<![CDATA[How to File Your Taxes - Mahalo]]> http://www.mahalo.com//how-to-file-your-taxes en-US Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:49:30 UTC contact@mahalo.com contact@mahalo.com <![CDATA[The Motley Fool: Tax Center]]> <![CDATA[AARP: Tax-Aide]]> <![CDATA[MetLife: Doing Your Taxes]]> <![CDATA[SmartMoney.com: Tax Guide]]> <![CDATA[Quicken.com: How to Avoid an Audit]]> <![CDATA[IRS: Taxpayer Advocate]]> <![CDATA[TurboTax: Tax Forms for Federal and State Taxes]]> <![CDATA[MSN Money: What if you can't pay the IRS?]]> <![CDATA[Yahoo! Finance: Taxes: Articles, Calculators and Tools]]> <![CDATA[CNNMoney.com: 3 Rules of Home-Office Deductions]]> <![CDATA[MSN Money: It's OK to file for an extension]]> <![CDATA[Jackson Hewitt: Tax Resource Center]]> <![CDATA[The New York Times: Selling on eBay? Keep Eye on Gains]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 UTC <![CDATA[MSN Money: Tax Center]]> <![CDATA[National Association of Enrolled Agents: Find an Enrolled Agent]]> <![CDATA[WorldWideWebTax.com: Audit, IRS and Tax]]> <![CDATA[Bankrate.com: 2009 Tax Guide]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Topic: What is Your Filing Status? (353)]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Topic: Extensions of Time to File Your Tax Return (304)]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Topic: Which Form &amp;#8211; 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ? (352)]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Topic: Tips (402)]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Topic: Should I Itemize? (501)]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Topic: Tax Payment Options (202)]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Topic: Adjustments to Income (450)]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Topics Index]]> <![CDATA[Yahoo! Finance: Tax Calculators]]> <![CDATA[MSN Money: Turbo Tax Tax Estimator]]> <![CDATA[MSN Money: Turbo Tax Deduction Finder]]> <![CDATA[IRS Tax Tutorials]]> <![CDATA[IRS Free File]]> <![CDATA[IRS State Links]]> <![CDATA[IRS]]> <![CDATA[IRS Forms and Publications]]> <![CDATA[If you owe more taxes than you can afford to pay, don't panic. You're not alone, and you won't go to jail for not having the money to pay your tax bill by April 15th. [http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/WhatIfYouCantPayTheIRS.]]> <![CDATA[To apply for an Installment Agreement Request, you must fill out and submit Form 9465. http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc202.html]]> <![CDATA[Form 9465: Installment Agreement Request (Opens as PDF File)]]> <![CDATA[TaxACT]]> <![CDATA[IRS Free File]]> <![CDATA[H&amp;R Block Online Taxes]]> <![CDATA[Turbo Tax]]> <![CDATA[It is essential that you pay your taxes on time. If for some reason you cannot get your tax return completed by the April 15th due date, you can file for an extension, but there's a catch. You can request an extension of time to ''file your return'', but]]> <![CDATA[After filing Form 4868, you will be automatically granted a six month extension. Your new tax return due date will be October 15, but there's no second extension. You really have to get it done this time.]]> <![CDATA[Form 4868: Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File (Opens as a PDF Document)]]> <![CDATA[For more information about exemptions, refer to IRS Publication 501: Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Filing Information.]]> <![CDATA[An exemption allows you to reduce your taxable income by a set amount. You are typically allowed one tax exemption for yourself and, if you have dependents, one tax exemption for each dependent.]]> <![CDATA[There are certain deductions you are allowed to take whether you decide to itemize or not. These include IRA contributions, moving expenses, student loan interest and, for the self-employed, health insurance. (The line being referred to is Line 37 on Form]]> <![CDATA[Online tax services like TurboTax and professional tax preparers will prompt you with questions to figure out if you qualify for any of these deductions. If you are doing your taxes independently, follow the instructions provided by the IRS and consul]]>