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Can I Carry Over a Claim for a Missed Deduction?

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If, after filing your tax return, you discover you neglected to claim a deduction to which you were entitled, you can correct your oversight. Technically, you cannot carry over a deduction from a previous year to your current year's return. You can, however, file an amended tax return with the Inter...More...

Increase In Vat To Hit In January

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Accountancy practices throughout the UK such as RJD Associates in Leeds will face a challenge in the coming year as VAT is set to increase in January. Currently the standard rate is 17.5%, but this will rise to 20% from January 2011. VAT was always meant to apply to "luxury" items, but the...More...

Refinancing and Income Taxes

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When you refinance your home, you may not be aware of the tax benefits open to you. The IRS allows you to deduct the cost of certain mortgage costs when you initially take out your mortgage, but you are also allowed to continue some deductions when you refinance. Take advantage of these deductions t...More...

I Need Help Filing for a Divorce & I Have No Money for an Attorney

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A divorce is a civil legal proceeding. Unlike criminal proceedings, you are not entitled to the services of an attorney in a civil case if you cannot afford one. However, just because you can't afford a divorce attorney doesn't necessarily mean you're out of luck. You can often get free, or discount...More...

The Average Salary for Hotel Management

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Hotel managers hold overall responsibility for a guest's stay at a lodging establishment. Their duties include setting room rates and budgeting for the cost of services --- staff costs, cleaning, supplies, running costs --- as well as hiring, training and supervising staff, and ensuring the hotel ad...More...

Can I Keep Receiving Medicaid If I'm Employed?

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Medicaid is the federally subsidized health insurance program for low-income individuals, the poor, the handicapped and the indigent. While much of the money comes from the federal government, Medicaid is administered at the state level, and states are free to set their own criteria for access to se...More...

The Best Tax Software Programs

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Filing your taxes yourself can save you a good amount of money, and software can be easy and save you time. The process of filing taxes may be complex and hard to understand for some users. However, through the use of online and offline tax software, you can learn how to file your own......More...

How to Refinance an Owner-Occupied Residence

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If you received an equity loan within the past 12 months or plan to purchase a second home and use the first as a rental, the mortgage company may refuse the loan or include additional terms not normally found in loan refinancing. To prevent surprises when it comes time to sign the loan documents, b...More...

Debt Relief Solutions When You Can't Pay Your Debt To IRS Agents

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It's an all too common situation for the millions of Americans who are self employed, unemployed, or otherwise left to the sad state of owing more money on their income tax returns than they could readily pay on the dreaded April due date. Whether you'd decided to knowingly claim superfluo...More...

Per Diem Contract Rate Calculation

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Per diem is Latin for "per day". A per diem contract rate is a contractor's pay rate per day. When contractors bid services, they can quote a rate per hour, per diem or per project. Per diem contract rate calculations must factor in labor costs, higher self-employment taxes and benefits, which emplo...More...

The Difference Between a SSN & ITIN

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The Social Security Number (SSN) and the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) are government-issued numbers. By law, an individual cannot have both an SSN and an ITIN. Although the two have certain common characteristics, they are also quite different....More...

Can Divorced Couples Split Rental Property on Taxes?

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Certain couples make investment decisions while they're married. However, when a marriage fails, it may be difficult to know how to handle those investments moving forward. Whereas certain investments, such as the purchase of securities, are easy to sell or divide in half, the same can't be said for...More...

Budgeting For that Home buyer Tax Credit

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The Home Buyer Tax Credit was introduced in 2009 to first-time home buyers. This type of customer was understood to be one who has not owned a residence within 36 months....More...

How to Find My Income Tax Check

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The Internal Revenue Service has made it easy to check the status of your income tax refund for the most recent tax year. Visit the official IRS site at irs.gov to use the "Where's My Refund?" application for individuals, or call the Internal Revenue Service's dedicated refund status phone line. Hav...More...

How to Make Your Own Perfume Store

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Starting a perfume store will allow you to appeal to a large number of consumers who like to smell good while in their workplace or after hours at a local bar or club. Many consumers have multiple perfumes in their homes for different locations and moods as well as one specific brand of perfume they...More...

Homeowner Guide to Lowering Your Property Tax

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If you feel like the property assessor has appraised your estate for too much, do something about it. Did you know that less than 2 percent of homeowners bother to challenge the assessed value of their home. If the other 98 percent realized that about six out of ten homes is in fact marked up too hi...More...