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Miss a February tax tip? Find them on their special page

February 28, 2019

Hand pointing fingerI know February is the shortest month, but we sure seemed to blast right through these 28 days.

That means folks who were waiting for their refunds based on Earned Income Tax Credit and/or additional child tax credit claims now or soon should have those U.S. Treasury checks.

As for the rest of us who've yet to tackle our 1040s, we're part of the reason that filing is a bit slow this year.

Many of us are waiting because we either know we'll owe or we're still trying to decipher the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) changes.

The good news here is that although in a few hours February will be gone, we still have more than six weeks — either April 15 (or 17) depending on where you live — to tackle our taxes.

To help you get that job done, check out the ol' blog's Filing Season Tax Tips. You'll can find them where the tax tips have been for years, over (as the pointing hand indicates) in the right column just above the old-school yellow No. 2 pencil tip image.

If you missed any of the highlighted pieces of tax advice that appeared there this month, you can check them out on their own special February tax tips page.

The tips will continue through the 2019 filing season, all the way through the April due date(s).

Again, if you miss any as they're posted on the home page, they'll also be collected on their own monthly pages. January and (the reason for this post) February tax tip collections are live. March and April tax tips pages will be populated as those months arrive.

That way, whether you're working on your taxes, turning your annual tax-filing task over to a professional or making moves for the 2019 tax year, you can check out all the 2019 Filing Season Tax Tips whenever the tax mood strikes.

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It’s over! With October’s extended filing deadline behind us, it is now time to focus on year-end moves to reduce your 2026 tax bill. 

You’ll find ways to do just that on the Tax Tips page (see the More Tax Posts drop-down menu at the top of the blog), as well as the separate tax tip pages for each month, notably October through December. If you’re on the Tax Tips page, you’ll find a monthly list at the end of this column. If you’re on another blog page, you can head straight to the October tips; at the bottom of that tips page you’ll find links to all the other 11 months’ collections of tax advice.

Not to spoil what you’ll find in that tax advice, but it does cover such things as tax deductions for charitable donations, investment moves that could reduce tax due, and ways to max out your tax-favored retirement savings. 

Finally, as the year winds down, things get hectic. There are lots of other things to occupy our time, like the much more fun upcoming holidays. But don’t lose sight of taxes, since timing is key. To be of use, most tax moves must be made by the end of the tax year. That’s Thursday, Dec. 31, which also is the last business day of the year. 

So that you don’t miss that final tax year deadline, also keep an eye on the countdown clock below. It will keep you on top of just how much time is left to make important, tax-saving moves. (Note: I’m in the Central Time Zone, so adjust accordingly for where you live.)

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