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  • 2020 tax return filing checklist and pre-filing tips

    February 12, 2021
    Tax Season 2021 is finally here! The Internal Revenue Service has started accepting tax returns and, more importantly, is now…
  • Unemployment tax troubles: wrong 1099-G amounts & benefits ID theft

    February 11, 2021
    Today's unemployment numbers offered a hopeful sign for the U.S. economy struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. The news, however, is…
  • Scammers target tax preparers in new EFIN phishing email

    February 10, 2021
    Tax preparers nationwide already are working on clients' returns. Crooks also are working to steal info on and from those…
  • 23 tax deductions, no itemizing required, on Schedule 1

    February 9, 2021
    I've always done my taxes. When the hubby and I married, I continued this annual task, now filing our joint…
  • Reporting all your income, including gambling winnings, on Form 1040 Schedule 1

    February 8, 2021
    Happy Monday to Patriots' — I mean Buccaneers' — fans. Your man Tom Brady did it again. Instead of the…
  • Gambling revenue not as lucrative as states hoped, but Super Bowl betting bump helps

    February 7, 2021
    The debate continues about whether gambling really provides states with substantial revenue. But one thing is settled. Regardless of how…
  • The Super Bowl’s real cost to taxpayers

    February 6, 2021
    Patrick Mahomes, a possible future GOAT, and his Kansas City Chiefs look to win a second consecutive Super Bowl. To…
  • COVID PPE counts toward teachers’ expenses tax deduction

    February 5, 2021
    We've always asked a lot of our teachers. We've been asking more during the COVID-19 pandemic. But at least they…
  • It’s Super Bowl, and prop bet, time! Don’t forget the taxes

    February 4, 2021
    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers literally will be the home team in Jan. 7's Super Bowl LV. The NFL championship game…
  • A stone water feature partially covered in snow, with water flowing from a clay pot into a snowy landscape, surrounded by greenery.

    Considerations in making a major disaster tax claim

    February 4, 2021
    It's been near 80 degrees for the last two days in my part of Texas. This time last week, we…
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