tax return

It's about that time once again where we have to figure out how taxes work. I have a feeling that more people in the United States can explain the pythagrian therom or tell you the mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell, but when it comes to doing your taxes, many are left kinda clueless...

It only took a little more than ten years since it was passed by the Washington State Legislature, but the Evergreen State has now come in line with a number of others when it comes to tax credits being available to low income and working families.

It's tax season and everybody hopes to get a good-sized tax return. You can imagine how a North Carolina couple felt when they got over $54,000 back in 2011. The secret to the size of their tax return was the fact that they adopted five kids from 2008 to 2011 and the credit for the kids rolled over until 2011 when it became refundable.

The tax deadline is Tuesday and if that’s news to you, you’re probably either frantically running around your apartment trying to find every loose receipt you can or are Mitt Romney. Chances are you’re also diving through your year’s worth of finances to see if there is anything left on your credit card statements or checking accounts that you can write off as a deduction...

Tax day is right around the corner — but that doesn’t mean we’ll all pay our fair share. An IRS survey last year found the percentage of people who thought it was acceptable to cheat “as much as possible” on their returns doubled compared to 2010.

Yep! Today is the day! April 18th! Monday! Tax Day!