2013 Form 1099s are in the mail. You should receive your form 1099s shortly. Here’s what to expect. What is a 1099 Form? A 1099 is a form that is used to report taxable income you earn aside from your regular salary or wages. A few examples of income types that a 1099 may report […]
What is a 1040 Form? A 1040 form is the basic tax form which individuals use to file their tax returns. The 1040 form summarizes information about an individual’s income and deductions and calculates whether the individual owes the government money or receives a tax refund. Tax forms 1040 must be filed by the tax […]
What is the Adoption Credit? If you adopted a child recently, qualified expenses related to the adoption have reverted back to being a nonrefundable tax credit. (The credit was refundable for tax years 2010 and 2011.) The tax adoption credit is a maximum of $12,970 per child for tax year 2013. What Expenses Qualify? Qualified […]
Form 4868 is the form you must fill out if you are not able to file your federal income tax return by April 15. Form 4868 is used to file for a tax extension. What is Form 4868? By filling out the IRS form 4868, you can get an automatic 6 month extension of time […]
This week’s Featured Deal is from RadioShack and not only will it put some extra spending money in your pocket via a RadioShack gift card, it will also help you clear out some clutter in your house! How to Get Your $25 Gift Card Trade in up to 5 old electronics at RadioShack by 2/28/14. […]
This week’s Featured Deal is another perfect one for travelers. Frontier Airlines has a great sign-up bonus with a low spending requirement, perfect for some of your spring travel! Barclaycard is offering up to 50,000 bonus miles on the Frontier Airlines World MasterCard. The bonus miles should be enough for 2 domestic roundtrip award tickets. […]
Do you shop at Kroger? If so, this week’s Featured Deal may be just for you! Readers have mentioned the Kroger card as a way to save money on gas many times, so we figured we should take a look. Right now Kroger is offering 25¢ off per gallon of gas with the 1-2-3 REWARDS® […]
Happy Holidays! We hope everyone’s last-minute shopping and celebration planning is going well. If you’re looking for a minute to relax in the midst of your hectic schedule, enjoy some of these great finance reads from around the internet! Announcements Don’t forget today is the Amazon order deadline to get your gifts in time for […]
After you’ve recovered from all the holiday shopping you’ve probably been doing this week, check out some of these great personal finance reads. Announcements VisatPrint. A reader Frank asked about the VistaPrint holiday card deals this year. Here are the updated VistaPrint Holiday Card Deals for this holiday season: 50% Off Holiday Cards 50% Off […]
The latest site in our holiday cash back series is one called Plink. During the holiday season, we’re highlighting great cash back opportunities to save you money on your holiday shopping. Plink is a bit different from some of the other sites we’ve talked about because it uses offline affiliates but it still allows you to […]
