TurboTax

April 15 looms on the horizon. There may be any number of reasons that you are not prepared to file a tax return, from not having your dividend statements back, to waiting to get a home buyer tax credit, to straightforward procrastination. No matter your reasons, you can actually file for an extension. Any taxpayer [...]

iPhones are often criticized as expensive and ostentatious. Why buy a smart phone when you can make calls from a $10 pay as you go phone? It may seem like a waste of money, but used properly an iPhone can be a powerful tool in your personal finance arsenal. Here is just a small sampling of [...]

To help you make the most of your 2009 taxes, here are some tax tips to help you organize, prepare, and take advantage of the available tax deductions and tax credits for 2009 tax year. Instead of trying to compile my own list, I reached out to a few personal finance bloggers to share their [...]

If you’re responsible for dealing with your own taxes, it can be beneficial to hire an accountant to make sure that you’re deducting everything that you’re entitled to. In most cases, whether you need to use a tax professional depends on your situation. If you are a regular employee who fills in W-2 forms and [...]

Today was supposed to be a picnic at the apple orchard day, but the cold weather and rain put a stop to that idea. So I guess it will be another blogging day for me. Last week was the first time that Moolanomy featured articles written by staff writer. Please let us know what you [...]

Good news! H&R Block is sponsoring a giveaway for readers of Moolanomy (that’s you). The prizes include 4 copies of the TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file software ($34.95 retail value).
TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file software gives you the advanced tools and guidance for maximizing deductions and tax savings associated with home ownership, education, investments, real [...]

I am finally done with my tax returns, and my parents too, but haven’t send them in yet because I like to print them out and go over everything one more time. There’s something about computer screen that doesn’t lend itself to careful error checking.
As per my earlier review of TurboTax, I decided to prepare [...]

In my TurboTax Online Review, I mentioned that I owe some federal income tax and is thinking about opening a SEP IRA, or a Simplified Employee Pension Plan. Aside from reducing my tax liabilities, I want to maintain my safe harbor from having to pay quarterly income taxes in 2009.
Since I am already doing my [...]

The other day I was wondering if I owe any income tax this year, so I decided to give Intuit TurboTax Online Federal Free software a try.  In general, I was impressed at how far online software industry has evolved over the years (not just Intuit’s).  For this 2008 tax year software, you could hardly [...]

On my way to work this morning, the news was talking about the economic stimulus tax rebate check. In short, the Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million households starting in May.

Adopted from Economic Stimulus Payment: Marketing Products for Partners
To receive this tax rebate, there are three key requirements:

You must [...]