Starting in 2011 or later, the IRS will be requiring businesses to volunteer more information about their tax avoidance practices and transactions. I use the word “volunteer” loosely. Currently, businesses and even savvy individual taxpayers do all that is possible to reduce the amount of tax owed to the government, even to the point at ...

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Immediate Reduction [caption id="" align="alignright" width="404" caption="Photo: mycreditcardsolution.com"][/caption] 2009 has been difficult for Americans. During the next year, unemployment forecasts do not show an improvement. Right now, many people are holding various debts that they have accumulated. These debts can be in the form of a secured or unsecured line of credit. Many Americans fall prey to ...

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Half the Income But All the Bills A TV commercial for a debt consolidation company aired recently where one woman told us that her work hours got cut in half, but she cannot pay half her bills. If you lost your income, they did not want you to use credit cards, but to consolidate your debts ...

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This is a guest post from Sierra Black, a long-time GRS reader and the author of ChildWild, a blog where she writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale. Talking about money is one of the great taboos of our culture. I know more about my friends’ sex lives than I do ...

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Here’s a another Sharebuilder promotion, this time for existing customers. (New customers should grab their free $50 sign-up bonus first and then come back). Visit this page, click on “Kick-start your account” and then log into your account. Although the fine print says they take 2-4 weeks to arrive, I received ...

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