Father’s Day is coming up on June 21—mark your calendars! For some of you, however, your fathers may not even have the time to celebrate this special day. With the current state of the economy, many men (and women) have been working extra long hours at their respective jobs in order to make ends meet [...]
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Kentucky Grilled Chicken FAIL
If you haven’t heard about Kentucky Fried Chicken’s new grilled chicken or its recent promotion (backed by Oprah) where you can get a free grilled chicken meal, well, you’ve been hiding in a cave. They’re running tons of TV ads and the Internet is abuzz with the promotion as well.
So when you saturate American media [...]
Help Design Shoeboxed’s New Envelopes
It’s about time for Shoeboxed to buy another large batch of envelopes for our receipt and business card Mail-In program. We have had lots of people over the last couple of years give us feedback about our envelopes, and we wanted to take this opportunity to solicit your thoughts about our envelope design. That’s why [...]
IRS Offers Tax Credit Guidance to Businesses Hiring Unemployed Veterans and Youth
Businesses planning to claim the newly-expanded work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) for eligible unemployed veterans and unskilled younger workers hired during the first part of 2009 have until Aug. 17 to request the certification required for these workers, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Newly-revised Form 8850, now available on IRS.gov, is used by employers to [...]
Tax Tip: Energy-Saving Can Reduce Your Tax Burden
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded individual and business taxpayers that many energy-saving steps taken this year may result in bigger tax savings next year.
The recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) of 2009 contained a number of either new or expanded tax benefits on expenditures to reduce energy use or create new energy sources.
The [...]
Tax Tip: Energy-Saving Can Reduce Your Tax Burden
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded individual and business taxpayers that many energy-saving steps taken this year may result in bigger tax savings next year.
The recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) of 2009 contained a number of either new or expanded tax benefits on expenditures to reduce energy use or create new energy sources.
The [...]
Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Making Federal Tax Payments
Will you be making a payment with your federal tax return this year? If so, here is what you need to know about making tax payments correctly.
Never send cash!
If you file electronically, you can file and pay in a single step by authorizing an electronic funds withdrawal via tax preparation software or a tax professional.
You [...]
Top Personal Finance Stories This Week (Feb. 16)
Useful and provocative personal finance stories from around the Web. Enjoy.
Top 10 Personal Finance Stories This Week
7 Money Lessons Learned in 7 Years of Marriage - Mighty Bargain Hunter, Feb. 2, 2009 (O.K., not technically this week, but it’s a good one.)
Degrees With The Highest ROI - Yahoo! HotJobs
How to Claim the Recovery Rebate Credit - Five Cent Nickel, Feb. 5, 2009
Fashion on a Budget: Organizing and Updating Your Wardrobe for [...]
Use Outright.com with Shoeboxed for Easy Online Bookkeeping
Shoeboxed, the leader in online receipt management that many of our readers know and love, has announced an exciting new partnership to help you use your Shoeboxed receipts for online bookkeeping.
Outright.com, the easiest way for self-employed people to manage their bookkeeping, now integrates directly with Shoeboxed, allowing receipts from Shoeboxed to flow seamlessly into Outright.com’s [...]
Avoid Recordkeeping Headaches This Tax Season
Keeping and organizing receipts is one of those things that every small business must do but doesn’t want to. But we tell ourselves that sitting down to scan receipts for hours on end or entering data into an endless spreadsheet is what we need to do in order to make taxes manageable. The IRS needs [...]
What to Give the Busy Dad for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is coming up on June 21—mark your calendars! For some of you, however, your fathers may not even have the time to celebrate this special day. With the current state of the economy, many men (and women) have been working extra long hours at their respective jobs in order to make ends meet ... Read the rest of this story
Three Easy Money-Saving Tips
1) The Key to Success is to be Organized One time I handed in a crumpled pile of homework to my third grade teacher, who then forced me to write “the key to success is to be organized” over and over again on the blackboard. Though I hated it at the time, the phrase ... Read the rest of this story
IRS Offers Tax Credit Guidance to Businesses Hiring Unemployed Veterans and Youth
Businesses planning to claim the newly-expanded work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) for eligible unemployed veterans and unskilled younger workers hired during the first part of 2009 have until Aug. 17 to request the certification required for these workers, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Newly-revised Form 8850, now available on IRS.gov, is used by employers ... Read the rest of this story
Law Offers Special Tax Breaks for Small Business; Act Now and Save, IRS Says
Small Business Week was May 17 to 23, and the Internal Revenue Service urges small businesses to act now and take advantage of tax-saving opportunities included in the recovery law. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), enacted in February, created, extended or expanded a variety of business tax deductions and credits. Because some of ... Read the rest of this story
Shoeboxed and Nexonia Partner for Dead Simple Expense Reporting
Nexonia and Shoeboxed, two leading companies in online expense management, today announced a partnership to scan paper receipts and transform them into digital expense reports. Starting today, users that use Shoeboxed’s online receipt management service can integrate the receipt information to Nexonia’s Web-based service, where they can manage and analyze expenses and create professional expense ... Read the rest of this story
Why Pay Taxes? — The Truth about Frivolous Tax Arguments
The Truth About Frivolous Tax Arguments (PDF 405K) addresses some of the more common false “legal” arguments made by individuals and groups who oppose compliance with the federal tax laws. These arguments are grouped under six general categories, with variations within each category. Each contention is briefly explained, followed by a discussion of the legal authority that rejects the contention. The second section deals with frivolous arguments encountered in collection due process cases. The final section illustrates penalties imposed on those pursuing frivolous cases. Tax Protestors
Want to Recycle Receipts and Business Cards?
