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Consider Your Federal Income Taxes When Buying a Home

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 [...]

Tax Scams on the Rise

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 [...]

Lake County to Have Tax Sale

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 [...]

Tax Time is Here

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 [...]

Seniors Deadline Quickly Approaching

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 [...]

Your Bailout May Come In Through Tax Credits

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 [...]

Lack of Property Taxes Tops News in Northwest Indiana

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 [...]

Real Estate Investor, Beware

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 [...]

Indiana Property Tax Appeal

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 [...]

Tax Woes for Gary Indiana

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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Serena Brown is broker and owner of Taylor-Brown Real Estate. She is the author of this blog. She has also co-authored a book entitled Should I Short Sale My Home. She has authored a e-book How to Sell My Home. She will be authoring a book on real estate investing by April of 2010 and several reports. She has dual degrees in Business Administration and Electronic Engineering Technology. She prides herself on being up to date on all trends, news, and education related to real estate to include short sale, loan modification, etc. She also makes sure her clients are abreast of how these changes will affect them financial. Therefore, stay tuned for great information in 2010.

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