Phishing Scams

IRS Warns of Tax-time Scams

WASHINGTON – IRS SPECIAL EDITION TAX TIP 2014-02 – It’s true: tax scams proliferate during the income tax filing season. This year’s season opens on Jan. 31. The IRS provides the following scam warnings so you can protect yourself and avoid becoming a victim of these crimes: Read more

Medical Insurance

How Will Health Care Reform Affect You and Your Taxes?

It’s massive, and it’s complicated. At more than 2,000 pages, the Affordable Care Act (ACA for short) has left businesses and individuals confused about what the law contains and how it affects them. Read more

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The AMT: Will This Tax Apply To You?

Though you might prefer to not think about the AMT, certain income and deductions, known as preference items, affect the way the tax will apply to you. Those amounts, along with others called “adjustments,” are added to or subtracted from the income shown on your tax return to arrive at your AMT taxable income. Read more

Happy Children

Parents Can Cut Taxes with Child-Related Credits

Are you a parent? Give yourself some credit – a child-related tax credit, that is. Here are two that can reduce your 2013 federal income tax liability. Read more