H&R Block

H&R Block’s Tax Center is good because tax refunds can be directly deposited into your bank account. I love that it can effectively to put a dent in predatory income tax refund loans.

Take Five: News You Can Use

Bank of America is rolling out text banking. Tax deadline is this Thursday, April 15. File Later if you have to. If you need help with your filing, Simplfi has some tips on how to double your tax refund. Finovate Spring Conference is May 11 in San Francisco. Invoice Bubble is a new online invoicing [...]

Worst Tax Procrastinating Cities

http://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/TurboTaxProcrastinatingCities2.swf Free Tax Filing, Efile Taxes, Income Tax Returns – TurboTax.comIf you need file for an extension, then you may want to use File Later.

Tax Deductions For Bloggers

Are you a  blogger or freelance writer? Have you filed your taxes yet?  If not, don’t worry.  You can save more by taking these deductions. About.com has a great article detailing the categories of tax deductions. 1. Internet-related Expenses 2. Computer Equipment 3. Communications-related Expenses 4. Office Equipment 5. Supplies and Stationery 6. Advertising, Promotion [...]

iDonateIt, iPhone App To Track Donations

Wow! The iDonatedIt App will allow people to keep track of non-cash donations to charities like clothes and furniture. You can track this donations, and they can be used as a taxable deduction. This is so cool for especially since I can use this at clothing swaps. iDonatedIt App retails for $2.99 at the iTunes [...]

Donations to Haiti Can Be Deductible on Your 2009 Return

My friend mentioned it last week, and today I read a good post from Outright detailing how your donations to the Haiti relief effort can be tax deductible for your 2009 return. Federal law requires that you keep a record of any donations you make. To be deductible, contributions must be made to qualified charities. [...]

Finally! IRS to Regulate Tax Preparers

It amazing that a CPA who does taxes must be certified, educated and regulated but a tax preparer who has a storefront and a shingle does not.  Finally, the Internal Revenue Service “proposed sweeping changes in the way it regulates a host of people who prepare tax returns, outlining how it plans to require registration [...]

Take 5: Work Like No One Is Paying You and More

Marci Alboher has tips on how to look busy while looking for a job. 5 Blogs for thrifty times: Brokelyn,  The Skint,  FreeNYC, FrugalNYC and Lifestyler. Fight the UBT! What’s the UBT?! It is the unincorporated business tax that is taxed on freelancers.  The Freelancers Union is advocating tax reform and wants you to submit [...]

Life and Taxes! Tips and Links to Make it Through April 15.

April 15 is a week away!  Where did the time go? Here’s some tax links to help you out. For small businesses, filing an extension is not necessarily a bad thing. Avoid errors on your tax return.   IRS has a list of common errors.  Forgetting to sign your return is one of them. Check [...]

Web 2 Point Dough: Broke, Tax Forms, HealthCare and Zombies!

Today, I am combining my love of food photography with tips about money and taxes. I took the picture on Wednesday while out to dinner at Tailor, a restaurant in Soho. The green foam matches the blog. Yay! Broke: This Is Why You’re Broke is a blog that may shame you into never spending money frivolously [...]