Tax Day freebies are being offered by several restaurant chains in honor of the April 17 filing deadline. Here is your comprehensive list of tax day freebies.
The IRS is making it a top priority to crack down on the burgeoning tax day scam of identity fraud. In 2011 the agency thwarted $1.4 billion in fraudulent refunds.
Identity theft often starts when someone's personal information is stolen or lost. These are the IRS' top tips to help you avoid becoming the victim of an identity thief.
Taxpayers will have until April 17th to file their 2011 returns and pay any taxes due, and that's only one of the changes that will impact you this year.
Are you facing a lot of different tax questions this year? IRS experts have pulled together an overview of common tax issues in one convenient place -- Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax. This updated, free publication, available on the IRS Web site through the links below, contains a vast array of helpful information for individual taxpayers.
From stock sales to student loans, this 303-page publication holds the answers to many of your questions. Here's a small sample of the topics covered:
1) Need help deciphering the mysteries of the Roth IRA? Try Chapter 17 for retirement accounts.
2) Do you have a new child in the house? See Chapter 33 for the Child Tax Credit.
3) Are you selling stock for the first time? Check Chapter 16 for capital gains. If you're unloading losers, capital losses are there, too.
4) Do you need to report the profit on your home sale? See Chapter 15.
There are several ways to obtain the free tax guide from the IRS:
Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:39 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:39:54 GMT
Former Mayor Bob Walkup was taken to Saint Mary's hospital Saturday afternoon suffering from dehydration. Walkup was on an early morning bike ride with friends when be began to cramp up and feel uneasy. "I
Former Mayor Bob Walkup was taken to Saint Mary's hospital Saturday afternoon suffering from dehydration.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 7:56 PM EDT2012-05-22 23:56:58 GMT
Everyone seemed to agree the modern streetcar construction on 4th Avenue was going to cause problems but not to this extent. Some businesses report a drop of 35% to 50% since work began. So there's
Parking and parking tickets have become a major issue during construction on 4th.
Thursday, May 24 2012 12:40 AM EDT2012-05-24 04:40:22 GMT
You've probably seen television shows about storage auctions -- and they're certainly entertaining. But reality TV isn't exactly reality. Bidding on abandoned storage lockers is more like going to
We've seen the television show -- here's what you don't see on reality TV. A look at some of the regulars and newbies battling it out at Southern Arizona's storage auctions. Som Lisaius reports.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 11:56 PM EDT2012-05-24 03:56:11 GMT
(RNN) - They came, they wailed, they literally sang the phone book. Somewhere along the way, there was even a proposal. And when it was all over, they crowned a new Idol.
They came, they cried, they literally sang the phone book. Somewhere along the way, there was even a proposal. And when the votes were counted and it was all over, they crowned a new Idol.
The increasingly rancorous race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly for Arizona's vacant 8th Congressional District seat goes before a live audience for the first time.
The increasingly rancorous race between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly for Arizona's vacant 8th Congressional District seat goes before a live audience for the first time.
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