What has IRS Packaged Up for You for 2006?

What are some of the new tax provisions that can help you or create problems for you for the 2006 tax year? Learn what you are now required to provide to make deductible charitable contributions.

10 Do's and Do Not's for Filing and Lowering Your Taxes

Small Business owners can 179 themselves into lower taxes and individuals can reduce the threat of an audit by following a few simple steps.

Tax Deduction 101 for Home Based Businesses

Seeking tax advice and tax tips is never a bad idea. When it is time to file your home based businesses taxes online you want to have every weapon that is legally at your disposal. Having a list of acceptable deductions for your home business will allow you to quickly and legitimately flow through the tax season with little to no hiccups.

VAT: The Basic Principles

VAT (Value Added Tax) is a sales tax, levied on the expenditure of consumer goods and services and business transactions, which is paid by the consumer at the point of purchase and collected by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). First introduced to the UK in 1973, it is now a major source of revenue for the government.

IRS Releases Mileage Rates for 2007

One of the advantages of working for yourself is you can write off a lot of different expenses to lower your taxable earnings. One deduction that is very popular is business mileage. Any mileage you undertake for business purposes can be converted into a very healthy tax deduction.

Tax Alternatives: The Negative Income Tax

Nothing gets people more riled up than a discussion of taxes, but what alternatives are there to the current system? The negative income tax is one such possibility.

Resolving Your Back Taxes Without Talking to the IRS

Dealing with the IRS when you owe back taxes is a fairly scary thing. The IRS realizes you do not want to talk with its agents and has come up with a solution.

Internal Revenue Service Audits

Pick your favorite scary movie. It could be the first Alien or something else. No matter how scary they were, nothing is scarier than an audit by the Internal Revenue Service.

Why Some Do Not Understand Taxation Debate

Many American Voters do not understand the taxation debate around election time. They hear stories of businesses and rich folks getting big tax breaks and yet do not fully understand, although at first glance they feel that is somewhat unfair. What is very unfortunate is that many politicians will claim that only the rich get the tax breaks.

Property Taxes Increase With Home Prices

With the increasing value of your home comes the increasing bill from your property taxes.

IRS Warns Churches It Will Be Watching

The IRS has warned that it will be watching churches closely to make sure that they do not violate tax-exempt regulations. Both liberal and conservative factions have been filing numerous complaints against churches with the IRS.

Raising Taxes is Bad Economic Policy; It is Bad for Our Nation

Recently, I watched the debate on television regarding the Bush administration's tax cuts and some Democrats were saying that they did not want to extend those tax cuts into the future. But isn't that really simply saying we want to raise your taxes? Personally, I don't want my taxes raised and I do not want any more taxes on my small business.

Who Hates Taxes?

I would love to pay a lot of taxes, A LOT! Crazy you say, well the reality is unless I am going to dodge the law and take my chances I am going to have to pay taxes.

Taxes: The Plan Ahead, Not the Look Behind

The word 'taxes' has a negative effect on people. It makes us look away, it upsets us and we make lots of grunting noises. But that's looking at the previous year and preparing for the tax season. What about planning for 2006? Can we actually plan ahead for taxes? Yes, it is possible. It's important to begin our discussion on taxes by knowing what tax changes are taking effect. So I'd thought I'd get you started in the right direction. Here are some of the tax benefits coming your way in 2006 for your 2007 filings.

Retention of Tax Records - Keep or Toss

The importance of safely retaining financial records. If you have ever applied for a loan or been through a tax examination, you also know the need to have adequate records. But what are adequate records and how long do you need to keep them?