Archives for Taxes - Page 2
Smile! I’ve Just Paid a Small Fortune to Get You Great Teeth
I am like my mother in many ways. Notably when it comes to physical characteristics, my mother taught me that only two things matter when assessing the physical attractiveness…
Paying estimated taxes: 1Q2009
If you pay estimated taxes, remember that the 1Q 2009 bill was due 15 April 2009. With everyone focusing on finishing 2008 taxes, it's easy to overlook this deadline for…
Careful If You Relocate – State Budget Shortfalls Mean Higher State Taxes
41 states could go bankrupt by 2009-2010 - the table below shows which are the worst. As state governments scramble to stay above water - cutting both unneeded and needed…
Did you get a refund? 3 ways to make a windfall pay at tax time.
Year after year, I get a tax refund and year after year, I hear the same thing: I've given the government an interest-free loan with that money. Even Suze Orman's…
New Tax Credits Target Auto & Home Industries
It's Tax Day. Your taxes are filed and you're eagerly awaiting your tax refund. Guess what? As you contemplate how you're going to spend or invest that tax return money,…
Diffusion of responsibility: my accountant will tell me if it’s right or wrong
Yesterday on Marketplace, Kai Ryssdal interviewed Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist and author of Predictably Irrational about why some people are tempted to cheat on their taxes. Ariely pointed out…
Tax Day Round Up
"If five percent appears too small, be thankful I don't take it all. 'Cuz I'm the taxman, ye-ah I'm the taxman . . . and you're working for no one…
Charitable deductions warm you twice
One of the best tax deductions is a donation to charity. There is a saying that heating with wood warms you twice: once when you chop the wood, and…
Annie Leibovitz Pays Price for Anti-Gay Tax Laws
As an avid photographer I am a big fan of one of the world's most famous photographers Annie Leibovitz. I hadn't known much about her beyond her famous work…
How Immigration Issues Effect Same Sex Couples
There's been a lot of talk in the past two weeks about same sex marriage. Iowa and Vermont have joined the short list of states that support full marriage equality,…