Taxes

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• How to avoid paying capital gains tax when selling your home

  Homeowners get a fair amount of tax breaks, but capital gains tax is a great exemption for home sellers.

  3 min read Dec 13, 2018

  

• 2018 tax brackets

  For 2018, taxpayers fell into one of seven brackets.

  1 min read Dec 11, 2018

  

• How to get rid of an IRS tax lien on your home

  Failure to pay federal taxes jeopardizes the roof over your head and other assets.

  3 min read Dec 06, 2018

  

• Tax issues that impact working teens and their parents

  The tax man is lenient about certain teen jobs, but be on guard for this trap.

  4 min read Dec 05, 2018

  

• 2017 tax bracket rates

  View 2017 IRS income tax brackets for single, married and head of household filings.

  1 min read Nov 28, 2018

  

• States that levy no sales tax (but have some other quirky taxes)

  These states don’t require consumers to cough up sales tax for goods and services.

  1 min read Nov 23, 2018

  

• Roth IRA’s many fantastic features make it an ideal investment during tax season

  The Roth’s unique attributes make it a great retirement and estate planning tool.

  3 min read Nov 22, 2018

  

• Follow these IRA withdrawal rules or pay a hefty tax penalty

  If you don’t take the required distribution after age 70, you’ll suffer a huge loss.

  3 min read Nov 20, 2018

  

• The skinny on paying estimated taxes: What you need to know to avoid the ire of the IRS

  Don’t spend untaxed income without having a strategy for giving the IRS its due.

  5 min read Nov 12, 2018

  

• Here’s what happens when you fail to file taxes — and how to get back on track

  Even if you can’t afford to pay your taxes, you should still file. Here’s why.

  3 min read Oct 25, 2018