Expert advice: Tax breaks on your house

I asked David Bergstein, professional tax analyst and CPA, to answer your tax questions on home ownership. Here are his detailed answers — which are more advanced than usual.

Tax tactics: Use legal tax breaks to keep more of your money

Now that tax season is here, I’ve asked David Bergstein, professional tax analyst and CPA, to offer iwillteachyoutoberich readers customized tax advice. Don’t worry if this advice doesn’t apply to you — if you have a specific question, you can get it answered below, for free, by David..

While Ramit focuses on teaching you how to [...]

The Truth: What Obama and McCain won’t tell you about your money

After watching the debate tonight, I figured I’d translate what both candidates were saying. Sorry I’m not as politically correct as them, but I hope this is informative.
Things will get a lot harder before they get better.
All the predictions about the recovery taking until “at least the end of the year” are horseshit. In [...]

Read this if you’re running late on your taxes

If you’re running late filing your taxes, don’t worry.
Get an automatic 6-month extension by filing a simple IRS form.
And if you still haven’t picked up a copy of the 2008 Tax Makeover Guide, check it out here:

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My college roommate JRK sends me some interesting [...]

Why you should be happy to get a tax refund, not guilty

When it comes to be tax time, people love to start throwing around phrases that enrage me and make me wish to become a cartoon hero that points at someone and ejects a roll of duct tape towards their mouths to silence them. In my dreams, I would be a cross between Spiderman and a [...]

Guest post: College students, could your parents save on taxes?

[From Ramit: Yesterday, Todd wrote about what to do before you file your taxes.
Today, this article is specifically for college students. I know, I know. You feel guilty because your parents are paying thousands every semester while you're busy napping all day and trying to spit game at the girl next door. And failing.
Your [...]