Category Archives: taxes

It’s Tax Time Again – How Are You Doing With Your Taxes?

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I finally sat down this weekend and started to seriously look at our taxes. I know, I know! As a personal finance blogger, I should have had them done months ago! Unfortunately, I am still blaming the whole computer backup disaster for my troubles and tardiness.  What will my excuse be next year?  Probably the same one. Hey, if President Obama can continue to blame the previous president for all of his problems, I can blame a computer backup disaster… Read the rest

How to Get a Copy of Your Arizona State Tax Return

income taxes
In July 2010 I had a backup accident with my computer.  I'm still experiencing issues from that time.  One huge problem was that I used tax software and I had made an electronic copy of our income tax returns.  You know, trying to go paperless?   I think I've learned my lesson by now and won't be going paperless any time in the near future. I needed to recreate our tax returns and so I set about getting copies so that… Read the rest

How the 2011 Tax Changes Affected My Take Home Pay

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One of my many tasks for my employer is to process the payroll and print out checks.  Since we are all salaried and paid twice a month, this is usually an easy and –  dare I say – almost boring task since usually everything stays the same month after month. However, the first payroll run of the year added some excitement and was actually a bit of a challenge because of the 2011 tax changes, namely the federal income tax… Read the rest
State of Arizona Tax Credits

Arizona’s Working Poor & School Tax Credits

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Arizona has several tax credits available for individuals: Working Poor Tax Credit, Corporation Tuition Tax Credits, School Tax Credits for Individuals, Health Insurance Premiums, and Water Conservation Systems. These few are mentioned specifically on their website. It's getting to be that time of the year again; we're close to the end of the year, and your last chance to make donations to lower your tax liability for the year of 2010. Did you know you may be eligible for tax… Read the rest