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7 Feel-Good Tax Breaks: Ways to Get Back When You Give
Some tax deductions offered by the IRS encourage taxpayers to help society. Whether it’s encouraging donations to charity or caring for elderly relatives, there are several ways to reduce your own tax burden and feel good about how you did it. Here are seven tax breaks that might bring a smile to your face. Read more…
States with the Lowest Taxes and the Highest Taxes
Where you live can help or hinder your ability to make ends meet. A myriad of taxes—property, license, state and local sales, property, inheritance, estate and excise taxes on gasoline—eat away at your disposable income. Weighing the tax landscape against your financial picture lets you stretch your dollars. Here's a roundup of the highest and lowest taxes by state. Read more…
9 Things You Didn't Know Were Tax Deductions
Few realizations are more painful than realizing that you forgot to include a tax deduction that would have lowered your tax bill or increased your tax refund on your tax return. Here are some tax deductions that you shouldn't overlook. Read more…
Top 10 Oddball Tax Deductions
TurboTax helps you find every deduction and credit you deserve to help you get your maximum tax refund. But just for fun, we've uncovered what we think are the weirdest deductions allowed, from pet food to free beer to (we're not kidding) a girlfriend. Read more…
An E-filing Environment—Did You Know?
<a href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/e-file-taxes/">E-filing tax returns</a> has been increasing steadily in the last eight years, which is good news for our trees. Learn how e-filing helps our environment. Read more…
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