taxes

Money and finance

Top tax tips for the self-employed

Nobody likes tax time, and for the self-employed, it is even more of a nightmare. You have income from multiple sources, and you’re...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

The nanny tax diaries: Claiming child care expenses on your taxes

No matter where you live, good child care doesn’t come cheap. However by claiming the Child and Dependent Care Credit on your...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

Claiming dependents on your taxes

At tax time, it can be confusing sorting out all of the folks in your life for purposes of determining who might be a dependent....

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

Family finances: Opting into dependent care programs

It’s expensive to raise a child these days. In fact, according to a report from Child Care Aware , it’s more costly to pay for...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

Family finances: Using FSAs to fund health care expenses

Health care costs have increased much more rapidly than wages in recent years, so how can families cope? One option to consider is a...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

The new tax picture in 2013

What a difference a week makes. After months of “will they or won’t they?” — they did. Both houses of Congress passed a tax deal...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

Making gifts to children even after the holidays

The holiday gift-giving season may be over, but that doesn't mean that we are done giving — especially when it comes to our...

Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

11 Tax changes looming in 2013

Will they or won’t they? Taxpayers have been anxiously waiting for Congress to make decisions about cutting tax rates for months....

Family spending

Dash out and donate

With just a few weeks left this year, you may be trying to find somewhere to give a final donation to help boost your tax returns...

Budgeting & Saving

Working Mom 3.0: Holiday money matters

When you’re a work at home mom, juggling career and family obligations during the holidays, every penny counts — so why not leverage...

Career and Time Management

How to lower your tax payments

Unless you want a knock on the door from Uncle Sam, there’s no way to get around paying your taxes. There’s simply a cost to living...

Food & Recipes

Where to get free food for tax day 2012

Put Uncle Sam out of your mind until next year… there’s free food to be had!

Budgeting & Saving

5 Tax deductions you didn't know about

Tax Day is right around the corner. If you haven't filed your taxes yet, be sure to consider all your opportunities for deductions...

Budgeting & Saving

Working Mom 3.0: Tax credits worth taking

The job of working stay-at-home mom never seems to end, or pay enough. But there are some advantages, and they come from the tax...

Celebrity Gossip

Celebrities that don't pay their taxes

Who are the worst celebrity tax offenders? Even though celebrities bring in millions of dollars a year and have the best accountants...

Budgeting & Saving

IRS extends tax deadline to April 18

The IRS just announced an extension on filing your 2010 income tax return from April 15 to April 18. Read on to learn why.

Budgeting & Saving

5 Documents you can’t afford not to organize

You organize your cupboards, closet and basement once in a while, but how often do you schedule time to get your financial life...

Budgeting & Saving

Save or spend? The smartest ways to use your tax refund

The deadline for filing your income taxes is just weeks away, which means most of you have probably already had them taken care of....

Beauty News & Deals

6 Beauty products that are tax deductible

Death and taxes: The only two things you can count on in life. At least, that's how the saying goes - but what it leaves out is that...

Budgeting & Saving

College tax credits, deductions and deferrals

In addition to any student aid awarded to a student, families may be eligible for college tax credits, college tax deductions, or...