Observations from my tax returns

I have been filing with Turbo Tax since the 2001 tax year. The nice thing about the service is that I can see all of my prior year returns anytime. It is kind of interesting to see summary of the information over the years. Incidentally, 2001 is the year that Mrs. Stew and I were [...]

How to Properly Prepare for Filing Your Taxes

The following is a guest post from Manuel Davis. Manuel is a tax accountant and writer for BackTaxesHelp.com and helps individuals with various IRS problems.
How to Properly Prepare for Filing Your Taxes
While April 15th may seem far away, now is the time to start thinking about your taxes to ensure that your [...]

What will you do with your tax refund?

A couple of weeks ago, I asked, Should a believer contribute to IRA’s, 401K’s or other retirement accounts? The post generated some interesting comments and discussion. While I still think that some form of retirement savings is a good idea, my financial focus was challenged by that thought: Am I really storing up treasure in [...]

American Opportunity Tax Credit

As a general rule, I typically oppose almost all federal government spending on anything other than the responsibilities expressly outlined in our Constitution. I believe that such expenditures result in waste, corruption, debt and a limiting of the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. Much of government sponsored financial aid has really [...]

Earned Income Tax Credit mistake

In one of my first posts here at Gather Little by Little, I revealed that my personal finance history is not perfect. There have been some lessons that we had to learn the hard way . . . and there are certainly more lessons to come. I also said that I hoped to be honest [...]

Tax credits for home upgrades

When we purchased our current home, we knew it would require some work and a few upgrades.  Namely some new paint, repairs to some of the work the owners did (but didn’t do correctly) and yard work.  The big item we knew we would have to address was the upstairs.  When the original owners built [...]

When will I recieve my $250.00 stimulus check

As part of the 2009 stimulus package, President Obama made sure that everyone was included.  For people that work they receive tax credits, for people who don’t and receive Social Security, he included a one-time $250.00 stimulus check.   Stimulus payments are slated to go to people who receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, railroad retirement [...]

When will I get my economic stimulus rebate check?

Happy Polar Bear by: Jeff Kubina – He must be getting his check on May 2nd!
The IRS recently announced the payment schedule for the economic stimulus payment schedule. So for those of you wondering when you’ll be receiving your checks, wonder no more. Payments will start being sent out on May 2. [...]

Is the economic stimulus package a loan?

Photo by: saturnism
My wife is involved in a few “mommies” forums on the internet and ran across a discussion about the upcoming economic stimulus package. Many of the ladies were saying it was a loan and not really a rebate at all. I had read/heard similar things while browsing the internet as well. [...]


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