I’m giving away 2 copies of TurboTax Deluxe and 1 Premier.  So what do you have to do?
Leave a comment for one entry, and then send me an email with the secret word at the end of my RSS feed for another comment. 
I’ll draw the winner next Wednesday 2-16-10 and mail out the copies [...]

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Yesterday I talked about the fair tax, and today I want to talk about the flat tax.  I actually favor the flat tax just because it’s simpler solution to the problem. I’ve lived with the flat tax currently in the state I am in, and I honestly think it’s a very fair system.
We pay 5.3% [...]

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Someone suggested switching from a federal income tax to a fair tax.  There are many websites on it including this one called Americans for the Fair Tax.  It’s a very interesting site, and tomorrow I’ll talk about the flat tax idea.
The fair tax basic premise is the idea that we should pay based on our [...]

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This is a neat website to quickly calculate your taxes.  I would not say it’s able to do all the intricate details that turbotax does, but it gives you a ballpark figure of what you might owe.  It also gives you the guidelines for how much to withhold or pay during the year.
I’ve tentatively finished [...]

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This week I didn’t really participate in carnivals as I was getting back into the swing of things. But I did read some interesting posts and I have 2 awesome giveways and a really cool frugal tip for taxes.
First I am giving away 3 copies of Premier turbotax. You must sign up for [...]

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So I promised a turbotax giveaway and I’m doing it a day late. Here’s how it’s going to work. You have to subscribe to my Blog Feed and EMAIL me the word posted at the end of the posts.
I’ve got 3 turbotaxes to give away and for 3 Sundays in January, the 4th, [...]

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My biggest thing at the end of the year is see if we owe any money to the federal government. The worse year was $5k owed then the next year we overpaid because was so flustered I estimated wrong. This year I think I should be right on.
However, here’s a tip, take your last [...]

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My name is Robert D Flach. I am a tax professional who has been preparing 1040s for people in all walks of life since 1972. I have been writing the popular tax blog THE WANDERING TAX PRO since 2001 and the NJ TAX PRACTICE BLOG for tax professionals who prepare NJ tax returns [...]

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Remineder that we all have until 12/31/08 to spend the remainder in our flexible spending healthcare accounts before we lose it. Typically we have until 3/31/08 to file for reimbursement but we have to “spend” the expenses before the end of the year.
I have $25 left to spend. What can I buy? Well [...]

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I’ve been entertaining family so I haven’t had much time. But it thought this was a cool picture about taxes under the candidates. So where do you fall? Are you getting a tax break or a tax increase?

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