Article TodayFinance.How To Audit-Proof Your Tax Return Forever!- March 26, 2008 Congress recently passed legislation that is supposed to result in a more "sensitive" Internal Revenue Service. You know, not such a lean, mean, tax-collecting machine. I DON'T THINK SO! Here's why. A few months ago, one of my clients (let's call him Mr. Jones) got one of those IRS "love letters" requesting more information about his return, and the IRS wanted to meet with Mr. Jones in personhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArticleToday/~3/258337125/how-to-audit-proof-your-tax-retur... The 7 Top Ways Millionaires Become Wealthy- March 26, 2008 There are 7 common factors to those who build net fortunes of one million dollars or more. In America, there has never been more personal wealth than there is today; yet most American's are not wealthy. Amazingly, a mere 3.5% of our households own almost one-half of the wealth in the United States! 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There Is No Such Thing As Tax Simplification!- March 26, 2008 I'm a little upset right now, so please bear with me. I don't get upset very often - you can always tell because smoke starts coming right out of the top of my bald head! - but I'm here to tell ya', this one really has me both laughing and crying at the same time! Recently the IRS came out with this press release: IRS Increases InterestDividend Threshold Source: Associated Press Publicationhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArticleToday/~3/258337133/there-is-no-such-thing-as-tax.htm... Taking control of your finances- March 26, 2008 To find money to invest for your future, you need to make sure that your outgoing expenses are less than the income that you are receiving. You need to develop an excess that you can have free to invest. Now before you start to think...."well I don't have any excess left...if I was earning more money....then I would have some free". Let me dispel this myth...and tell you that it is a known andhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArticleToday/~3/258337136/taking-control-of-your-finances.h... Collecting houses.- March 26, 2008 We can no longer rely on the government to hand out an old aged pension cheque to us once we retire. We cannot take for granted that at the end of our working life we will be taken care of financially. Our population is ageing, due to the baby boomer generation, and within 30 years there will be so many retired people, compared to the number of working age people, that it will be economicallyhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArticleToday/~3/258337137/collecting-houses.html Home Office Deductions- March 26, 2008 Home office deductions are one of the perks of working from home, however, there are clear drawbacks too. If you meet the IRS guidelines for deducting your home office, you can expect to get a hefty tax break. On the other hand, deducting your home office can increase your chances of getting audited. Additionally, by claiming your home office you can get taxed when selling your home. This articlehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArticleToday/~3/258337138/home-office-deductions.html 5 Common Tax Myths That Are Costing You A Bundle- March 26, 2008 This article is based on the following 2 assumptions: 1) You are a small business owner or self-employed person (including home-based businesses and part-time entrepreneurial activities). 2) You don't like to pay taxes. In fact, whenever you think about paying taxes, you get so mad you end up "all lathered up and nowhere to go." Now, if paying taxes makes you so upset, what have you done abouthttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArticleToday/~3/258337140/5-common-tax-myths-that-are-costi... |