H&R Block is the one of the oldest retail tax preparation firms in the US, with offices dating back over 50 years. In addition to their brick and mortar offices, H&R Block has one of the most popular tax software programs on the market, which is available as a download or for purchase on a [...]
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You Need a Budget (YNAB) is one of the more popular budgeting software programs out there, and they recently released You Need a Budget 3, their newest version. YNAB 3 maintains the same methodology and easy to use programming that made the original and YNAB Pro versions so popular, but they have added even more [...]
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I receive several book review requests each week, and I decline most of them – with a newborn, a full time job, and a small business, I simply don’t have the time to sit down and read many books. But I received the press release and advance copy of Your Money Ratios and it struck [...]
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Tax season is here and one of the topics I hear frequently discussed at work is the current income tax bracket people are in. One common misconception is that receiving a raise can put you into a higher tax bracket, and the net effect of your raise has a negative impact on your bottom line. [...]
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Sometimes after spending the day at the office we come home and spend money on our office like someone else is going to pick up the bill. However, the cost of maintaining a home office will be paid by your personal budget. As a result, cutting costs in your home office is a great idea. [...]
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I recently had one of my Prosper loans paid in full. I invested $125 with a borrower who wanted to borrow $24,000 to fully fund his SEP IRA, a retirement plan often used by small businesses and self-employed individuals. Borrowing money to invest sounds risky, and it can be. But there are two interesting sides [...]
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On Wednesday, the House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that will allow people to use charitable contributions to the Haiti earthquake relief efforts as a 2009 tax deduction. This measure was passed to encourage more people to make donations to aid in the recovery efforts. This bill was unanimously approved by the Senate on [...]
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