(MoneyWatch) The tax code is frustratingly complicated but the basic ideas behind tax-smart investing are fairly simple and straightforward. With this year's tax-filing deadline just days away, it's a ...

The goal of tax planning is to arrange your financial affairs so that you pay as few taxes as possible, and so the taxes you do pay are as low as possible. Here are four basic ways to reduce your ...

Every time a new tax law is enacted, we naturally wonder what it means for our own tax bill. The news covers the long debates and close votes in Congress, followed by the president signing the bill ...

Every year, as you file your federal income tax return, you have an important decision to make: itemize, or take the standard ...

Keep investments for more than a year to benefit from lower long-term capital gains tax rates. Use 401(k)s and IRAs for investing to defer taxes on gains and dividends until retirement. Interest ...

Taxes are never a fun thing to consider. For someone who has a couple of W-2 forms and maybe a child tax deduction or two, they’re an inconvenience. For someone who has investment income, tax planning ...

Follow these simple tips and get your tax return prepared simply and easily. You've got just more than a month left before you have to file your tax return. But tax return preparation doesn't need to ...

Most listeners are probably aware that 501(c)(3) organizations are generally exempt from income tax, but this does not mean that all income generated by the organization is free of income tax. For ...