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Taxes & Incentives RSS

Make the most of tax deductions, tax credits, and other tax strategies to save money on your 2012 taxes.

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TOP HOME-RELATED DEDUCTIONS
IRS Offers Simpler Way to Claim Home Office Deduction Next Year
HOME OWNER TAX TIPS
You Might Face Tax-Filing Delay This Year
TIPS FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTORS
Tax Deductions for Rental Homes
  • Saves: $750 (on $100,000 MAGI)
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Earn Tax Credits for Home Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
How to Deduct Your Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premiums
How to Get Your PMI Deduction
IRS Offers Simpler Way to Claim Home Office Deduction Next Year
Tax Credits for Solar Water Heaters
  • Saves: $160/yr (hot water bill)
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You Might Face Tax-Filing Delay This Year
Tips for Investing a Tax Refund in Your Home
Don't-Miss Home Tax Breaks
Tax Credits for Storm Windows and Storm Doors
  • Saves: $126-$465 (energy bills)
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Tax Credits for Insulation
Tax Credits for Installing Biomass Stoves
  • Saves: $64-$255/yr (heating bills)
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Tax Credits for Non-Solar Water Heaters
  • Saves: $115/yr (off energy bills)
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Tax Credits for Replacing Your Roof
  • Saves: Up to $45/mo (cooling bills)
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Tax Credits for Replacing Heating and Cooling Systems
  • Saves: $200/yr (energy bills)
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Tax Credits for Replacing Windows and Doors
Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Window Coverings
Understanding Energy Ratings for Windows and Doors
Tax Credits for Residential Fuel Cells
  • Saves: $890/yr (energy bills)
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Tax Credits for Small Wind Energy Systems
  • Saves: $54/mo (off avg electric bill)
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Tax Credits for Installing Solar Panels
  • Saves: $330-$660/yr (electric bill)
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Your Top Home Ownership Tax Questions Answered
The Fight Against Transfer Taxes
  • Saves: $1,795 (1% tax on avg. U.S. home)
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A Financial Plan for Your Home
  • Saves: $14,887 (mortgage interest)
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First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit: Repayment Continues
Which States Offer Sales Tax Holiday for Energy-Efficiency, Hurricane Products?
9 Easy Mistakes Home Owners Make on Their Taxes
How to Deduct Your Mortgage Interest & Equity Loan Costs
  • Saves: $988 (on $100,000 AGI)
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Did You Sell Your Home After Making Improvements?
Tax Deductions for Vacation Homes
  • Saves: $488 (on $100,000 AGI)
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Was Your Home in a Disaster, Damaged, or Robbed?
12 Tough Questions (and Answers) About Home Office Deductions
What You Can and Can't Deduct When You Work From Home
Did You Make Medically Necessary Home Modifications?
Tax Deductions for Rental Homes
  • Saves: $750 (on $100,000 MAGI)
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Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation
  • Saves: $500 tax credit/$2,500 spent
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How to Amend Your Tax Return
5 Good Reasons to Amend Your Tax Return — and How
Are You Entitled to a Property Tax Exemption?
  • Saves: $285/yr (15% exemption)
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Why Real Estate Assessments Matter
  • Saves: $285/yr (15% reduction)
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Appeal Your Property Tax Bill
The Best IRA You Didn’t Know About
6 Home Deduction Traps and How to Avoid Them
Targeted Energy-Efficiency Tax Incentives Have History of Cost Savings Success
The Moving Target That is 2012 Taxes
Should I Rent or Sell My House?
How to Get Catastrophe Tax Deduction
Internet Myth Claims 3.8% Tax Affects All Home Sellers
Need to Modify Your Home for Medical Reasons? 2012 is the Year to Do It
IRS Tool Calculates What You Owe on First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
2 Deductions You’re Losing This Year
How to Claim Your 2012 Energy Tax Credits
Tax Rules Encourage Short Sales Sooner, Rather than Later
Down Payment Gift a Leg Up to Home Ownership, But Know Tax Rules
Tax Tips for the Weekend Tax Warrior
Your Mortgage Deduction: Turn Tax Savings into Home Value
Get Your 2010 Energy Tax Credits: Filing Tips for Form 5695
  • Saves: $1,500 or more tax credit
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Estate Tax, Tax Credits, Flood Insurance: An Update on Tax Issues
  • Saves: $1,500 or more
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Tax Tips for Homeowners Looking Ahead to 2010 Returns
  • Saves: $1,500 (energy tax credit)
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Tax Tips for Home Owners Preparing 2009 Returns
  • Saves: $1,500 (energy tax credit)
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Energy Tax Credits: Beware False Promises
  • Saves: $1,500 (max tax credit)
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Tax Credits for Geothermal Heat Pumps
  • Saves: $715/yr (utility bills)
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Homebuyer Tax Credit: What You Need To Know
  • Saves: $6,500 (max homeowner credit)
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Claim Your Residential Energy Tax Credits
Claim Your Homebuyer Tax Credits
  • Saves: $8,000 (max tax credit)
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