Category Archives: Taxes
Only Six Months Left To Make Year 2009 Contributions To Roth IRA Or Traditional IRA
My wife and I both have contributions to the retirement plans offered by our employers deducted from our paychecks. In addition to those pre-tax retirement contributions, we also make monthly contributions to our Roth IRAs. For me, the annual contribution limit to my Roth IRA is $5000. (See IRS Publication 590 for complete information about [...]
How I Plan To Save Money Next Week – State Sales Tax Holiday
My oldest daughter is going into the fourth grade and my son is starting kindergarten. They need school supplies! Thankfully, Georgia’s 2009 Sales Tax Holiday begins next week. I should be able to save a little money, buying school supplies and some clothing, sales tax free. Several states offer Sales Tax Holidays, including the state [...]
2009 IRS Federal Income Tax Schedules – Tax Brackets
A few weeks ago, as I was searching the IRS website (for an unrelated publication), I stumbled across this PDF File, outlining the 2009 IRS Federal Income Tax Rate Schedules. These rate schedules define various tax brackets. It’s always good to have an idea of which tax bracket you are in, so that you can [...]
Filed 2008 Federal And State Income Taxes
I have just finished filing our 2008 income tax returns. I managed to do a pretty good job estimating our withholding and quarterly prepayments. We will receive a small refund from our federal return, and we only had to pay a very small amount in additional taxes to our state government. Unlike last year, I [...]
