Have you finished your taxes yet? If tradition holds, about a quarter of taxpayers still haven't filed. Still, most of us get our taxes done on…
Tax Tip No. 6. Don't Panic. That's what Internal Revenue Commissioner Doug Shulman recommended last year for all those filers working through the…
Tax Tip No. 5. Slow Down: This may seem like strange advice for a procrastinator. But we all make mistakes when we get frenetic….
Tax Tip No. 3. Review Last Year's Return: Odds are if you haven't filed your taxes by now you're probably not only pressed for time but that you…
Tax Tip No. 2: Fund Other Tax-Sheltered Accounts: You can put money into your Health Savings Account (HSA). HSA contributions are tax deductible up…
Tax Tip No. 1: Fund Retirement Savings. It's the procrastinator's ultimate last minute tax break (if you qualify). The tax code has changed a lot…
Tax Tip No. 4: Know What's New: The tax code is always changing, but there are three important changes for 2010….
Americans are borrowing again. Consumer credit rose at a 3.8% annual rate in February. According to the Federal Reserve "non-revolving" consumer…
Remember your teenage summer jobs? Mine included construction work, waiting on tables, camp counselor, bus boy, gas station attendant (yes, there…
Millions of Americans are among the "working poor." They have jobs, yet earn so little that they live at or below the government's official poverty…
