Taxes December 19, 2025
2025-2026 Tax Season Guide to OBBBA Tax Law Changes – SPECIAL SERIES
This series of articles spotlights key tax issues and changes made to tax law in 2025 and the years to come as a result of the OBBBA.
January 29, 2015
How to Get a Charitable Tax Deduction Without Donating Anything
It’s very rare in the tax world when you can “get something for nothing.” But that’s essentially what happens when a real estate owner donates a qualified conservation easement to charity. In essence, the property owner is merely agreeing to keep the land
January 28, 2015
IRS Looking for Offshore Tax Schemes and Scams
Avoiding taxes by hiding money or assets in unreported offshore accounts remains on the annual Internal Revenue Service list of tax scams known as the “Dirty Dozen” for the 2015 filing season.
January 27, 2015
IRS Warns of Shady Tax Preparers, Advises Taxpayers to Use CPAs or EAs
The Internal Revenue Service is once again warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for unscrupulous income tax return preparers, one of the most common “Dirty Dozen” tax scams seen during tax season.
January 26, 2015
There’s Still Some Juice Left in the Residential Energy Tax Credit for 2014 Returns
It’s not quite “lights out” yet for the residential energy credit. This tax break for homeowners, which has expired and been renewed numerous times in the past –sometimes with modifications -- was extended once again by the Tax Increase Prevention Act of
January 26, 2015
3 Ways Obamacare Affects Income Tax Returns
Unless you’ve been way out of touch, you probably know that a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, requires that taxpayers have qualifying health care coverage. Those without will need to qualify for an exemption, or pay a penalty.
January 24, 2015
R&D Tax Credit Survives Latest Round of Tax Legislation
The research credit is like the cat with nine lives…except it’s more. This credit, which technically expired after 2013, was just reinstated by the Tax Increase Prevention Act (TIPA) retroactive to January 1, 2014. By last count, it’s the 16th time ...
January 23, 2015
6 Tips on Gambling and Income Taxes: Don’t Play the IRS for a Sucker
Gambling losses aren’t completely tax-deductible on their own, but you can write off losses up to the amount of your winnings. Those winnings are taxed at ordinary income rates reaching as high as 39.6% on the federal level.
January 22, 2015
IRS Shares List of ‘Dirty Dozen’ Income Tax Scams for 2015
Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain near the top of the annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season.
January 21, 2015
Printable IRS Form 2848 – Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative
Printable IRS Form 2848 - Power of Attorney and Delcaration of Representative
January 21, 2015
Printable Income Tax Forms and Instructions – for Tax Year 2014
It's tax season and, of course, that means searching for numerous forms, schedules and instructions needed to file taxes by April 15 (or at least an extension). This list of common IRS tax forms below are here to make it easy.
January 21, 2015
Printable 2014 IRS Form 8982 – Healthcare Premium Income Tax Credit
Printable 2014 IRS Form 8982 - Healthcare Premium Income Tax Credit - For Taxes Filed by April 15, 2015