Tax

Understanding tax strategies and managing your tax bill should be part of any sound financial approach. Some taxes can be deferred, and others can be managed through tax-efficient investing. With careful and consistent preparation, you may be able to manage the impact of taxes on your financial efforts.

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Making Your Tax Bracket Work

Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?

Tax Rules When Selling Your Home

The tax rules governing profits you realize from the sale of your home have changed in recent years.

How to Appeal Your Property Taxes

For homeowners who think their property taxes are too high, there are ways to appeal.

Tax Deductions You Won't Believe

Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.

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  Does Your Child Need to File an Income Tax Return?

  When your child has income, there’s a good chance that he or she will need to report it and pay taxes.

  Tax Deductions You Won't Believe

  Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.

  How Income Taxes Work

  A quick look at how federal income taxes work.

  Red Flags for Tax Auditors

  Here are six flags that may make your tax return prime for an IRS audit.

  Financial Hacks for Millennials: Ways to Use Your Tax Refund

  There are two certainties in life: death and taxes, or so it’s been said. While the thought of filing taxes may not fill you with delight, for many Americans, receiving a tax refund could be the mini financial windfall they need to get back on track with financial goals that may have gone awry during the year.

  What Is a 1035 Exchange?

  1035 exchanges provide a way to trade-in an annuity contract or life insurance policy without triggering a tax liability.

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  Making Your Tax Bracket Work

  Have you explored all your options when it comes to managing your taxable income?

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