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Sep IRA On the web: Stretch Run Is Riddled With Bumps (Investor's Business Daily, Inc. via Yahoo! Finance)Building a retirement nest egg has never been more challenging. Many investors are still licking their wounds from the crummy stock market of 2007-early 2009. Now comes a barrage of tax hikes. Tax tips: Give yourself some breaks (The Arizona Republic)Even if you don't itemize, these deductions are available, and valuable. How to Salvage Your Retirement (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)Almost 30% of those who have already retired have saved nothing at all to support themselves, while only a third have saved at least $50,000. Instead they were relying on ... what? Santa Claus? First United Corporation Announces 2009 Financial Results and Declaration of Dividend (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)First United Corporation , a financial holding company and the parent company of First United Bank & Trust, today announced a net loss attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2009 of $12.8 million, or per common share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $8.9 million, or $1.45 per common share, for 2008. Â The decrease in net income resulted ... If you're your own boss, try this pension plan (Boston Herald)I'm self-employed and in the process of preparing my taxes for 2009. Is there any way I can contribute more... Know rules before converting to Roth IRA (The Naperville Sun)"Converting from a traditional to a Roth IRA is a hot topic this year," according to Karen Chan, certified financial planner and consumer and family economics educator with University of Illinois Extension."As of 2010, anyone is eligible to convert. This is the only year in which a taxpayer can convert but spread the taxable income across two years, 2011 and 2012. But barring new legislation ... Know your best options for receiving, investing tax refund (Seattle Times)Taxpayers who are getting refunds have more options in how they receive their cash from the Internal Revenue Service. What used to be the most common form of refund — the check — is now the least effective. Know options for receiving tax refund (The Record and Herald News)With the tax filing season in full swing, taxpayers who are getting refunds have more options in how they receive their cash from the Internal Revenue Service. CCH Lists Ten Ways to Reduce Your Taxes Whether You Itemize or Not (redOrbit)IRA deductions - The maximum deduction per year for an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is $5,000 for 2009. Individuals 50 and older can make an additional catch-up contribution of up to $1,000. You can still reduce your taxes through an IRA contribution. Contributions made up to the return due date, without extensions, are treated as made on the last day of 2009.Student loan interest - If ... CCH Lists Ten Ways to Reduce Your Taxes Whether You Itemize or Not (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)You don't have to itemize to find opportunities for savings on your taxes, according to CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services . |
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