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10 Things Taxes Pay For: Where Do Your Federal Tax Dollars Go?

Update: The IRS deadline for filing taxes is April 18th, 2023. This applies to most taxpayers. Those that request an extension will have until October 16th, 2023 to file. The federal government spent a total of $6.3 trillion from October 2021 through September 2022, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays... Read More

| March 6, 2023

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I Can’t Pay My Taxes. What Do I Do?
As much as we’d all like a refund this tax season, not ever... Read More

February 7, 2014

To Avoid Tax Identity Theft Nightmares, Start Now (Not In April)

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The Real Reason to Start Your Taxes Now
How would you cope if the tax refund you were counting on, and we... Read More

January 17, 2014

The Tax Form Everyone Fears

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The Tax Form Everyone Fears
If you settled an outstanding debt in 2013, you may have more pap... Read More

January 14, 2014

IRS Form 982 Raises Questions for Taxpayers with 1099-Cs

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Form 982: The Way to Battle a 1099-C
If you have received one or more of the estimated 5.5 million 109... Read More

February 6, 2013