Many taxpayers are employees and have their income taxes withheld from their paycheck. Every April 15th they need to settle up with Uncle Sam and their state tax department. Other taxpayers may not be employees or have taxes…
Many taxpayers are employees and have their income taxes withheld from their paycheck. Every April 15th they need to settle up with Uncle Sam and their state tax department. Other taxpayers may not be employees or have taxes…
Your 2012 income tax return is due on April 15, 2013. What if you can’t get it done on time? Here are 4 easy steps to file your income tax extension. 1) Prepare a Tax Projection
1) Increase in Ordinary Income Tax Rates The highest ordinary income tax rate is 35%. This is scheduled to go up to 39.6%
1) The Long-Term Capital Gains Rate is Going Up Long-term capital gains are for capital assets held longer than a year. Capital assets include stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Collectibles and certain Real Estate are subject to special rules. The…
Current Medicare Tax Currently taxpayers pay 1.45% Medicare Tax on their earned income. This is from a W-2 for employees and net-income from self-employed individuals. The employee pays this amount and the employer matches it, therefore they remit 2.9% to…