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Problem with TaxAct software?
In doing a dry run on my taxes for 2015, I ran into a problem using the TaxAct preview software for 2015. I get my health insurance through the Marketplace which means I have to enter data from the...
 
Rent from a live-in boyfriend , no mortgage on property
So I am probably going to be moving in with my girlfriend soon, and she owns a home clear and free but I will probably pay her "rent" anyway, until possibly we get married. Anyway, I know it's...
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Turbo tax Deluxe
Am I right that Intuit has restored all the Schedule D and other functionality that caused such a outcry last year because we had to upgrade to Premier to the Deluxe version? Reading the blurb on...
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If one never files taxes
I worked with a guy for years who never filed a tax return. We worked for a rather large company and I always figured my deductions so that I would get a small amount back from the fed each year. My...
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Employer HSA Contributions for Non-Eligible Employee
Next year, my employer is offering an HSA-compatible HDHP with no employee premium, a $5,400 deductible and a $4,400 HSA contribution. My wife's employer is offering a Kaiser plan with no employee...
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Reshingling a (very) old roof repair or improvement?
A relative (really :) got a letter from his home insurance carrier demanding that substantial section (around half) of the roof be reshingled or else coverage would be cancelled. The last time that...
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gambling winnings
It used to be on slot machine winnings that each time you won $1200 or more on a single pull a W2G would be issued by casino. Any losses would have to be deducted on Sched. A, thus not a net win on...
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Question: 1031 exchange
Question: 1031 exchange I have a town home. If I sold it and invested the proceeds in Real Estate First Trust Deeds would it qualify as an 1031 exchange?
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Residential landlords and Form 6251
I just came across this in the instructions for Form 1040, line 45: Exception. Fill in Form 6251 instead of using the worksheet if you claimed or received any of the following items. ... * Income or...
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Grandparents Dependency
Paternal grandparents have 2 grandkids living with them for the year, both under 12, they provide all the support for gkids. Maternal grandparents were awarded the custody of 2 gkids. Do the...
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Elderly Person's Home Assistance/Aid Expenses: Deductible ?
Hello, For an elderly person who now requires home health assistance (washing, cooking, etc.) due to a multitude of medical problems, are these expenses in any way deductible on a 1040 ? Any caveats...
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Deductibility of foreign health insurance
Although I am a U.S. citizen and reside in the United States, I spend about half the year abroad. Since Medicare does not cover expenses out of the country, I have an additional health insurance...
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Taxes
I saw a posting of someone offering previous years turbo tax programs for a discount. I need 06,07,08,09,10,11,12,13. Does anyone have these programs they would be willing to sell me at some kind...
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Trust Return Requirements?
Background: Final Grantor of a Family Trust, created under California law, and resident in California, dies in January 2015. This death causes the creation of four subordinate trusts. Three are for...
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What to do with RMD?
I was just notified that I will be losing my job the end of the year. I am 70 years old and that means that beginning next year my RMD will be fairly large. Until now I only had to take the RMD from a...
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