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	<description>When Uncle Sam Cometh, Aunt Jane Will Help You Out</description>
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		<title>Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are a couple interesting videos about the alternate minimum tax.  With the elections coming up in 2008, the first video asks questions of the candidates.  The second video is quite a bit longer and goes into more detail about the tax itself.  To view the second video, go here.




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		<title>Rap About Taxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the holidays all around, let&#8217;s just have a light post today.  This appears to be advertising Turbo Tax in a subtle way, but it&#8217;s fun all the same.  Ever think you&#8217;d see people rapping about tax deductions?  Watch&#8230;




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		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/25/rap-about-taxes/</link>
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		<title>Your Task List Before the End of the Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This seems like a good time to remind you of some things you can do before the end of the year to lower your taxes.  First, read the article I wrote last year: Tax Deduction: End of Year Savings.
Now you know what you need to do.

Make sure your traditional 401k and/or IRA are fully [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/24/your-task-list-before-the-end-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Let the IRS Help You Cut Down on Fuel Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all been hearing about hybrid cars on the TV news.  You might have even been thinking about buying one.  After all, not only are they good for the environment, but they get great mileage, which can mean thousands of your dollars saved.  But now the government is sweetening the pot.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/22/let-the-irs-help-you-cut-down-on-fuel-costs/</link>
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		<title>Pay Your Taxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t like taxes, write or call your congressmen, march on Washington, make yourself heard.  
But this might be taking things a bit too far.  Apparently, this couple in New Hampshire, Elaine and Ed Brown, have been convicted of tax evasion, and are refusing to go to jail.  They claim they&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/21/pay-your-taxes/</link>
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		<title>Tax-Deductible Interest and Paying Off Debt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, we discussed refinancing and how taxes can play into a decision about whether or not to refinance.  I also found this interesting article, which goes into some depth about debt &#8212; both mortgages and unsecured debt &#8212; and paying interest, and how to decide what to pay off first, particularly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/20/tax-deductible-interest-and-paying-off-debt/</link>
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		<title>Refinancing Your Mortgage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry I&#8217;ve been incommunicado for a few months.  But now I&#8217;m back, and I&#8217;ll try to post a couple times a month, at least until we get closer to tax season.
First off, when you&#8217;re thinking about refinancing your mortgage, you might not immediately think about your taxes, but consider &#8212; you get to deduct [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/19/refinancing-your-mortgage/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Government Tax Cartoon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Very interesting!  Check out this U.S. government income tax cartoon from the WWII time period - early 1940&#8217;s.  Who would have thought Donald Duck would be propagandizing for the guv&#8217;ment?




