DONT LET THE IRS TAKE EVERYTHING

It’s that time again,                                Time to give uncle sam his piece of your pie. Like pulling your own teeth this can be painful but if you want a few tips to save money on your taxes, heres the scoup.                                                         Use the online free tax file by going to www.irs.gov and clicking on free tax file. As long as your returns isnt complicated you can save time and get an email telling you if it was accepted or rejected. Also There are tax services online that you can access but you probably know that already.           If your only income was social security and ssi payments you may not have to file, check the Irs booklet to find out. AARP tax-aide programs for people who are low income and over 60 can help save you money and find deductions you probably never could on your own. www.aarp.org/money/taxaide/ or call 888-227-7669 to learn more.                                                        If you have been getting substantial tax returns for several years your withholding may be set too high. you can increase your exemptions to have less taxes taken out of your paycheck. Just make sure this will not require you to pay when you file next time. And the bonus bucks you can earn by leaving the money in your bank account or money market account for 6 months is worth the wait. Oh, and if you are in the lucky class of people still working and making a living count your blessings even if you end up owing on your return. Anyway, I could go on but the way to save is prepare ahead of time and be sure to file ontime to avoid pentalties.                                                                                                          Thats all for now,                                                                                                                  richard l