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I 'heart' taxes
Melissa Chadburn May 3, 2012
Commentator Melissa Chadburn says paying your taxes shows you value your community.
Last-minute tax filers: Listen up
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 2, 2012
You can create a tax-time ritual to help get you motivated.
Taxes and a home equity loan
Chris Farrell Mar 28, 2012
Hello. I'm 50 and single. I have a 15-year mortgage at 3.5 percent. My income is more than $80,000. I have a Roth and I am maximizing my company's 403(b) account. I have no credit card debt -- no debt in general except the mortgage, so I don't have a lot of write-offs. Does it make sense to get an equity loan and finish my basement so I can get a bigger write-off on taxes while investing in my home, or should I continue to just sock money away because it is better to not have debt? Thanks. Lisa, Salt Lake City, UT
Why tax reform still hasn't come to America
Chris Farrell Mar 23, 2012
While you're trying to determine what happens when you subtract line 35 from line 43 on your tax form, you might ask: Why is this so complicated?
On tax forms, Arizonans must report out-of-state purchases
Peter O'Dowd Mar 16, 2012
A new line on Arizona's tax return is asking people how much shopping they've done out of state. The idea was to recoup millions in lost revenue from online retailers.
Your tax limericks
Tess Vigeland Mar 17, 2012
Readers from around the U.S. sent us their opinions of taxation in limerick form.
Getting Personal: Trashing your old tax documents
Sarah Gardner Mar 9, 2012
Host Sarah Gardner and MSN's Liz Weston answers your personal finance conundrums.
President Obama hopes to boost IRS budget, tax revenue
John Dimsdale Mar 5, 2012
We're less than six weeks away from tax day, and this year the IRS is gonna have to do more with less when it comes to processing all those returns. President Obama hopes to change that.
To Roth 401(k) or not
Chris Farrell Feb 28, 2012
My company just added a Roth 401(k) investment option to our retirement plan. I am currently saving 6 percent of my salary in my 401(k), with a 3 percent match from my company. (This is the maximum match.) Now that there is an option to invest in the Roth, with the same match available, I am not sure how to adjust my investments. I don't have any other retirement savings besides my 401(k). I have talked this over with a few of my friends and none of them seems to know the answer, either. Thanks for your help! Priscilla, Greenville, N.C.
Getting Personal: The perils of private student debt
Tess Vigeland Feb 24, 2012
MSN's Liz Weston discusses tax rebates, student debt and how to negotiate the foreclosure process.
