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  • States also offer online (& free for some) tax filing options

    January 22, 2020
    If you live in one of the 43 states or the nation's capital, then in addition to filing your federal…
  • Decoding your W-2

    January 21, 2020
    Reviewed and updated March 3, 2023 Before you can file your taxes, you need some tax statements. The key among…
  • Celebrating service, education & tax breaks on MLK Day

    January 20, 2020
    The birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been officially celebrated as a federal holiday on the…
  • E-sports join NFL, other traditional games as jock tax target

    January 19, 2020
    Update, Nov. 26, 2022: E-sports are still popular, but according to a recent New York Times article, the sector isn't…
  • How Prohibition made us more reliant on the income tax

    January 18, 2020
    Detroit police inspecting illegal alcohol distilling equipment found in a clandestine underground brewery during Prohibition. (Photo: National Archives and Records…
  • 10 reasons to file a tax return even if you don’t have to

    January 17, 2020
    This post was reviewed and updated on July 21, 2021. You just read my post on tax filing requirements (thanks!)…
  • Who must file a 2019 tax return

    January 16, 2020
    Broad City image via Giphy.com Do you have to file a return? Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer usually…
  • IRS ‘tax pro’ faces charges, emphasizing need to carefully check out paid tax preparers

    January 15, 2020
    IRS building by David Boeke via Flickr CC A lot of former Internal Revenue Service employees take the lessons they…
  • New for 2019 taxes: revised 1040 & only 3 schedules

    January 14, 2020
    Taxpayers got their first experience with new filing forms with last year's 2018 returns. There are more changes to the…
  • IRS Free File now open for the 2020 tax season

    January 13, 2020
    Ready to file your taxes? Ready to do so for free? The Internal Revenue Service is ready, too. Its Free…
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