There exist two kinds of dividends, qualified and ordinary dividends. Ordinary dividends are taxed at the income tax rate, and qualified dividends are taxed at a lower special rate.As...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 08/24/2021
Payment of college tuition is usually stressful for a student. As a result, many students strive for scholarships and grants to offset the expense. Winning a scholarship indeed...
Posted by CORE PERFORMANCE on 11/21/2021
If you buy an annuity in pre-tax dollars, the annuity payments will be fully taxed as income. If you purchase an annuity with after-tax funds, you only have to pay income tax. Annuities...
Prepared or not, tax return reporting was amended once more for the 2020 tax year. The IRS considerably fused the Form 1040 in 2018 which results in a total reconstruction of the old...
Posted by Freddie Cook, CPA on 04/03/2020
Tax Season for this year is currently underway, with that being said several tax forms are also in process. One of these forms is the W-2, Wage and Tax Statement for employees. Regardless...
Posted by Freddie Cook, CPA on 02/27/2020
The Lifetime Learning Credit and American Opportunity Tax Credit reduces the amount of tax you owe. Taxpayers could even qualify for a refund with AOTC should the credit be more than...
Posted by Carmen Garcia on 02/21/2020
The fact that looking for work takes a lot of work as well is not an easy thing to do. That’s why you need to make key financial moves related to the new job according to experts...
Posted by YourIRSTaxAdvocate.com on 01/19/2020
The withdrawal policies for the 529 plan have changed over the years. From once a relatively restrictive definition of "Qualified Higher Education Expense" or QHEE, it has...
Getting a scholarship is a tremendous help to reduce the amount you may have to borrow to be able to go to college or completely avoid making a student loan. It’s more than being...
Posted by J.R.'S TAX SERVICE on 01/22/2019