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What Is My Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and How Do I Calculate It?

July 29, 2020 (Last Modified: August 3, 2020) / Ginita Wall, CPA, CFP®
What Is My Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and How Do I Calculate It?Many benefits are limited to those people whose income is below a certain level. Certain tax deductions and credits such as the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit are not solely based on your income but your...

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Unable to Pay Your Tax Bill? Here’s What To Do

July 13, 2020 / Jim Wang
Unable to Pay Your Tax Bill? Here’s What To DoAnother bill, oh no! It doesn’t feel great to file your tax return and find out you owe money. It’s like heading out the door and discovering your car won’t start! But don’t worry, you actually have several options if...

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Your Guide to Filing Taxes as the Head of Household

July 10, 2020 (Last Modified: July 13, 2020) / Jim Wang
Your Guide to Filing Taxes as the Head of HouseholdIf you’ve ever prepared your taxes, you may have been intrigued by this term – Head of Household. Head of Household isn’t just a fancy title, in the tax world it’s a specific filing status that can save you money...

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If I Moved, How Do I File Taxes in Multiple States

June 24, 2020 (Last Modified: June 29, 2020) / Ginita Wall, CPA, CFP®
If I Moved, How Do I File Taxes in Multiple StatesIf you moved last year, you had to get settled in your new community and make it feel like home for yourself and your family. If you moved from one state to another, you had even more to do, as...

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How to Use Market Losses to Reduce Your Taxes

May 20, 2020 (Last Modified: June 4, 2020) / Jim Wang
How to Use Market Losses to Reduce Your TaxesEvery so often, the stock market goes through periods of volatility. When Coronavirus first appeared, it hit the market very hard. Within days, the market had entered into a correction and then into a bear market. But almost just as...

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How to Turn Money Into More Money (Investing Your Tax Return)

May 19, 2020 (Last Modified: November 17, 2020) / Elle Martinez
How to Turn Money Into More Money (Investing Your Tax Return)With about 72% of taxpayers receiving a tax refund and with refunds being on average $3,000, refund checks can have a significant impact on many Americans’ finances, especially this year. If you’re looking for ways to maximize your refund, you’ve...

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4 Tax Benefits If You’re Taking Care of Children and Elders

May 18, 2020 / Jim Wang
4 Tax Benefits If You’re Taking Care of Children and EldersBeing an in-home caregiver can be an emotionally difficult job as well as an expensive one. Being responsible for someone else’s well being can be stressful, and it is often not inexpensive. Fortunately, the IRS has some tax benefits available...

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5 Tax Implications and Tips if You Flip Things for Profit

May 13, 2020 (Last Modified: May 15, 2020) / Ginita Wall, CPA, CFP®
5 Tax Implications and Tips if You Flip Things for Profit“Flip houses and make big bucks” scream the headlines. The premise is simple – buy real estate with little down, fix it up, and sell it quickly. What could be easier? Well, easy or not, one thing the promoters rarely...

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4 Key Things You Need to Know About the New 2020 IRS Form W-4 for Employee Withholding

May 6, 2020 (Last Modified: July 27, 2020) / TurboTaxLisa
4 Key Things You Need to Know About the New 2020 IRS Form W-4 for Employee WithholdingYou may or may not have heard that the IRS launched a newly redesigned Form W-4 used to adjust federal tax withholding, which is effective starting with the tax year 2020 (the taxes you file in 2021). The IRS created...

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The Tax Implications of Having a Nanny or Housekeeper

May 1, 2020 (Last Modified: June 4, 2020) / Elle Martinez
The Tax Implications of Having a Nanny or HousekeeperFor many couples, juggling time with the family along with work obligations means something has got to give. A solution that some families have found to be a wonderful arrangement is hiring a nanny or housekeeper. Having a capable professional...

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