Monthly Archives: August 2014

Stalking in Kansas

If you have a protection order against you in Kansas, you may want to be careful when calling the victim. Kansas has stated that calling a victim’s cell phone and showing up on their caller id, even if you don’t … Continue reading

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Tax Tips When Selling Your Home

Here are a few tax tips to keep in mind when selling your home this year: 1. If you have a capital gain on the sale of your home, you may be able to exclude the gain from your tax … Continue reading

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Why your auto insurance can increase or decrease

Causes for increase: 1. You bought a new car. 2. Insurance premiums for your neighborhood are rising. 3. Auto repair costs have increased. 4. You are driving more. 5. You are a relatively new driver. Causes for decrease: 1. You … Continue reading

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Tax Tips for New Businesses

If you are starting a business, here are a few things you should be aware of: 1. Incorporation. When you start out, you need to choose the type of structure of your business. Some common types are partnerships, corporations and … Continue reading

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Avoiding Tax Surprises

There are usually two things that you can adjust in order to try and avoid a surprise come tax time. 1. Adjust your withholdings from your paycheck to have the right amount of taxes taken out. Come tax time, if … Continue reading

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Deducting your Job Hunting Expenses

Below is a list of expenses you can deduct when looking for a job: 1. Expenses for a job search in your current line of work but not for a new occupation. 2. The cost of preparing and mailing your … Continue reading

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Tax Tips for Hobbies

Many people think that income earned from a hobby does not need to be reported on your tax return. Here are four tax tips you should know about hobbies: 1. Determine if your hobby is a hobby or business. IRS … Continue reading

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Tips When you Owe the IRS

If you owe the IRS any money, here are a few tips that you might be able to use to remedy your situation: 1. Payment in full. This one is pretty straight-forward. If you pay your tax bill in full, … Continue reading

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Settling when you didn’t settle

A Johnson County Kansas court has held that two parties entered into a settlement agreement, even when there was not an official settlement agreement, because the emails between the parties constituted a completed contract. The lesson here is, be careful … Continue reading

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