We got a 3% cost of living raise at work; however, after increasing the tax deductions to where they should be after last year’s Making Work Pay Tax Credit, some people are actually taking home less money than they did last year.

I’m willing to bet most companies did not give a raise, … click here to continue reading Did Your Paycheck Just Get Smaller?

Last year we chose to file an extension, so our taxes weren’t due until October 15th. I actually thought we were done on April 4th, and had posted about that but then I went and read a book on self-employment taxes and got myself all freaked out.  This year I hope to … click here to continue reading What Arizona Did With Our 2008 Tax Refund

Whew. What a relief to FINALLY have them done, and on their way. I am still a little bit nervous that I have not gotten everything, but I have done my very best. I never did find an accountant, darn it! I am going to keep that on my list of things … click here to continue reading Our Taxes Are in the Mail Today

I haven’t done a lot of donating to thrift stores over the years. I tend to hang onto things forever and ever, building up my clutter nest in my bedroom. Therefore, I never really thought about how one would go about putting a value on the things they donated.

Besides, we have never … click here to continue reading What’s the Value of your Donated Items?

I’ve been asking friends and acquaintances if they have a CPA they can recommend. I have received a few recommendations, but several weren’t taking new clients.

Then the other day, one of our auditors came by to start the proceedings for the yearly audit at my job. While she was asking the normal … click here to continue reading I Think I Found An Accountant

I know I’m talking to the choir here, but I thought I’d give a heads up on the Stimulus Payment Email Scam that I received in my inbox just a few minutes ago. Apparently this has been going around the Internet since last year, although this is the first time I’ve … click here to continue reading IRS Stimulus Payment Email Scam

I read over at Paid Twice’s blog today that you can check at the IRS website to see when to expect your stimulus check. I was a little bit concerned when I noticed the statement accompanying my results.

Look there at the bottom, which I circled in red and highlighted in yellow. You … click here to continue reading Deadline for Filing Taxes to Receive Stimulus Check?

One of the main reasons I’ve never taken my taxes to be done by a professional is because I never could figure out how they could do a better job than I could.

I mean, if you really think about it, only YOU can know what you spent your money on in the … click here to continue reading 2007 Taxes Completed

Or something like that.

I was stressing about our taxes. I’d started them in TurboTax Online, but then I lost my nerve. I blame it on being sick. I’ve never lost my nerve doing taxes before. Then again, I’ve never owed taxes in my life! This bit about having to pay $2000 was … click here to continue reading To The Taxman We Wenteth