No Debt Plan » Taxes http://www.nodebtplan.net A personal finance blog teaching you how to live debt free and use credit wisely. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Track Your Federal Income Tax Refund and How Fast You’ll Get Ithttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/04/15/how-to-track-your-federal-income-tax-refund-and-how-fast-youll-get-it/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-track-your-federal-income-tax-refund-and-how-fast-youll-get-it http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/04/15/how-to-track-your-federal-income-tax-refund-and-how-fast-youll-get-it/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:30:34 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4972 By this point I’m hoping the majority of you have filed your federal income tax return for last year. Today is April 15th, but you technically still have until the 18th to file this year. For those of you that have filed you are likely wondering where exactly your refund is at. When will you [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/04/15/how-to-track-your-federal-income-tax-refund-and-how-fast-youll-get-it/feed/ 1 Last Minute Tax Deductions for 2010http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/04/11/last-minute-tax-deductions-for-2010/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=last-minute-tax-deductions-for-2010 http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/04/11/last-minute-tax-deductions-for-2010/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:30:02 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4966 You have one week from the time this post goes live to file your taxes for 2010. That’s April 18th — not April 15th — this year. If you still haven’t filed your taxes here’s a list of deductions you might forget to claim this year. Forgetting deductions means you don’t get as much money [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/04/11/last-minute-tax-deductions-for-2010/feed/ 0 How to Use a Traditional IRA as a Last Minute Tax Breakhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/31/how-to-use-a-traditional-ira-as-a-last-minute-tax-break/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-use-a-traditional-ira-as-a-last-minute-tax-break http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/31/how-to-use-a-traditional-ira-as-a-last-minute-tax-break/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:30:43 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4959 The tax filing deadline for 2010 isn’t April 15th — this year it is April 18th. You’ve got 18 more days to file your taxes. 18 more days to squeeze every last drop of tax benefit out  before you file. If you are looking for a last minute tax break consider a Traditional IRA. Getting [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/31/how-to-use-a-traditional-ira-as-a-last-minute-tax-break/feed/ 0 Check Your Income Tax Refund on Your Smartphonehttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/03/check-your-income-tax-refund-on-your-smartphone/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=check-your-income-tax-refund-on-your-smartphone http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/03/check-your-income-tax-refund-on-your-smartphone/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:00:17 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4939 Even though the tax deadline is still over a month away I know there is a decent sized group of folks out there that have already filed their income taxes with the Federal government. If you are in this group of people — congrats! You are saving yourself a lot of headache (or at least [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/03/03/check-your-income-tax-refund-on-your-smartphone/feed/ 0 Who is Impacted by Congressional Tax Law Delays?http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/01/17/who-is-impacted-by-congressional-tax-law-delays/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-is-impacted-by-congressional-tax-law-delays http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/01/17/who-is-impacted-by-congressional-tax-law-delays/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:00:05 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4905 Ah, tax legislation and legislators. Two of my “favorite” things. Generally speaking I try to leave politics out of my writing, but when it starts to impact my finances directly I definitely start sharing. Toward the end of 2010 Congress was going back and forth on extending the Bush-era tax cuts. There was your typical [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/01/17/who-is-impacted-by-congressional-tax-law-delays/feed/ 9 Alabama State Income Tax Refunds 2011http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/01/05/alabama-state-income-tax-refunds-2011/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alabama-state-income-tax-refunds-2011 http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/01/05/alabama-state-income-tax-refunds-2011/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:00:03 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4896 For the last few years I have had the unfortunate and annoying duty of sharing the status of my Alabama state tax refund. For those of you that may have missed part of the saga, let me refresh your memory: Alabama State Tax Refunds (2010) Will Alabama Pay Interest on Tax Refunds? (2010) Have You [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2011/01/05/alabama-state-income-tax-refunds-2011/feed/ 119 Your Last Chance for Tax Write Off Donations in 2010http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/12/29/your-last-chance-for-tax-write-off-donations-in-2010/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-last-chance-for-tax-write-off-donations-in-2010 http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/12/29/your-last-chance-for-tax-write-off-donations-in-2010/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:00:04 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4890 There’s only three more days left in the grand year of 2010. For those of you with junk to get rid of and tax write offs to capture, that’s how many days left you have to make a donation. If you hadn’t picked up with some of the posts I wrote a few weeks ago [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/12/29/your-last-chance-for-tax-write-off-donations-in-2010/feed/ 2 What Size Mortgage Exceeds Standard Deduction?http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/07/15/what-size-mortgage-exceeds-standard-deduction/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-size-mortgage-exceeds-standard-deduction http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/07/15/what-size-mortgage-exceeds-standard-deduction/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:00:47 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4773 In my last post I showed you that for many people the mortgage interest deduction alone doesn’t save you any money on taxes. This goes against the commonly touted “benefit” of a tax break for having a mortgage. I also said I would show what size mortgage is needed to fully cover the standard deduction [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/07/15/what-size-mortgage-exceeds-standard-deduction/feed/ 4 How Much Are You Really Saving with the Mortgage Interest Deduction?http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/07/12/how-much-are-you-really-saving-with-the-mortgage-interest-deduction/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-much-are-you-really-saving-with-the-mortgage-interest-deduction http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/07/12/how-much-are-you-really-saving-with-the-mortgage-interest-deduction/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:00:59 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4770 One of the most commonly touted benefits of being a home owner is the ability to deduct mortgage interest from your taxes. This benefit is one reason why many people elect to continue to invest in their 401k or IRA before paying down the mortgage faster. Why lose that tax deduction? I think for many [...]

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]]> http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/07/12/how-much-are-you-really-saving-with-the-mortgage-interest-deduction/feed/ 9 How to Adjust Federal Tax Withholdingshttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/05/07/how-to-adjust-federal-tax-withholdings/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-adjust-federal-tax-withholdings http://www.nodebtplan.net/2010/05/07/how-to-adjust-federal-tax-withholdings/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 11:00:41 +0000 Kevin http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=4703 In my previous post I showed how Alabama would pay interest on really late tax refunds. I mentioned in that post that, obviously, you don’t want to be waiting a long time for your tax refund (state or federal). What can you do? Aren’t you helpless to accept on when the government sends your money [...]

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