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5 Tips for Finding a Tax Professional

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I’ve never liked doing my taxes (like most of you I assume), but when I started my own business 7 years ago, I had no idea how much harder filing taxes would become. From my experience, I have found that year round tax prep and planning really relieves a lot of stress and puts my mind at ease. Do you use a tax professional?

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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We planned our purchase in the heady days just prior to the recession of 2008/2009. If we had put that quarter of a million dollars into a tax exempt bond fund at the time, it would have earned around 4% in yearly income, or around $8000 – every year for the past 10 years. Our accountant charges a lot to do our taxes.

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Reasons to Give to Adult Children

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You want to mitigate the tax bite on your estate. There are typically tax consequences to what is left of your estate at the time of your death, whether those be capital gains taxes on the difference between the cost of your assets and the market value at death or an actual estate tax on the value of the estate you leave.

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6 Things I Learned When I Became an Investor

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One very effective activity that I did early on was to have money taken automatically out of my paycheck and used to buy shares of a mutual fund. At times, it can be stressful to watch the paper value of your holdings disappear (such as in 2008 and 2009), but when the market is soaring, it gets really fun to watch your networth go up!

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Crayola Light Designer Just $39.99 Shipped!

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The dome also features eight engaging activities and games to keep kids entertained. This is the same price, right now, at Walmart but by ordering through Amazon , you’ll save on shipping and tax, as well as gas money. . ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. All rights reserved.

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Fisher-Price Disney’s Jake’s Musical Pirate Ship Bucky Just $38.90 + FREE Shipping!

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Jake’s Musical Pirate Ship Bucky features three buttons to activate special features, including the ability to fire “water balls” from the ship’s spring-loaded cannon and to play 25 pirate phrases, sounds, and songs! This price is the same at Walmart but by buying from Amazon , you can save on shipping and tax.

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What You Can Get For Free 2/14/14

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Free Jungle Book Coloring and Activity Pages. H&R Block FREE Tax Filing Online. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Take a look below: Sweethearts Kindergarten Printables Pack. Print from Disney’s “Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story” God Loves You. by Dan Eitreim.

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