Seven out of ten college graduates emerge from their undergraduate program with student loan debt, according to an analysis by the Institute for College Access & Success. While borrowing to fund higher education has become the norm for many families and students,...
You may be ready to put taxes out of your mind until next April, but taking stock of what worked (and didn’t) in the 2015 tax filing process can help you make improvements you’ll appreciate in tax seasons to come. Here are a few questions to help you identify your...
Do you remember the days when you, or perhaps your parents, would sit at the kitchen table for hours trying to figure out your taxes; often right before the April 15 deadline? There would be forms and receipts and booklets and calculators everywhere. You could forget...
About half of all taxpayers are expected to get a tax refund in 2016, according to Forbes. Of those who already filed their 2015 tax return, the average refund was slightly more than $3,050. Whatever the amount of your tax refund this year, there are lots of ways to...
If you got married in 2015, you may need to adjust some aspects of how you approach this year’s tax return. Here some five common mistakes newlyweds make when they first file taxes as married couple, and how to avoid committing them. 1. Not running the numbers on...
The Internal Revenue Service is officially ready to accept your 2015 tax return! Though few of us look forward to preparing and filing taxes (unless there’s a big refund involved), but there are some ways you can minimize the estimated eight hours most of individual...