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		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/18/us-government-tax-cartoon/</link>
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		<title>Tax Benefits of Owning Your Own Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beyond the joy of homeownership, did you know that owning your own home does great things for your bottom line?  It&#8217;s true.  That&#8217;s mainly because the interest you pay on your mortgage is tax deductible.
In the last article, I talked about lowering your taxable income in order to stay or go down into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/17/tax-benefits-of-owning-your-own-home/</link>
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		<title>Federal Income Tax Brackets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what a &#8216;tax bracket&#8217; is and which one you fall into?  It&#8217;s not as difficult as you might think.	
First off, you need to know two things: your filing status and your taxable income. The four filing statuses are: single or married filing separately, married filing jointly, qualifying widow, or head of household. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/16/federal-income-tax-brackets/</link>
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		<title>Income Tax Due Date: Not What You Think</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know your taxes aren&#8217;t due on April 15 this year?  It&#8217;s true.  April 15 is a Sunday, so like many banking activities, the due date slides to the next day.  That&#8217;s not all, though.  Because of a special holiday in the District of Columbia - Emancipation Day - April [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/15/income-tax-due-date-not-what-you-think/</link>
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		<title>Tax Preparation: IRS Publications and Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re doing your taxes using tax software or by hand, going to a tax preparation service or having your accountant do them, you may have questions and special situations and not know how to handle them.  Luckily, the IRS has a website that offers more information and publications and forms than  you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/14/tax-preparation-irs-publications-and-services/</link>
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		<title>What Is A Tax Attorney?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The importance of utilizing a personal tax attorney is not recognized by most business owners, not the same way they understand the importance of employing a office manager or accountant. With training and education specific to tax law that distinguishes him or her from other lawyers, a tax attorney may represent clients in other areas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/13/what-is-a-tax-attorney/</link>
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		<title>Tax Preparation: Pen and Paper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve talked about tax preparation services and tax preparation software, but what if you just want to do it yourself, the old-fashioned way?  Used to be, you could get the forms you needed at the library or the Post Office, and fill it out by hand.  No more.  So where can you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/12/tax-preparation-pen-and-paper/</link>
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		<title>Tax Preparation Services: Is It Worth It To Pay?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve seen or heard the ads for these tax preparation services - you can go in, they&#8217;ll walk you through doing your taxes and even give you your refund up front.  Sounds like a great deal, right?  Well, you know what they say about things that sound too good to be true.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/11/tax-preparation-services-is-it-worth-it-to-pay/</link>
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		<title>Tax Software: The Easy Way to Prepare Your Own Income Taxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I get ready to do my taxes each year, I don&#8217;t go to a tax accountant or download forms off the IRS website.  Instead, I buy TurboTax and enjoy the pleasure of doing it myself with the ease of not entirely doing it myself.
TurboTax is one tax software package, but there are others. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/10/tax-software-the-easy-way-to-prepare-your-own-income-taxes/</link>
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		<title>Tax Preparation: How to Get Your Income Taxes Done</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tax time is looming.  You&#8217;ve started gathering your papers together.  But then what?  Well, there are four basic choices, and I&#8217;ll give an overview of those here, and talk about them in more detail in later blogs.
Your Accountant
If you have an accountant, you&#8217;re probably not bothering to read this blog.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/9/tax-preparation-how-to-get-your-income-taxes-done/</link>
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		<title>Federal Income Tax: The Democrats&#8217; 100 Hours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard about the Democrats&#8217; 100 Hours.  But how will it affect your taxes?
Of course, if you&#8217;re someone who&#8217;s going to benefit from the minimum wage increase the Democrats passed, the income listed on your income taxes will change - it will go up.  Yay!
But the most direct effect is if you&#8217;re an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/8/federal-income-tax-the-democrats-100-hours/</link>
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		<title>Tax Preparation: Get Your Tax Papers Together, Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(This is part 2.  Don&#8217;t forget to check out part 1, too: Tax Preparation: Get Your Tax Papers Together, Part 1).
Before you start doing your actual taxes, make sure you&#8217;ve got everything you need.  Even if you decide to use a tax preparer rather than doing them yourself, you&#8217;ll still need to do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/7/tax-preparation-get-your-tax-papers-together-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Phone Bill Tax Credit, One-Time Only</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a phone bill?  Chances are, you do - and if you do, you can claim a tax credit on this year&#8217;s tax form.  Turns out there&#8217;s an old tax that we&#8217;ve all been paying on our phone bill every month, and the Treasury Department has decided it&#8217;s no longer valid. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/6/phone-bill-tax-credit-one-time-only/</link>
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		<title>Tax Preparation: Get Your Tax Papers Together, Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before you start doing your actual taxes, make sure you&#8217;ve got everything you need.  Even if you decide to use a tax preparer rather than doing them yourself, you&#8217;ll still need to do this step.
Today, get together all of the following income-related papers, if they apply to you.  You might have only one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/5/tax-preparation-get-your-tax-papers-together-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Tax Deduction: End of Year Savings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s still December, and that means you still have a little time to make some last minute fixes to this year&#8217;s tax picture.  Unless you&#8217;re one of the lucky few who&#8217;s sure they&#8217;re going to get a refund, consider doing one or all of the following to cut down your tax burden a little [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/4/tax-deduction-end-of-year-savings/</link>
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		<title>Aunt Jane Revealed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ll think I&#8217;m crazy, and you won&#8217;t be the first.  But I enjoy doing my taxes every year.  I like watching all the numbers coming together, and it gives me a sense of accomplishment when I&#8217;ve not just finished the taxes themselves, but ended off the year with a nice balance sheet and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpwithincometax.com/3/tax-girl-revealed/</link>
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