It’s easy to put off filing your taxes. Life is jam packed with places to be and things to do. Finding time to organize your tax information and complete your return may seem hard. If you’re like many people, it’s not terribly hard to find reasons to procrastinate all kinds of things you need to […]
HSA, FSA or HRA — How Your Health Plan Affects Your Taxes
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It’s important to understand the type of health account you have or could have, so you can take full advantage of any tax benefits. Three common types of tax-advantaged health accounts are health savings accounts (HSA), health flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRA).
Taxable vs. Nontaxable Income: What’s the Difference?
If you receive money, goods or services, you might have to pay tax on the value of what you receive as taxable income. That’s true for money you earn, as well as, any interest and dividends you receive on your investments. Unless the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) specifically outlines a type of income as nontaxable…you […]
Your Complete Guide to Employee Stock Options and Tax Reporting Forms
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Employers often compensate employees with benefits other than just a pay check. Stock options and stock purchase plans are becoming increasingly popular. Here are some of the more common employee stock options and plans, and the necessary tax reporting forms, to make tax time less stressful. Employee stock options and plans
6 Tips for Organizing Your Tax Information to Make Tax Filing a Breeze
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Maybe you’ve been filing your tax information away neatly in color-coded file folders all year, or scanning and saving them where you can find them in a second. All you need now is your Form W-2 and a few other forms that arrive in January, and you’re all set. That’s great. Most of us, unfortunately, […]
Most Common Tax Forms
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By the first or second week of February, you should have received informational statements from every employer you worked for last year. You should have also have received statements from places that paid you or to whom you made tax-related payments. By keeping these forms handy and grouping them by type, you can make preparing […]
Last-Minute Tax Tips to Help You File
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You’re almost ready to file your return. Is there anything you should do before you send it to the IRS? The following are 5 tax tips to ensure your taxes are in good order: Make sure your return is correct The best thing you can do to make sure your tax return is correct is […]
