61 articles on "taxes"

Leveraging The Bush Tax Cut Debate - Killing Multiple Birds With One Stone

As the lame duck session of Congress convenes, I am sure we will here a lot about whether or not and how the Bush tax cuts should be handled since they expire at the end of this year. If nothing is done, every U.S. tax payer will pay more in income t...

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Cafeteria Plan Employee Benefit Should be Another Feather in Your Benefit Program's Cap

IRS code allows for employers to implement a pre-tax Section 125 Cafeteria Plan as an employee benefit. This plan allows for unreimbursed insurance expenses to be paid pre-tax. Examples include insurance premiums, doctors office co-pays, prescription...

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Hurricane Katrina – How To Use Your Business Loss To Get A Refund on 2004 Taxes

Hurricane Katrina – How To Use Your Business Loss To Get A Refund on 2004 Taxes by: Richard A. Chapo With the massive losses caused by Katrina, the economy of the Gulf Coast region is in extremely bad shape. Fortunately, there is a quirk in th...

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A 23% Federal Sales Tax!! But Wait!

We are so used to having our federal income tax, social securityand medicare taxes withheld from our paycheck, most of us don'trealize there are efforts to change this dramatically. There is a group going around saying that we should pay 23 cent...

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Structuring Your Company

Structuring Your CompanyBy William CatePublished October 1998[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]In Canada, you'll pay 60% taxes on your pretax profi...

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Second to Die Life Insurance Policies

Second to Die Life Insurance Policies by: Ivon T. Hughes A second-to-die life insurance policy, or survivorship life as it's sometimes called, insures two lives - a husband and wife usually or business partners. However, the death benefit i...

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I Love That Big Tax Refund

A Disclaimer of Sorts: No matter whether you file your own taxes or have a tax professional prepare and submit your taxes, You The Taxpayer are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the return. Any questions, comments, extra taxes or penal...

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The True Cost of Self-Employment

The True Cost of Self-Employment by: Kenny HerboldDo you think you are ready to make that leap to full self-employment? The profit from your part-time (up till now :-) business is matching or exceeding your regular paycheck, so you think it’s ...

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Secrets the IRS Does Not Want You to Know

Secrets the IRS Does Not Want You to Knowby Collin AlmeidaFor average Americans, taxes are the single largest bill they will pay. Almost 40% of every working person's wages go to taxes: that's more than most people pay in utilities, rent, c...

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Five *Superb* Tax Shelters For The Long-Term

Five Superb Tax Shelters For The Long-TermConsider these 5 Tax Shelters to SLASH your income taxes over the long term.1. Your CastleSweet Tax GoodiesHomeowner taxpayers who are married can exclude up to a $500,000 gain on the sale of a principal resi...

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