To reduce paper clutter and unnecessary postage costs, Shoeboxed is now allowing our customers to opt out of getting their receipts and business cards mailed back to them. By default, we return receipts and business cards for our Mail-In Classic and Business members. Since we provide scanned copies of the receipts and business cards, many members don’t need the originals back. If you don’t need them back, let us know on your Account & Settings page (Mail-In tab). We can shred and recycle them for you after processing. Shoeboxed Can Shred and Recycle Your Receipts and Business Cards If we can avoid unnecessary mailings, it keeps our costs low so that we can bring you a better Shoeboxed!
Kentucky Grilled Chicken FAIL
If you haven’t heard about Kentucky Fried Chicken’s new grilled chicken or its recent promotion (backed by Oprah) where you can get a free grilled chicken meal, well, you’ve been hiding in a cave. They’re running tons of TV ads and the Internet is abuzz with the promotion as well. KFC Grilled Chicken FAIL So ... Read the rest of this story
Recession Special: Everything at Walmart
Apparently, the recession hurts less at Walmart. A recent survey of American consumers had some interesting results: people are a lot less interested in shopping than they have been in decades and are turning to discount retailers like Walmart to ease their financial pain. Walmart is exceeding expectations in the recession “This is the first ... Read the rest of this story
Shoeboxed Teams Up With Jigsaw To Help You Expand Your Personal Network
Shoeboxed recently announced a partnership with Jigsaw to help business professionals expand their network of business contacts by scanning and sharing business cards online. Shoeboxed gives people an easy way to get hard copy business cards scanned and uploaded to the web. Jigsaw then aggregates them, letting people trade what they have for fresh contacts from their crowd-sourced directory of 12 million business people and 2 million companies. Shoeboxed Partners With Jigsaw Now people can use Shoeboxed’s prepaid envelopes to mail in their business cards where they will be scanned and imported to Jigsaw, the world’s largest online business directory. Shoeboxed customers will automatically accrue Jigsaw points that can be redeemed at www.jigsaw.com for business contacts they want but don’t yet have. Shoeboxed’s by-mail scanning service starts at $9.95 per month, and is available at http://start.shoeboxed.com/Register. The basic Jigsaw service is free.
Shoeboxed is a SaaS Superstar!
At Shoeboxed, we offer a scanning service for receipts and business cards and online software to organize the information that we digitize. Though the scanning portion of what we do is clearly a service, it’s important to remember that the software is itself a service as well. We don’t give you the software and set ... Read the rest of this story
Tax Tip: Energy-Saving Can Reduce Your Tax Burden
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded individual and business taxpayers that many energy-saving steps taken this year may result in bigger tax savings next year. The recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) of 2009 contained a number of either new or expanded tax benefits on expenditures to reduce energy use or create new energy ... Read the rest of this story
Help Design Shoeboxed’s New Envelopes
It’s about time for Shoeboxed to buy another large batch of envelopes for our receipt and business card Mail-In program. We have had lots of people over the last couple of years give us feedback about our envelopes, and we wanted to take this opportunity to solicit your thoughts about our envelope design. That’s why ... Read the rest of this story
Top Ten Facts about Amended Returns
Taxpayers who need to make a change or adjustment on a return they already filed can do so by filing an amended return. Here are the top 10 things every taxpayer should know about amending your federal tax return.
... Read the rest of this story
What Happens After I File?
Most taxpayers have already filed their federal tax returns but may still have questions. Here’s what you need to know about refund status, recordkeeping, mistakes and what to do if you move. Refund Information You can go online to check the status of your 2008 refund 72 hours after IRS acknowledges receipt of your e-filed ... Read the rest of this story
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- Jayne: Being organized is def. key. I love the 15 second rule, I think that’s a great tip, I buy so many things...
- Muka Tikus: Nice to see such blatant nepotism (Philip and Dan are very likely related!)
- Oliver: Great stuff! Gonna promote you at my site and twitter! Nice work.
- What to Give the Busy Dad for Father’s Day
- Three Easy Money-Saving Tips
- IRS Offers Tax Credit Guidance to Businesses Hiring Unemployed Veterans and Youth
- Law Offers Special Tax Breaks for Small Business; Act Now and Save, IRS Says
- Shoeboxed and Nexonia Partner for Dead Simple Expense Reporting
- Why Pay Taxes? — The Truth about Frivolous Tax Arguments
- Want to Recycle Receipts and Business Cards?
- Kentucky Grilled Chicken FAIL
- Recession Special: Everything at Walmart
- Shoeboxed Teams Up With Jigsaw To Help You Expand Your Personal Network
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