Watchdog group Privacy International, having already done so in the UK, filed a privacy complaint against Google’s Gmail in 17 European countries, as well as Canada and Australia.
Tax Filing 101: Procrastinators of the World, Unite!
For all you procrastinators out there, here’s a nuts ‘n bolts guide on how to legally postpone the filing of your Year 2003 income tax returns.
Tax Tidbit #2: How To Get A $1,000 Refund By Filing An Amended Tax Return
Short but sweet tax nuggets for the Small Biz Owner and/or Self-Employed Person, each morsel serving up a specific tax reduction strategy guaranteed to tickle your monetary taste-buds.
Tax Filing 101: It’s Never Too Early To Procrastinate
For all you procrastinators out there, here’s a nuts ‘n bolts guide on how to legally postpone the filing of your Year 2002 income tax returns. When it comes to putting things off, you can never plan too far ahead! In many cases the IRS allows you to file a ‘no-questions-asked’ extension form. Which particular form you file depends on what type of entity your business happens to be.
Benefits of a Filing System
It seems that the process of gathering information for preparing taxes is almost as painful as writing that check to the IRS! However, if you have an effective filing system the process it may not hurt quite as much, and it will certainly help cut down on the time spent searching for receipts if you are currently throwing everything in a drawer.
3 Simple Filing Guidelines
One of the most basic ways to find papers when you need them is to retrieve them from an effective filing system. A good filing system will allow you to find what you’re looking for in 10 seconds or less.
Here are 3 simple filing guidelines that can help:
1. CATEGORIZING. A filing system is only effective, if you can find everything you need, when you need it–without a struggle. And all good filing systems have different categories of papers. Your papers are either going to fall into a MAIN category, or a SUB-category.
Tax Preparation and Filing Online
– It’s All About Comfort
The main reason I began to use tax preparation software a number of years ago was “comfort” – I still did my own taxes but wanted to be sure I wasn’t missing out on any potential deductions or savings. Using electronic tax preparation gave me this comfort level and assurance by “holding my hand” through the process, giving me “alerts” that can guide me through the process and let me take advantage of any and all new changes that may help me.