TaxCure Blog

Most of us are used to the idea of paying taxes on earned income. After all, if you earn a wage, or if you have business income, it makes sense to pay income taxes on it.

One of the long-term financial planning tactics that many have adopted is rolling a Traditional IRA into a Roth IRA.

About four years ago, with the housing market reeling and homes in my neighborhood selling for $20,000 less than their owners had paid for them, my property tax assessment showed that my home had a more than $10,000 increase in value.

Many of us think of tax returns as complicated and difficult to fill out. While this is the case for some taxpayers, there are those that don’t have it so bad. If you qualify for the 1040-EZ, you can be done with your tax return relatively quickly – and even have it prepared and filed for free in some cases.