A couple of weeks ago, while recovering from the Great Backup Accident of 2010, I shared How to Get a Copy of Your Federal Tax Return.

I was told by the agent I spoke with that it would take a “couple of weeks” to get the transcript back, since I’d called in with … click here to continue reading The Transcript of Our Income Tax Return

On Saturday our income tax refund landed in our checking account. It was significantly higher than I’d anticipated which freaked me out a little bit when I saw it.

I opened H & R Block At Home 2009 and calculated the difference. It was exactly $664 which I recognized as the amount we’d … click here to continue reading Estimated Payments Made in January Count Toward Previous Year

As I’m sure we all know, there’s a lot in the health care bill that was passed which we didn’t know about. After all, we had to pass the bill to find out what was actually in it. That’s so interesting. You would think any new bill would be read thoroughly and … click here to continue reading Health Care Bill and 1099s – How Is That Health Care?

For as long as I can remember, the state of Arizona has taken a percentage of our Federal withholding. But that is about to change. Beginning on July 1st, 2010,

For example, let’s say your gross pay is $1000 and your Federal withholding is 7% of your gross, or  $70.00.  Your Arizona state … click here to continue reading Arizona’s Changing Its Method of Withholding

I know of a person who has his state withholding from his payroll check set high purposely to remove $1300 more than is necessary, since he regularly owes about that amount to the Federal government.

I don’t feel comfortable challenging his method, nor do I feel he would take kindly to my making … click here to continue reading Raising Your State Withholding to Cover Federal – Does It Make Any Sense?

Back in January, I reported what Arizona had done with our 2008 income tax refund (not the 2009 refund, mind you).

I called again in February and was told it was going to take some time for the money to route through the system so I needed to be aware of that and … click here to continue reading Finally – Our 2008 Tax Refund Arrived

Back in the olden days, when all you had was a form, pencil, eraser and your calculator, it was way too much hassle to “work the numbers”. You figured it out, put the numbers where they belonged, calculated the numbers to make sure you got your addition and subtraction correct and you … click here to continue reading I’m Surprised More People Don’t Cheat with Tax Programs

If you’re in Arizona, About.com’s Arizona Tax Forms and Filing has some good information on filing your 2009 taxes, especially if you are planning to file an extension.

We decided to file an extension again this year, even though we are anticipating a refund. I know, I know.

June Walker actually thinks it’s a … click here to continue reading Taxes Due Today in the US or File an Extension

Last night, we were trying to get AJ’s income tax return submitted by e-file.

I found the box for TaxCut and entered the code… but I got a message that the code was invalid.

I tried again. So then I started looking at the box more carefully, and realized that it was last year’s … click here to continue reading I Can’t Find My Code for TaxCut That I Bought From Amazon

Most people don’t want have the inclination or time to learn everything about filing their taxes like Frugal Babe (although I am the same and want to do it myself, too) and feel more comfortable trusting a “professional”.  However, even if you have someone else do your taxes, it is important to … click here to continue reading Double Check Your Tax Return