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Tax Breaks for Families with Children If you have children, one or more of these tax credits and deductions could help your family reduce the amount of tax owed. Let's take a look: 1. Child Tax Credit Generally, taxpayers can claim the Child Tax Credit for each...

Renting Out a Second Home In general, income from rental of a vacation home for 15 days or longer must be reported on your tax return on Schedule E, Supplemental Income and Loss. You should also keep in mind that the definition of a "vacation home" is not limited to a...

3 Wessel & Company Shareholders Among PA Business Central’s Top 100 People Wessel & Company shareholders Patti Hudson and Tom Seitz, as well as President & CEO Joel Valentine have been named to Pennsylvania Business Central’s Top 100 People for 2021. The...

Who Qualifies for the Earned Income Credit The earned income tax credit can give qualifying workers with low-to-moderate income a substantial financial boost. The credit not only reduces the amount of tax someone owes but may give them a refund even if they don't owe...

Relief for Taxpayers Struggling With Tax Debts While there have always been payment options available from the IRS to help taxpayers struggling to pay tax debts, the new IRS Taxpayer Relief Initiative was put into place to expand these options and offer relief during...

Are you wondering if there's a hard and fast rule about what income is taxable and what income is not taxable? The quick answer is that all income is taxable unless the law specifically excludes it. But as you might have guessed, there's more to it than that. Taxable...

What's New for 2020 Tax Returns As always, taxpayers should be aware of several key items involving credits, deductions, and refunds when filing their tax returns. Let's take a look: 1. Recovery Rebate Credit/Economic Impact Payment. In January, the Treasury...