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Jotika Teli, CPA
Jotika Teli, CPA

Jotika Teli, CPA

Jotika Teli is a Certified Public Accountant in California. She works as a Lead in the TurboTax Community and assists in updating content for the TurboTax Blog team. Her goals are to ensure the TurboTax Community has accurate information available as well as providing specific information based upon customer’s questions. Jotika worked in public accounting as an auditor and tax preparer for several years before joining TurboTax.

The $1,000 Head Start: Is Your Child Eligible for the New Savings Account?

Georgia State Surplus Tax Refund: Everything You Need to Know About the Rebate

To Rent or to Own: The Ultimate House Debate

TurboTax Up to 5-Day Early Refund Option: What You Need to Know

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Oregon State Income Tax in 2025: A Guide

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Oklahoma State Income Tax in 2025: A Guide

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Ohio State Income Tax in 2025: A Guide

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Using Form 8829 to Write-Off Business Use of Your Home

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Roth 403(b) vs. Roth IRA: Which Should You Invest In?

Starting a Business? (How to Start a Business Guide)

5 Popular Tax Myths, Busted (411 x 600 px)

5 Popular Tax Myths, Busted

How To Manage Your Self-Employment Deductions Year Round

4 Ways to Save for Retirement When You Work in the Gig Economy

Tax Tips for Coaches

How to Start a Side Hustle (411 x 600 px)

How to Start a Side Hustle

Roth IRA Conversions (Converting IRA to Roth IRA) (1440 x 600 px)(411 x 600 px)

Roth IRA Conversions (Converting IRA to Roth IRA)

Solo 401(k) Guide to Self-Employed Retirement Plans (411 x 600 px)

Solo 401(k): Guide to Self-Employed Retirement Plans

Student Loan Options When You’re Self-Employed

Should You Contribute to a Roth IRA, Traditional IRA or 401(k)?

Estate Planning 101: A Step-By-Step Guide

What Are the Standard Mileage Rates (411 x 600 px)

What Are the Standard Mileage Rates?

Happy National Children’s Day! Here’s What Having a Child Means For Your Taxes

6 Money Saving Tax Tips for the Self-Employed (411 x 600)

Tax Benefits for the Self-Employed: How to Maximize Your Deductions

Tax Benefits for Having Dependents

Tax Benefits for Dependents: 5 Credits to Help You Save on Your Taxes

What is the Child and Dependent Care Credit (411 x 600 px)

Travel Write-offs for the Self Employed (What Can I Write-Off)

Self-Employed Tax Tips & Summer Jobs

Self-Employed Tax Tips & Summer Jobs

401k Contribution Limits for 2024: Everything You Need to Know (411 x 600 px)

What Are the 401(k) Contribution Limits for 2024?

Can I Claim My Girlfriend or Boyfriend as a Dependent?

W-4 Withholding and Tax Reform (411 x 600 px)

Understanding Your Withholding Allowance on Your Form W-4

The Beginners Guide to 401(k) Rollovers (411 x 600 px)

The Beginners Guide to 401(k) Rollovers

Do I Need a Social Security Number to File My Taxes (411 x 600 px)

Do I Need a Social Security Number to File My Taxes?

How to Lower Your Property Taxes

Tax-Exempt Forms What You Need to Apply for Tax-Exempt Status (411 x 600 px)

Tax-Exempt Forms: What You Need to Apply for Tax-Exempt Status

Fun in the Sun: Summer Day Camp Expenses May Qualify for a Tax Credit

Tax Implications of Having a Nanny or Housekeeper (411 × 600 px)

Nanny and Housekeeper Tax Rules

How Long Do You Have to Pay Taxes (411 x 600 px)

How Long Do You Have to Pay Taxes?

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Real Estate Employment Taxes Explained

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Use Form 8832 to Choose Your Business’s Tax Status

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What Income is Taxable and Non-Taxable?

What Is Form 2553 & Which Businesses Use It (411 x 600 px)

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Residential Clean Energy Credit 101: A Comprehensive Guide

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The Retirement Saver’s Credit

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Can I Claim My Parent as a Dependent?

How to Get a Tax Break for Summer Child Care (411 × 600 px)

How to Get a Tax Break for Summer Child Care

6 Ways to Reduce Your Taxable Income (411 x 600 px)

5 Ways to Reduce Your Taxable Income

Is Alimony Taxable?

Is Alimony Taxable?

Filing Taxes After Losing a Spouse: Qualifying Surviving Spouse Status

International Student Tax (File for F-1 Tax Returns) (411 × 600 px)

International Student Tax (File for F-1 Tax Returns)

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Podcast: Giving and Getting Back (at Tax Time)

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How to Turn Money Into More Money

Can You Write Off Online Classes on Your Taxes?

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How to Start a College Fund for Your Kids

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An Intro Guide to US Expat Taxes