You just got a raise!

Who wants to make an extra $20!? American workers may notice a small increase in take home pay starting in January 2011. Ã‚ The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 was signed into law December 17, 2010. In addition to some extensions of tax breaks from the 2001 legislation by the Bush administration, there is a payroll tax “holiday” included that …

The $6,000 Question

How much is the tax bill that goes before the Senate today worth to you? Current estimates are the Middle Class Tax Cut of of 2010, in its current form, will cost the US Treasury about $858 billion. Based on my quick estimate,  if you are one of the 143 million people expected to file tax returns next year it works out …

Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2010

On Monday December 6th, 2010 the news was abuzz with talk of the agreement reached between Republican legislators and President Obama regarding tax relief. The Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2010 was attacked by some Democrats as being too generous a compromise to the perceived Republican interest in preserving tax cuts for the wealthy. Just when we thought there was going to be some …