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Do You Really Need to Itemize Your Income Taxes this Time?

Do You Really Need to Itemize Your Income Taxes this Time?

I’m an itemizer. By the time everything is added up on Schedule A of my Form 1040, my items usually exceed the standard deduction. So I itemize. But the decision to itemize your 2009 taxes may be a little more difficult this tax time, due to the fact that there have been some interesting changes [...]

5 Tax Strategies to Consider Before the Year Ends

5 Tax Strategies to Consider Before the Year Ends

The year is drawing to a close, and many of you are probably trying to figure out what you can do to find an extra tax break or two. You probably know that you can give more to charity or try your best to make the maximum contribution to your eligible retirement plan. But there [...]