Rhode Island Deadline extended

The Rhode Island Division of Taxation just announced it is extending its filing deadline to May 11th, following the IRS lead. This covers ALL RI residents. It also extends the deadline for payments of balance due, IRA contributions, and estimate payments.

Massachusetts Filing Deadline extended

The IRS has extended the filing deadline to May 11th, 2010 for residents of Bristol, Plymouth, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Middlesex and Worcester counties!

IRS Licensing of Paid Tax Return Preparers

The IRS estimates there are 1.2 million paid tax return preparers in the United States. Wonder how many there will be once licensing becomes law next year!

Charitable Deductions

The average charitable contribution on a US tax return is about 3% of income!

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Dow State of Affairs

The Dow fell to $6547 on March 9, 2009. It will open today, just one year later, at $10552!