2008 Tax Time: Amending my 2007 return with Form 1040X
Posted the other day about the Saver’s Credit which caused me to do a quick return review. Turns out I didn’t report my Roth IRA contributions on Form 8880 on last year’s return. My 457 contributions...
View ArticleTax Time 2008: Free TurboTax Deluxe From State Farm Again
Last year State Farm offered free TurboTax with federal and state e-filing to all of its customers. This year they continued that offer, but limited it to their banking customers which excluded me as...
View ArticleJust a few thoughts on itemizing and deductions
I know, another boring post about money and taxes, but stick around you might learn something. The answer to the “should I itemize?” question is actually pretty simple: if you don’t have enough...
View ArticleCalif. tax refunds to be delayed starting Feb. 1
My Way News – Calif. tax refunds to be delayed starting Feb. 1. And so it begins. If you work in any position funded by tax payers I wish you luck. Tagged with: california, taxes
View Article2008 Taxes are Done
Our taxes got e-filed this weekend so now we just have to wait for our returns. Federal refund was a little smaller this year, but it should come back quickly. California refund on the other hand may...
View ArticleHow free are we in California?
Some folks at George Mason University put together this little ranking of personal and economic freedoms among the 50 states. “Contrary to popular perception, California not only taxes and regulates...
View ArticleCalifornia Tax Refunds Finally Going Out
I filed my taxes before they passed a budget so I knew I’d be waiting around for my refund to come through. Checked on my Refund Status and it said it was processed on 3/17 and could take up to 10 days...
View ArticleCalifornia 2009 Special Election: Propositions 1A-1F
Kurtis and Nathan both gave their thoughts on the Propositions so I’ll throw in mine. Last time the propositions warranted a look because it was such a mixed bag, not so this time. Quick run down: 1A –...
View ArticleTaxAct Premium Online for $11.90
Tax season is coming and I saw this deal for TaxAct that I’m going to try this year. Pretty much you just have to register using the link below and you’ll lock in a $11.90 price including Federal and...
View ArticleAmazon Closed My Associates Account, Now What? Help for Affiliates in California
Californians can use VigLink to keep participating in Amazon Associates Gov. Brown signed the Internet Sales tax law and Amazon promptly dropped tens of thousands of Associates in a heartbeat. The...
View ArticleRebate checks coming sooner than expected
The IRS is actually ahead of schedule and will be sending checks or direct depositing the stimulus money pretty soon. Don’t Mess With Taxes has the full schedule available. It will be interesting to...
View ArticleTax Time 2008: Retirement Savings Contributions Credit and IRAs
Now that we’re in 2009, it’s not a bad idea to start thinking about 2008 taxes. I don’t expect anything to be drastically different this year, but there are a few things I’m going to be looking at this...
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