admin | March 9, 2010

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Can you believe that buying a home is a big financial decision? Can you guess why? Did you know that the purchase of a home can affect your federal income [...]
Category: mortgages, real estate, taxes |
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admin | February 5, 2010
Tax season is over. However, the IRS is warning consumers about tax scams that could cost them money well into the 2009 tax year. Those tax scams are:
phishing
hiding income offshore
filing false or misleading forms
abuse of charitable organizations and deductions
return preparer fraud
frivolous arguments
false claims for refunds and requests for abatement
abusive retirement plans
disguised corporate ownership
zero wages
misuse of [...]
Category: taxes |
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Tags: irs, tax scams
admin | January 22, 2010

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If you are counting on the amnesty bill from the state of Indiana to give you more time to pay your property tax you may be out of luck. The bill that was developed to help homeowners is stalled in the state General Assembly. As a result [...]
Category: real estate, taxes |
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Tags: indiana, indiana property tax assessment, lake county treasurer, property taxes
admin | January 18, 2010
Tax time is almost here, and I thought some helpful information was needed to help with tax preparation. Recently, I found an article on The 11 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions.
In these trying times, I do not think any of us want to overlook anything dealing with money so enjoy the article by click the link above. I do [...]
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admin | January 1, 2010
December 31 is the deadline for qualified senior to file for two percent cap on his or her property taxes. This credit is for seniors in Lake and Porter Counties in Indiana; however, the auditor’s offices in both counties are reporting low or limited interest by seniors. I am sure this is because most seniors [...]
Category: real estate, taxes |
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admin | December 26, 2009
Did you know that a misfortune such as getting laid off may yield you tax credits? How?
Due to the newly revised recovery rebate credit, some taxpayers who did not qualify for a tax credit due their income being above or below a certain level may not qualify for this credit due to a reduction in [...]
Category: taxes |
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Tags: federal income taxes, tax credits
admin | December 1, 2009
The Times has an article named, Lake Commissioners Pledge Veto for Food, Beverage Tax. According to this article the Lake County Commissioners plan to veto the increase in tax on food and beverage. Alot of the commissioners state that they do not want to go back on their word of “no new taxes”. The [...]
Category: real estate, taxes |
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admin | November 30, 2009
The IRS made changes to the tax that will affect 2007 tax returns if the investor claims a loss. In addition, just reporting a loss may cause your taxes to be audited.
The new law has to do with the real estate investor classification. The investor can be classified as a real estate professional. Under [...]
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admin | September 21, 2009
On or before May 10 of the year that you feel that you received an unfair tax assessment, you will need to file a written appeal.
Once the assessor gets notice that a property owner would like to have their property tax re-assessment, the assessor must forward the appeal documentation to the county board of appeals.
The [...]
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admin | July 24, 2009
Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, and Whiting Indiana are cities that will have to make adjustments to business as usually, but these same cities especially, Gary want the state officials to believe it will take four years for the city to cope with 30 million in tax caps.
I find it curious that according to the petition [...]
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