TFT Tax Season Countdown
  • Why Your Tax Filing Deadline Is Later This Year

    If you’re prone to putting off your taxes to the last minute, this is a good year. Most Americans will get three more days to file their returns in April, and residents in two New England states will...

  • The Dangers of Having Unpaid Tax Bills

    By Liz Weston, Reuters

    Affluent clients facing a big tax bill often have one of two reactions, according to CPA and financial planner Jerry Love: They either try to avoid filing or they want to negotiate a deal. Neither is...

  • 5 Tips for Lowering Your 2015 Taxes

    By Sterling Raskie, AdviceIQ

    With 2014 well over and the spring of 2015 looming, you may find yourself gathering all of last year’s tax information and getting ready to file your income taxes. Maybe you expect a refund or maybe...

  • 12 Ways to Be Financially Fit in 2015

    By Rebecca Reisner, LearnVest

    Ah, New Year’s—that time when we reminisce about the days of auld lang syne and vow to do better over the next 365 days. Money, too, is never far from our minds during this season of contemplation.

  • 4 ‘Don’t Forget’ Financial Musts Before Year End

    When it comes to your finances, don’t wait until the New Year to make resolutions. Now is the time.

  • TurboTax Maker Spent Millions to Keep Your Taxes Complex

    By Liz Day, ProPublica

    Intuit has spent about $11.5 million on federal lobbying in the past five years — more than Apple or Amazon. Although the lobbying spans a range of issues, Intuit's disclosures pointedly note that...

  • Federal Tax Dodgers Are New Target of House Bill

    By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post

    During a period when federal employees face a third year of the freeze on their basic pay rates and furloughs that could swipe up to 20 percent of their pay, a House committee is going after the tiny...

  • Taxpayer Alert: IRS Has $917 Million in Unclaimed Refunds

    By Alllison Linn, CNBC

    It sounds like an e-mail scam, but this one is actually true. The Internal Revenue Service has hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed 2009 tax refunds, and you may be eligible for the money...

  • 8 Smart Ways to Lower Your Taxes in Retirement

    By Steve Yoder, The Fiscal Times

    Planning your income in retirement—and reducing your overall tax bill— is critical to making your money last. Here are nine ways to manage your tax bite after you leave the workforce.

  • Sandy Homeowners Now Face a Different Ordeal

    By Reuters

    Families whose homes were damaged by Superstorm Sandy have one more insult they can add to their list of injuries: Unless they are careful, their children's student aid packages might get nicked.