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New Municipal Bond Benefit

Municipal bonds offer investors three significant tax advantages. Municipal bond interest is exempt from regular federal income taxes. Image via Wikipedia  Because it is exempt, the interest does not have any effect on adjusted gross income (AGI). Keeping AGI as low as possible is often a tax planning goal.  Many states do not tax their residents on the interest they receive from in-state...

October 8th, 2009 by The Tax Man 
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Cost Basis Complications

You can sell investments held in tax-deferred retirement accounts without worrying about income taxes. But that’s not the case with investments you own outside of tax-deferred accounts. To figure your capital gain or loss on the sale of mutual fund, stock, real estate, and other investments, you have to compare the amount you realize on the sale to your “adjusted basis” in the investment. Understanding...

October 5th, 2009 by The Tax Man 
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