My wife and I file jointly and our refund is being taken for offset. I owe money towards a federal student loan but would have a nice tax return because of the earned income credit and the child tax credit. Can the child tax credit be allocated to my wife on form 8379? I understand the income credit being tied to my income, but is the child tax ...
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Archive for "February, 2010"
Injured Spouse Allocation, Can Tax Credits For Children Be Allocated To A Spouse With No Income?
How Do You Find An Accountant For A Medium Sized Business?
How do you find an accountant for a medium sized business?rhinestones ...
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Can I Get A Tax Rebate For Local Taxes Paid Where I Am Employed If I Am Working In A Non Tax Location?
I live in a township so there are no local income taxes for my residence.
The income tax is paid to the city where my office is located.
I do service work so am out of the state and or country much of the year. ...
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How Do I Become An Accountant If I Am Currently A Civil Engineer?
I am currently a 24 year old civil engineer who is starting to realize that maybe this career path might not be the best choice. I was wondering what it would take to become an accountant.
I was thinking of taking classes part time (nights) at a local university while working. I am not sure if I need to get a bachelors, a masters, or just do t ...
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The Fair Tax System And Its Consequences To Tax Practitioners?
I've been researching and trying to learn as much as I can regarding the fair tax system that has been brought into focus by Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Throughout all of my readings, I've learned how this system would affect IRS agents; however, how would it affect those who are and those who will be tax practitioners? Thank you! ...
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Do You Prepare Your Own Taxes Or Do You Have An Accountant ?
I hate depending on other people. I currently have an Accountant, but i would like to learn how to do it my self. Is it difficult ? ...
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What Can I Do To Better My Chances At Becoming An Accountant?
Im working on my associates degree in accounting and want to learn more about becoming an accountant as well as if there other things i can do to better my chances at success.
-also any good books out there? ...
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Would You Support A Tax On Energy To Help Global Warming?
If Obama wins in November 2008, and the Democratic Party continues to have control of the Congress I understand that they plan to put a tax on energy to pay for development of alternative energy and discourage use. Of course this could mean a tax on gasoline and your energy bills at home.
The Democratic Party will insist that the money will be se ...
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What Can You Tell Me About Being An Accountant?
I'm thinking about going back to school to become an accountant. I'd love to hear advice from people who already work as accountants. What do you do? What is it like? How much does it pay? Do you like it? Was school hard? Is it a hard major? How long does it take? ...
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What Explains The Difference Between A Tax And A Tariff?
What explains the difference between a tax and a tariff?
A. Taxes are paid on domestic economic activity while tariffs are paid on international trade.
B. Taxes are a form of public revenues while tariffs are a form of public debt.
C. Taxes are charged on income and wealth while tariffs are charged on sales.
D. Taxes are spent on ...
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