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Tax Breaks for Teachers: How to Claim the Educator Expense Deduction

Updated for tax year 2026 Teachers are always looking for creative ways to enhance their students’ learning experience. Unfortunately, tight…

Meghen Ponder

9 Ways to Lower Your Tax Bill

It’s easy to ignore taxes before tax season rolls around, but if you’d like to pay less next season, you…

Erin Mckendrick

Can an LLC Write Off a Car Purchase? How to Write Off a Car for Business Tax Deductions

Updated for tax year 2026 If you recently started an LLC or small business, you’ve probably heard you can write…

Meghen Ponder

6 Tax Moves to Make Before the Summer’s Over

Updated for tax year 2026 Summertime — the days of sun-kissed skin, juicy slices of watermelon, flip-flops, and … taxes? Taxes…

TaxAct

5 Common IRS Notices Explained: CP14, CP2000, and More

Finding an envelope from the IRS in your mailbox can stop you in your tracks. But before you panic, it…

Meghen Ponder

What Is a 1099 Composite Form?

A 1099 composite is a single tax document your brokerage or financial institution sends that bundles multiple investment-related information returns into one…

Meghen Ponder

How to Set Up an IRS Payment Plan Using Form 9465

Did you file your return and realize your balance is more than you can pay all at once? Don’t worry,…

Erin Mckendrick

How to Respond to IRS Letters Step-By-Step

If you got a letter from the IRS and are wondering how to respond to an IRS notice, there are…

Meghen Ponder

What To Do if You Get Audited After Filing

The words “IRS audit” can sound scary, like something out of a courtroom drama. But in reality, an audit is…

Meghen Ponder

Form 1099-LS: What It Is and How to Use It

Updated for tax year 2025. Sometimes, life throws you a curveball, and you’re suddenly staring at a tax form you’ve…

Meghen Ponder