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  • Kintsugi
  • February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

The most important dates to remember for filing your tax return with the IRS

After significantly postponing income tax deadlines for the past two years because of the ongoing pandemic, the deadline for most taxpayers to submit a federal tax return this year is Mon

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

Can You Write Off Your Home Office?

Here’s your guide to what can and cannot be deducted on annual tax returns. By Mia Taylor January 19, 2022 At a time when legions of Americans are suddenly working from home and may rem

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?

Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University Mon, January 31, 2022, 8:00 AM Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse&nb

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 27, 2021February 27, 2021

Your 2021 Tax Brackets vs. 2020 Tax Brackets

John Waggoner, AARP, Updated January 28, 2021  You might be filling out your tax return for 2020, but you’re living in tax year 2021, and tax year 2021 has substantial differences from

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  • Kintsugi
  • December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

Tax Tips for 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, finally, many of us start thinking about taxes. We should have thought about tax-saving strategies at the start of the year, but, you know, we were too busy worrying about

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 11, 2020

17 States With Estate or Inheritance Taxes

by John Waggoner, AARP, October 5, 2020 Eleven states have only an estate tax: Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washingto

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