What is Self-Employment Tax?

by Miranda

When you work as someone who is self-employed, one of the costs of doing business is paying the self-employment tax. As you get ready to pay your taxes, don’t forget that you will need to add the self-employment tax. What is the Self-Employment Tax, and Who Must Pay It? The self-employment tax encompasses Medicare and [...]

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Facebook IPO Coming and Links

by Kevin Mulligan

The rumor mill on a Facebook IPO has been churning for months. Insiders and reporters now believe that as early as Wednesday this week that Facebook will file for it’s initial public offering.  The offering will value the company somewhere between $75 and $100 billion and raise approximately $10 billion for the firm. It will [...]

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TurboTax Online Tax Software 2011 Review

by Glen Craig

With a new year comes your W2 and other tax forms from the previous year. That means it’s time to get your taxes filed. Fun times, right? No need to be intimidated when you have TurboTax online tax software to guide you every step of the way.  Every edition of the 2011 TurboTax software guarantees [...]

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H&R Block At Home™ Online Tax Software – Review

by Glen Craig

With more then 55 years in business, H&R Block is one of the most recognized tax preparation companies. Their do-it-yourself tax preparation with their online software, is one of the easiest ways to get your taxes done fast and accurately. H&R Block online has a variety of support features and guarantees, making doing your taxes [...]

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How to Negotiate Lower Rent in Your Current Apartment

by Melissa

In this market, many new renters are freely negotiating with prospective landlords on the price of rent and having success. However, what if you are currently locked into a lease and don’t really want to move? If you have been in your apartment for several years, before the downturn of the housing market, you may [...]

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What is Tax Evasion and How Could it Affect You

by Miranda

As tax season moves into high gear, thoughts turn toward how to improve tax efficiency. There are a number of legal ways to reduce what you owe in taxes, thanks to deductions and credits.  If you think about your expenses, and re-examine your position, it is quite likely that you will find a few commonly [...]

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SOPA and PIPA are Shelved and Links

by Kevin Mulligan

Legislation that would have threatened the existence of an open and free internet was shelved this week in part to widespread “blackouts” at many popular internet sites. For 24 hours users were unable to access Wikipedia, Google’s logo was blacked out on their homepage, reddit and BoingBoing blacked out their sites and gave messages for [...]

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How to Get a Bargain When Apartment Hunting

by Melissa

The uncertainty in the housing market along with more stringent lending standards is driving more people to rent rather than buy. Even though there may be more people in the renting market in addition to the usual renting population, there are also more people turning the homes they own into rental units rather than having [...]

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10 Common Overlooked Tax Deductions

by Miranda

As you start getting your tax information together, don’t forget to look for tax deductions. While it is mostly too late to rack up new tax deductions, you can go back through your expenses from last year and figure out if you are eligible for another deduction or two.  Every little bit helps when it comes [...]

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Consumer Electronics Show and Links

by Kevin Mulligan

The always interesting Consumer Electronics Show just wrapped up with the typical menu of new technology treats on hand. There are bigger TVs with brighter and sharper images, new super-thin laptops (now called “ultrabooks”), and all kinds of random odds and ends that you couldn’t possibly imagine. As tantalizing as these products are there are two [...]

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