How the Internal Revenue Service defines and calculates different types of income affects the taxes you owe. Modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is one of them. MAGI also decides...
Posted by Pat Raskob on 08/11/2022
What is a foreign tax credit?A foreign tax credit is a United States tax credit that is used to offset income tax paid abroad. United States citizens and resident aliens who pay income...
Posted by Rosovich & Associates, Inc. on 05/31/2022
Nobody likes to do their taxes, but the task is even more difficult when preparing returns for the death of a spouse or a death certificate. If you are preparing a 1040 federal tax...
Posted by Taxes Made EZ Inc on 02/15/2022
Savings bonds are a popular means of savings for conservative investors because they have the full confidence and credit of the US government. With savings bonds, you receive a fixed...
Posted by Pat Raskob on 10/19/2021
The payment of income tax is a reality. And when Uncle Sam says income, he is talking about all the money you make, whether it's from your job or your investment. This includes...
Posted by Stevenson Tax and Accounting, Inc. on 03/09/2021
The federal government estimates that approximately 60% of people use paid tax preparers to complete and file their tax returns. If you fall into this category, you have nothing to...
Posted by Tim Thompson CPA PLLC on 06/15/2020
Lying about income tax means that you are committing tax fraud, which is a federal crime. The IRS has severe penalties so that perpetrators will pay a very high price. Prison is a...
Posted by Larry Hurt on 05/17/2020
Mutual fund taxes generally include dividend and capital gains taxes, while the investor owns mutual fund shares and capital gains taxes when selling units of the mutual fund. The...
Posted by LLOYD J CAZES CPA on 11/25/2019
Although it may seem little, the interest you earn during the year is not tax-free. The interest is subject to the same tax rates as the rest of the income.Sources of interest income...
Posted by LLOYD J CAZES CPA on 11/25/2019
