How to Pay Federal Esti...

As a small business owner and freelancer, I’m amazed by how quickly my friends with full-time jobs get their taxes done. Their employers withhold taxes year-round, and all that my friends have to do is file by the IRS tax deadline in April to get a tax refund check in May....

Why You Should Stay Far...

In the last few years, all kinds of industries have jumped on the IRS tax refund bandwagon.  Almost half of Americans are issued refunds after filing their taxes, resulting in a profitable marketplace for a number of creative consumer opportunities. There are special deals on cars,...

How Long Does It Take t...

There are times even better than Christmas – like the day that you get your tax refund check. But unlike Christmas, you never know when that exact day will come. The good news is that the speed of getting one’s tax refund has increased exponentially since the early...

Box 12 Codes on Tax For...

Below is the explanation of the Box 12 Codes on the W-2 tax form . A – Any uncollected Social Security tax on tips. You’ll include this amount in your total tax liability on your Form 1040. B – Any uncollected Medicare tax on tips. You’ll include this amount in...

W-2 Form – IRS Tax Fo...

In an effort to help make filing taxes easier this year, we are breaking down the various tax forms to help you know if you need them, and how to use them. If you were working as an employee and were paid during the year, you should receive a W-2 from the company you worked for,...

Review of Major Tax Sof...

As regular readers are aware, I have been running a series of tax software reviews from readers. I was given free access by the software companies to their sites, gave away that free access to readers, and the readers agreed to use and honestly review the programs. In case you missed...

How to Properly Adjust ...

My husband and I recently did our taxes, and we were shocked by the amount of money we were being refunded by the government. At first we were elated because it was enough to pay off our car, so that we would now be able to live debt free . At the same time, we were kicking ourselves...

Do You Need a Professio...

I recently ran into a couple of articles on whether or not you need a professional to help you with your taxes and I thought they would make a good basis for a conversation. Let’s start with a piece from Money Talks News that says you probably do not need a tax professional : For...

H&R Block’s A...

In January I selected several readers to receive free copies of various income tax software programs. In exchange, they agreed to use the software to do their taxes and write an unbiased review. The summary below was written by FMF reader TB and contains his thoughts about H&R...

CompleteTax Review #4...

In January I selected several readers to receive free copies of various income tax software programs. In exchange, they agreed to use the software to do their taxes and write an unbiased review. The summary below was written by FMF reader Lynn and contains her thoughts about...