Posts Tagged ‘tax expenditures’

Tax Relief for Parents

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Parents of children and those with dependents should keep in mind the tax relief benefits and deductions available to them this tax season. The IRS has issued a brief reminder to all parents to keep these tax relief tips in mind as they file their 2011 taxes:

Dependents: You can start claiming a child as a dependent the year they are born, so if you gave birth to little bundle in
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Tax Relief News: Mortgage Tax Breaks on the Brink

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

With talk of debt ceilings and government budgets swirling around the news it is no wonder why tax relief deductions are a huge topic of controversy.  Tax deductions will cost the government $3 trillion in lost tax revenues between 2010 and 2014 (read the blog here) and now a closer look at current taxpayer trends by the Tax Policy Center states that almost half of Americans do not have to
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Tax Relief News: Changes in Tax Breaks on the Horizon

Monday, August 1st, 2011

With the nations budget deficit increasing and negotiations over what to do about the debt ceiling still raging on, taxpayers should be looking out for changes in “relief providing” tax breaks in upcoming years. Currently the tax breaks that most tax payers rely on for tax relief could be at risk of being cut from the books.  Laura Saunders of the Wall Street Journal explores the future of your tax
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