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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy Holidays

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Wishing you all the very best this Holiday Season!

 

Housing Market Status

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Keeping Current Matters has great information and resources - here is their most recent report (pdf) on current housing statistics throughout the United States - and great graphs for a quick review.

 

Tax Tips

It's that time of year again - time to start thinking about taxes.It's time to start planning for Tax Day. This is never a fun time but thought this article was helpful to get started.

Year End Tax Tips
Tax Moves to Lower Your Tax Bill
By  William Perez, About.com Guide

There are three basic year-end tax planning techniques that can be utilized to successfully manage income taxes: deferring income to the following year, accelerating deductions into the current year, and taking advantage of any expiring tax provisions. Examples of these types of tactics are holding off on selling investments with gains until later or paying tax deductions this year such as property tax or charity donations.

Taxpayers should also plan ahead for long-awaited tax changes that may occur in 2013. Under current tax law, all the tax rates will change for 2013. There's been various proposals to keep the tax rates the same or increase only the top two tax brackets.... [Read full article]