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3 Reasons to Keep Past Taxes: The Key To Your Financial Future

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

What’s more likely to get you a good loan rate? The amount of money you have available to you right then or documents showing what a solid non-risk you are financially? If you answered the former, well, I have some bad news for you. As much as money on the table helps (and it does help) the fact is, the bank or lending isn’t going to be lending to you just that day. They are lending to you over time. They want you to show them that, over time, you’re hardly a risk at all. One of the best ways to prove that? Your past taxes.

Yes, it’s true. Your past taxes can be incredibly valuable beyond the refund they gave you. Here are 3 ways:
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Failed To File Your Past Due Tax? Don’t Panic: There’s a Solution

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

The IRS is, to many Americans, the face of bureaucratic incompetence. They’re slow. They take our money. They screw up. But did you also know that they understand? It sounds crazy, right? The IRS having feelings? Compassion? The ability to think? But for millions of Americans, mostly those with past due tax, the stereotype of the IRS is what’s keeping them from discovering this compassion–and receiving a refund while doing so!

Sounds too goo to be true, right? Well it is. Here’s why:
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4 Facts About Obtaining Your Past Taxes Returns–And Saving Big!

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Banks love financial documents. Loan providers love them too. Renters and real estate agents are also big fans. The fact is, the more financial documentation you have, the more those kinds of places can see what sort of a risk you are. And even if you had an off year (or two) the more documentation you provide to prove what a low risk you are, the lower your rates are going to be. One easy way to give them the records they crave? Obtain your past taxes returns.

How? Here are 4 facts about getting your past taxes returns so you can cut your bills, save some money, and be ready for any crises that come your way.
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Getting Past Tax information Online – For Free!

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Getting helpful information about your taxes can be a real pain in the…you know. It seems that nearly everyone involved has an agenda: the IRS wants you to pay the most money, your accountant wants to bill you by the second, and your friends just want to tell you about how great their accountant is. It’s a mess and it’s even worse when you’re struggling at getting past tax information out of people.

But there’s a solution you may have already stumbled on for getting past tax information: the internet.
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Three Ways To File Past Due Taxes (For Free!)

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

There may not be a free lunch anymore, but is there a free tax filing? It seems like everywhere you go these days someone wants to gouge more money out of you…so you can pay more money. And that gets even worse when you have to file past due taxes.

So here are three ways you can file past due taxes for free! Because no one should ever have to pay to pay Uncle Sam back.
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How to File Past Tax Returns (And Cancel What You Owed Last Year!)

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Knowing how to file past tax returns is a skill that can help you in a lot of ways. It keeps you from falling further into debt. It helps you keep track of your financial history. It can save you money or bills. It can make filing this years return go a lot faster.

But can knowing how to file past tax returns cancel out what you owed last year?
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Why You Should File Past Years Taxes Online (Instead of Wasting Money and Time)

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Many of us have people in our lives (usually parents or grandparents) who still do taxes the old fashioned way. They get forms the library and then sit for hours upon hours crunching receipts and struggling with forms. Some of us know people who give up and just hand everything to a CPA (certified public accountant) or tax preparer and hope they sort it out. But then there are people who know that not only is it easier to file your tax returns online, you can even do it years after they were due!

But you might ask: given the complexity of back taxes, why should you file past years taxes online instead of going to a CPA or tax preparer?
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How Past Tax Documents Secure Your Financial Future

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

In the seminal Your Money or Your Life, Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin argue that in order to get a good grip on your financial future, you must first gain an understanding in your financial past. And the best ways to do this? Gather together your past tax documents and see how much you’ve earned over your entire life.

You might be wondering: how and why does this work? How can those old past tax documents add value to your financial future? What’s the trick here?
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The Secret The IRS Doesn’t Want You To Know: File a Past Tax Return–And Earn Money!

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

It’s in the IRS’s best interest that you only really think about taxes once a year. That right after April 15th you start forgetting to save those receipts, or noting your mileage, or learning about new deductions to take advantage of. It’s even in their best interest that you have back taxes, but forget to file a past income tax return.

Why? Because it’s easy. And simple. Something you can do only today. And because you can earn money doing so.

How?
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What Are Past Taxes and Why Should I Care?

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

The problem with the way tax law is written is that it’s far, far too confusing. The nice thing about e-filing services is that the cut through that mess and help you get the biggest refund for the most money (and time) invested. But as good as they are, they can’t answer every question.

In fact, one of the most common ones I get asked is: just what are past taxes anyways?
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