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  • Why Your Tax Filing Deadline Is Later This Year

    By Janna Herron

    If you’re prone to putting off your taxes to the last minute, this is a good year. Most Americans will get three more days to file their returns in April, and residents in two New England states will...

  • The Dangers of Having Unpaid Tax Bills

    By Liz Weston, Reuters

    Affluent clients facing a big tax bill often have one of two reactions, according to CPA and financial planner Jerry Love: They either try to avoid filing or they want to negotiate a deal. Neither is...

  • 5 Tips for Lowering Your 2015 Taxes

    By Sterling Raskie, AdviceIQ

    With 2014 well over and the spring of 2015 looming, you may find yourself gathering all of last year’s tax information and getting ready to file your income taxes. Maybe you expect a refund or maybe...

  • 12 Ways to Be Financially Fit in 2015

    By Rebecca Reisner, LearnVest

    Ah, New Year’s—that time when we reminisce about the days of auld lang syne and vow to do better over the next 365 days. Money, too, is never far from our minds during this season of contemplation.

  • 4 ‘Don’t Forget’ Financial Musts Before Year End

    By Marine Cole

    When it comes to your finances, don’t wait until the New Year to make resolutions. Now is the time.

  • Tax Extension: How to Put Off Paying the IRS

    By Emma Johnson, The Fiscal Times

    Tax time is often filled with anxiety. But what if you’re looking at a big tax bill and you just don’t have the cash?

  • Fatal Car Crashes Spike on Tax Day

    By UNIVERSITY of TORONTO

    Drivers in the U.S. are more prone to fatal car accidents on income tax deadline day—typically April 15—than on normal days, new research shows.

  • The High Cost of Filing Taxes Late

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    If you’re a serial procrastinator on tax filing, here’s a compelling new reason to consider changing your ways: According to a new survey, people who wait until the deadline end up paying twice as...

  • Obama Paid 20.5% Tax Rate in 2011

    By Andy Sullivan, Reuters

    President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle paid an effective federal tax rate of 20.5 percent on income of $789,674 in 2011, the White House said on Friday amid a debate over tax burdens that is...

  • Taxes: 10 Expenses You Should Never Deduct

    By Kay Bell, Bankrate

    Every tax-filing season, the great quest by filers is to find the most tax deductions. But there are some deductions you should steer clear of.