- Back to School? Tax Breaks May Help to Pay the Cost!
- Now that summer is over, it is time for many young adults to head back to college or university, and it is time for their parents or family members to dig into their pockets to help pay for that schooling.
- Is the HERO Solar Financing Solution Really a Hero?
- The Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Plan is a program that finances the purchase and installation of eligible energy-efficient and water-saving upgrades in a taxpayer's home. These upgrades include solar panels, air conditioning, roofing, windows, lighting controls, and landscape-related products.
- Find Your Unclaimed Money
- Each year literally billions of dollars go unclaimed from federal and state governments, financial institutions and companies no longer generating activity. These can include tax refunds, savings or checking accounts, stocks, uncashed dividends or payroll checks, traveler's checks, trust distributions, unredeemed money orders or gift certificates (in some states), insurance payments or refunds and life insurance policies, annuities, certificates of deposit, customer overpayments, utility security deposits, mineral royalty payments, and contents of safe deposit boxes.
- Should Our Olympic Champs Be Taxed On Their Prize Money & Medals?
- You may not realize this, but in addition to winning an Olympic medal, winners are compensated by the U.S. Olympic Committee with prize money: $25,000 for a gold medal, $15,000 for a silver medal and $10,000 for a bronze medal.
- Taxation of Employee Stock Options
- If you are an employee of a corporation, the company may offer you the option to purchase shares of the corporation at a fixed price at some future date so that you can benefit from your commitment to the success of the company by sharing in the company's growth through the increase in stock value.