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Real Estate: Top 10 Tax Breaks For Your House

Posted by Jay     Tags: 27 March, 2010    649 views    (0) Comment

Your home offers a score of tax deductions and credits designed to help offset the cost of housing and to keep the housing market fueled with new buyers. Some federal-level politicians would like to separate you from some of those benefits and they may or may not be successful, so take advantage of them while you can. Here’s a look at the Top 10 Tax Breaks For Your. Visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website for more details on each item. Mortgage Loan Interest: The Mother Of Read Full Article (Click here)...

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Good Glimpse of all the states (US states only) and the Economic Turmoil in 2009!

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: , 1 July, 2009    5,164 views    (0) Comment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing others to furlough workers and cut services. In California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency and ordered state offices closed three days a month to save money as the state sank deeper into dysfunction. State officials plan to pay bills with IOUs starting Thursday. But the pain extends Read Full Article (Click here)...

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Personal Finance: States With No Sales Tax, No Social Security Tax.

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: , 3 May, 2009    2,644 views    (3) Comment

No Sales Tax: All states except Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon, collect sales taxes. Some have a single rate throughout the state though most permit local city and county additions to the base tax rate. Those states with a single rate include Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. States with the highest sales tax (when you include weighted averages Read Full Article (Click here)...

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Personal Finance: States with No Income Tax! Other State Tax Rates 2008.

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: 3 May, 2009    825 views    (0) Comment

The only states that do not collect individual income tax are Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Florida taxed intangible personal property each year but that tax is repealed as of 1/1/2007. If you live in one of these non-income tax states, you might wonder if this affects your federal tax return. Since state income taxes are a deduction on the federal Schedule A (Itemized Deductions), the total of your itemized deductions may not be as large as the Read Full Article (Click here)...

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Personal Finance: Maximizing the Tax Benefits of your 401k(s)

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: , 3 May, 2009    4,897 views    (2) Comment

Tax season is almost over but there’s still time to maximize the tax benefits of your 401k(s) and IRA(s). Before you can begin reaping the potential benefits however, you’ll need to ask yourself a few questions relating to your current station in life and where you’d like to be come retirement age. 1. Do you plan on working to the age when you can withdraw retirement funds penalty free or retire early? 2. Do you need the benefit of tax deductions right now due to a tough financial Read Full Article (Click here)...

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