Taxes

What could be more carefree than being a student? You eat leftover pizza for breakfast, you do your laundry once a month and you occasionally show up in class when the cost-benefit analysis of grades versus effort tips. This is exactly what people who are not currently students assume: College life is nothing but a predictable, drowsy […]

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 […]