• Still Missing A W-2? Call The IRS
“…here’s the step by step process for notifying the IRS when nicely phoning the office manager hasn’t worked.”

• How To File A Federal Tax Extension
“…how to submit for a federal tax filing extension if you’re still waiting for some forms or you just don’t think you can get it together in time.”

• Tax Panic: What to Do If You Can’t Pay
“…what to do if Uncle Sam comes calling and you’re too broke…”

• How To File Taxes If You’re Self-Employed
“This moderately difficult tutorial walks the self-employed through the steps of filing taxes.”

• 10 Phat Tax Breaks
“CNN Money has got ten “secret” deductions to use this year. Yeah, that phone tax rebate that everyone won’t shut up about is there, but there’s also…”

• The 13 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions
“1. State sales taxes….3. College tuition. 4. Student loan interest paid by mom and dad….”

• Claim The Home Office Deduction
“This assumes that you first, have a dedicated home office. Sitting with a laptop on a couch doesn’t qualify. It needs to be a designated area. Having a separate room is best.”

• Avoid Tax Refund Anticipation Loans
“New figures reveal that RALs drained about $960 million in loan fees, plus over $100 million in other fees, from the wallets of nearly 9.6 million American taxpayers in 2005.”

• IRS Free File Open Now
“e-File your federal taxes for free with Free File from the IRS.”

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