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The April 15th tax deadline is upon us, and taxes are the foremost personal finance subject we tend to think about this time of year. However, there are bigger picture financial topics that taxes can make us aware of, such as retirement. Here's a look at taxes in conjunction with retirement issues.
Are you receiving a tax refund this year? Here are some tips to help you effectively allocate this money to improve your personal finances!
Today a lot of companies sit back and wait for a repeat of that opportunity. In the meantime, the money remains pretty much sterilized and does little to benefit either American workers or investors.
With the stroke of a pen, President Obama can issue an executive order that covers approximately one out of every four civilian jobs in the United States and gives millions more LGBT Americans the freedom to go to work without fear of being fired for who they are or who they love.
Stealing a tax refund is one of the most direct ways for an identity thief to monetize the information they steal. And it's way too easy.
You don't have to have an offshore account to reduce your taxes! There are plenty of legal loopholes that you are probably not taking advantage of.
What does a change in location mean when those who are serving for the red, white and blue go to file their state income taxes?
Even though it may seem odd, tax season is actually a perfect time to teach our children about gratitude. Doing so is critical, because our culture does not reinforce it.
Some opponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act are falsely calling the measure a new tax, when the bill only requires that Internet retailers collect sales tax already owed by their customers under current law.
There are so many different theories on what to do with that money. Some people say you should save it or pay off debt, while others will tell you to go out and have fun.
If you're planning to file an extension because you might owe taxes, you should know that an extension only extends the deadline for the forms to be filed. It is not an extension to pay your any taxes you owe.
As the appetite for tax reform grows, perhaps voters should be wary of Democrats' lip service for progressivity when they seem willing and eager to drop the only truly progressive tax in the code.
Taking business deductions creates two problems for the self-employed: Deductions encourage self-employed workers to compete in "a race to the bottom...
As many of us scurry to gather our receipts and recollect the donations we made in 2012, there is a chorus of folks who say that the predicted elimination of the deductibility of charitable donations will result in fewer people giving or people giving less. My response is that it will not.
Rand Paul is doing his best to end what remains of America's progressive tax heritage. Randolph Paul, over a half-century ago, helped make progressive taxes a key to America's middle class golden age. To stop Rand, we need to honor Randolph.
While we wait for our political leaders to stand up to a country that is clearly cheating at trade, American producers suffer from the hidden tax of currency manipulation, our unemployment rate remains frustratingly high, and our trade deficit with China grows a little wider each day.
