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How Taxpayers Can Claim the Expiring 2025 Home Energy Tax Credits: Video Guide

Tax Year 2025 represents a strict deadline for homeowners seeking federal tax credits for home energy-efficient improvements. The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) accelerated the expiration of most residential energy tax benefits. Ho... read more

Federal Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Ends: 2025 Video Tutorial

Attention taxpayers, if you purchased an electric vehicle (EV) before the September 30, 2025, deadline, you may be eligible to claim the Federal Clean Vehicle Tax Credit. This credit offers a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the taxes you owe. However,... read more

New Tax Deductions & Changes - One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

Be prepared and plan ahead for differences in your tax refund or balance due - hopefully in a good “more money in your pocket” kind of way! Let’s clear up the confusion about major changes in tax deductions such as no tax on tips, Social Security, an... read more

Maximize Personal Tax Deductions: Itemized vs Standard

If you’re confused as to whether it’s better to take the Standard Deduction or Itemize Deductions on Schedule A, you’re not alone. Personal tax deductions include such things as charitable donations, mortgage interest, property taxes, state income ta... read more

Dependents: Children, Relatives & Others

If you want to get those juicy dependent tax credits and benefits, it’s important to get it right. Getting it wrong can create an IRS mess you don’t want to be a part of - trust me on this one! If the result isn’t in your favor, not only will you lik... read more

Favorite Tax Deductions & Credits for Families!

Everyone knows there are tax benefits to having children and dependents and some are pretty amazing! If you’ve ever had questions about the popular Child Tax Credit (CTC) or Earned Income Credit (EIC), this is the place to be! TurboTax does the think... read more

Tax Deductions Worth Looking Into!

It seems the most popular question at tax time is “Can I deduct this…?”. Of course you don’t want to pay more taxes than you need to; and you want to get all the tax deductions and credits you’re entitled to take. The resources below have helped many... read more

Claiming partial exemption under unforeseen situation for sale of primary residence within 2 years after purchase

I purchased a new home in Jan. 2024. The purchase price was, for example, $400k. Later, I sold it at $450k on June 2025. As far as I know, long-term capital gain is $50k (=$450k - $400k), which is taxable. In this situation, I would like to claim par... read more

Where do I find the no tax on tips deduction?

Where do I find the no tax on tips deduction?On my w2 it says total income + tips and has the total number and my employer didn’t input the tips into box 7, but on my pay stub they show as tips. Not service charges, but voluntary tips. I qualify for ... read more

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Where do you enter contributions to an FSA? thx!!!

The contributions show up as an "Other" on my w-2 and Turbotax seems to classify it as "OthEr". how can i confirm I am getting credit?

entering multiple non-cash contributions to the same charity

I make monthly non-cash donations of items I purchased specifically to donate. If you look at the Non-Cash Contribution Worksheet, it implies that you should be able to enter "Various" in the field for "Date of Contribution" But TurboTax doesn't seem... read more