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		<title>Here&#8217;s How You Know if You Need to File a Tax Return This Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Blankenship, CFP®, EA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered if it was actually necessary to file a tax return?  Perhaps your income is relatively low, and so you wonder if it’s really required of you to file a return.]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s the Right Way to File Your 1099s</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a small business owner and pay an individual or business more than $600 in a year, you (the business owner) will need to send that business or individual a 1099. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Right Way to Gift and Lower Your Taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those seeking to lower their tax obligations this year, gifting can be an excellent way to do it.  See what type  of gifts, how much, and who you can gift to.]]></description>
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		<title>The 8 Biggest Tax Provisions Expiring This Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Blankenship, CFP®, EA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax payers beware, 2011 marks the end of numerous popular tax breaks and provisions.  Take a look at the list of 8 that we've compiled to see how you will be affected. ]]></description>
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		<title>How To Report Your Foreign Financial Accounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell D. Francis, CPA, CFP®</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have financial accounts overseas?  There are very special reporting requirements that you'll need to be aware of. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Expansion of the Adoption Tax Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Blankenship, CFP®, EA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The credit is considered “expanded” due to the changes made by the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which increased the amount of the credit, while also making the credit refundable. ]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tax Changes You Can Expect in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Fisher, CFP®</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under current law, the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire without further Congressional action at the end of 2012. Congress has not yet provided patches to the Alternative Minimum Tax beyond the end of 2011, and the configuration of the estate and gift taxes after 2012 need to be addressed at some point as well.]]></description>
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		<title>What To Do If You Get One Of These Notices From the IRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell D. Francis, CPA, CFP®</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although tax season is well beyond us, many Americans receive notices from the IRS.  See the following guide on what to expect and what to do for the most common IRS notices. ]]></description>
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		<title>Five Tax Scams to Avoid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Blankenship, CFP®, EA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't fall victim to these 5 common tax scams.]]></description>
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		<title>How To Defer Investment Taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard T. Feight, CFP®</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The simplest form of tax deferral is by putting money in your 401k or IRA. You put a portion of your income away before taxes so that you can use that income later in retirement. That’s the basic form of tax deferral. But did you know that there are advanced forms of tax deferral?]]></description>
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