Taxes

Everyone knows that one of the best reasons to have a family is to get those sweet, sweet tax breaks. Kids also fill your heart with joy and make you a better, more selfless person or whatever, but come April, love doesn’t pay the bills. But how can you make the most bank on your brood? […]

If your first question about filing taxes with tip income is, “Uh, how do I file taxes with tip income?” then you’re in the right place. Unless you’re an expert tax filer — or you just have an amazing long-term memory that allows you to recall your detailed tax returns from year to year — you probably […]

One of the best parts about being a freelancer or independent contractor is that you can take a few deductions without having to itemize your entire tax bill. In reality, who cares about taxes? The best part of being a freelancer is that you don’t have to put on real pants, your cattiest colleague is […]

Taxes are difficult enough for civilians. But if you’re a member of the armed services or in a military household, the dreaded chore of filing income taxes can seem even more complicated. First, you have to sort out whether what you earned over the past year is even taxable. Some military compensation is not. That’s generally a […]