IRS Offers a Deal to Companies
Claiming Contractors

- IRS Offers a Deal to Companies Claiming Contractors
- Home Office Deductions Demand Exclusivity
- Makeing Sense of Mutual Fund Taxation
- Tax Calendar

Four Figures to Six: In 2012, Social Security taxes are collected on earnings up to $110,100. That cap started at $3,000 in 1937 and didn't top $10,000 until 1973.

Make Disability Insurance
Less Taxing

- Make Disability Insurance Less Taxing
- Dealing With Required Distributions
- Weighing the Benefits of Medicare Advantage
- Tax Calendar

A New Advantage - Beginning in 2012, top-ranked Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription plans can engage in marketing and entroll beneficiaries throughout the year!

Requirement For Filing Forms
1099-MISC

The penalties for not filing Form 1099-MISC have recently been increased.  Failure to file this form with the IRS on a timely basis will result in penalties ranging from $30 to $100 per statement.  If any failure to file to file Form 1099-MISC is due to intentional disregard of the filing requirements, the penalty is $250 per form.   Read More >

Contrarian Investing Versus Momentum Strategies

- Contrarian Investing Vs. Momentum Strategies
- Dodge a Real Estate Tax Trap With a Like-Kind Exchange
- Trim the Tax on Your Social Security Benefits

Year-End Tax Planning

- Year-End Tax Planning for Investors
- Year-End Tax Planning for IRAs
- Year-End Tax Planning for Long-Term Capital Gains
- Year-End Tax Planning for Itemized Deductions

Estate Planning Beyond
Estate Taxes

- Estate Planning Beyond Estate Taxes
- Income Tax and Estate Planning With Your Parents
- Don't Take a Vacation From Estate Planning
- Tax Calendar

Freeze Your Credit to Foil
Identity Theft

- Freeze Your Credit to Foil Identity Theft
- Convertibles Offer Bond-Like Yields, Stock-Like Potential
- A SIMPLE Solution for Company Retirement Plans

Check the Numbers on
529 Plans

- Check the Numbers on 529 Plans
- Coverdell Accounts Can Cover Precollege Costs
- Taking Credits for Higher Education
- Finding a Use for the Tuition and Fees Deducation
- Coping With the Kiddie Tax
- Tax Calendar

Health Insurance Reporting
Is Delayed

- Health Insurance Reporting Is Delayed
- Social Security After Death or Divorce
- Consider Dividend-Paying Stocks
- Tax Calendar

Choosing the Right 401(k)

- Choosing the Right 401(k)
- Avoid Higher Medicare Premiums
- Small Businesses Fight Soaring Health Care Costs
- Tax Calendar

With Savings Bonds, Prepaying
Tax May Be a Good Tactic

- With Savings Bonds, Prepaying Tax May Be a Good Tactic
- Use Appreciated Assets for Charitable Donations
- Going for the Gold
- Tax Calendar

State Taxes Can Crimp
Your Cash Flow

- State Taxes Can Crimp Your Cash Flow
- Plan Now for Expanded 1099 Reporting
- Deduct, Don't Depreciate
- Be Sure About Beneficiaries
- Tax Calendar

Income Tax Rates
Hold Steady

- Income Tax Rates Hold Steady
- Easing the Burden of Estate Tax
- Tax Calendar

Businesses Get the Green Light
for Going Green

- Businesses Get the Green Light for Going Green
- YSocially Responsible Investing Gains Ground
- Tax Calendar

Lower Taxes May Mean
More Jobs

- Lower Taxes May Mean More Jobs
- More Flexibility in Retirement Planning
- Tax Calendar

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