that are purchasing a new home before April 30th. Discover the fine points of the tax law including income limits, home qualifications, and ownership responsibilities after claiming the tax credit.

By Steve | Posted in Tax Preparation, tax return, turbotax | Tagged claiming the tax credit, first time homeowners, income limits, long-term home owners, tax credit, turbo tax, turbotax | Comments (2)

Don’t File Your Taxes Yet If You Gave to Chile

March 10, 2010 – 3:01 pm

With the recent Chile Earthquake on the minds of millions of Americans, the US House of Representatives is looking to add a Chile donation special tax deduction similar to the one in place for Haiti relief efforts. If the measure is approved, charitable donations sent to help Chile victims of the earthquake will be deductable on taxpayer’s 2009 tax returns although the donations are actually being made in 2010. Donations would need to be made before April 15th, the tax filing deadline.

By Steve | Posted in Tax Preparation, charitable giving, tax credit, tax return | Tagged 2009 tax return, april 15th, chile, donations, haiti, tax deadline, tax deductions | Comments (2)

Claiming the Child Tax Credit for 2009

March 9, 2010 – 2:30 pm

The Child Tax Credit is an important and beneficial tax credit that you should file for whenever you are eligible. You can receive a tax credit for up to $1,000 for every child that qualifies. Children must be under the age of 17 in addition to other stipulations.

By Steve | Posted in Tax Preparation, tax credit | Tagged additional child tax credit, age of 17, beneficial tax credit, child tax credit, citizen, dependent, phase out, qualifies, relationship, support | Comments (1)

Debt Forgiveness and Mortgages

March 8, 2010 – 1:44 pm

If you had all or part of a mortgage forgiven during the last three tax years, you may be able to avoid paying taxes on the forgiven mortgage debt. A law passed in 2007 called the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act allows otherwise taxable mortgage forgiveness to be tax free up to $2 million dollars.

By Steve | Posted in Debt Relief, Tax Preparation, irs, tax credit | Tagged 1099-C, 2007, debt forgiveness, foreclosure, form 982, mortgage, restructed mortgage | Comments (1)

Five Tax Credits You Should Claim

March 6, 2010 – 2:58 pm

If you are eligible for these five tax credits, you should claim them this year on your tax return. These credits will reduce the tax your owe directly and some can be refunded to you if you owe no taxes at all.

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Places to Find Free Tax Help

March 5, 2010 – 1:41 pm

In addition to coming to 2008Taxes.org everyday, there are a number of government sponsored ways to get free tax help while preparing your tax return for 2009. The first place to look is IRS.gov. Not only is this the number one resource for tax information online but they also offer free tax preparation and free e-filing for tax payers in certain categories. And anyone that has filed a tax return can check the status of their return on the site.

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