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Posted: March 15, 2010 10:28AM by Cheryl A. Morse
Did you know you can legally take a deduction that is more than the total of your receipts? It's called the standard deduction and for a lot of taxpayers it's a money and time saver.Year after year...

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Posted: March 12, 2010 10:25AM by Robert W. Wood
If your company offers you restricted stock, stock options or certain other incentives, listen up. There are huge potential tax traps. But there are also some big tax advantages if you play your...

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Filed Under: Accounting, Options, Stocks, Taxes
Posted: March 11, 2010 6:53AM by Eric Fontinelle
Financial industry titans came out in favor of increased banking regulation this February, signaling an interesting turn in the debate over new banking reform legislation. The group of financial...

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Posted: February 9, 2010 11:56AM by Bobbi Dempsey
If you're like most people, one of your biggest fears is getting a letter - or, worse yet, a call - from the IRS. While nobody in their right mind would find an audit enjoyable, it’s usually not as...

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Posted: September 23, 2009 10:11AM by Peter Cherewyk
So you can do a sudoku before your Cheerios get soggy, and calculating a 15% tip for a meal is a breeze, but what about compound interest? Calculating compound interest is one of those things that...

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Posted: July 21, 2009 11:43AM by Amy Fontinelle
If you've never bought a home before, when you first start shopping for a mortgage it might seem like the obvious way to choose a lender is to pick the one that offers the lowest interest rate. After...

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Posted: July 21, 2009 7:51AM by Joseph Nguyen
On July 21, 2002, WorldCom filed for bankruptcy protection in one of the largest bankruptcies in United States history. In a year when the U.S. saw a disturbing number of accounting scandals such as...

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