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		<title>Top Ten Facts about Taking Early Distributions from Retirement Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some taxpayers may have needed to take an early distribution from their retirement plan last year. The IRS wants individuals who took an early distribution to know that there can be a tax impact to tapping your retirement fund.  Here are ten facts about early distributions.

Payments you receive from your Individual Retirement Arrangement before you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Offset Education Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[College can be very expensive. To help students and their parents, the IRS offers the following five ways to offset education costs.

The American Opportunity Credit This credit can help parents and students pay part of the cost of the first four years of college. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act modifies the existing Hope Credit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is this Income Taxable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While most income you receive is generally considered taxable, there are some situations when certain types of income are partially taxed or not taxed at all.
To ensure taxpayers are familiar with the difference between taxable and non-taxable income, the Internal Revenue Service offers these common examples of items that are not included in your income:

Adoption [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Facts About Claiming Donations Made to Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are donating to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti, you may be able to claim those donations on your 2009 tax return. Here are 10 important facts the Internal Revenue Service wants you to know about this special provision.

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		<title>Ten Tax Topics for Taxpayers with Tots and Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got Kids? They may have an impact on your tax situation. Listed below are the top 10 things the IRS wants you to consider if you have children.

Dependents In most cases, a child can be claimed as a dependent in the year they were born. For more information see IRS Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, [...]]]></description>
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