Everyone knows that an adoption can be very expensive. In order to facilitate more adoptions, the government provides a tax credit to help ease part of the cost of an adoption.Here is a brief summary of some important points on taking the adoption credit. Top Ten...

Being self employed requires keeping track of one's business expenses  as well as tracking and paying Federal and State taxes due. Here are a few simple tips to keep in mind when preparing your income taxes. Are You Self Employed? Check Out These IRS Tax TipsMany...

A Bank might be forgiving but the IRS is not. When a debt is forgiven or lowered, there might be a reportable income event with such forgiveness. Our US tax system treats this as income required to be reported in the year the debt was forgiven or modified. There are a...

Your unemployment benefits may not be much but you can be assured that they are subject to income tax. Many elect to have no withholding on the unemployment benefits. Don't be surprised if your refund is small or there is a balance due. Here are a few tips regarding...