Tax Help

Combat Pay Exclusions

The Tax Institute at H&R Block | February 15, 2012

Whether stationed in the continental United States or overseas, H&R Block has military trained tax professionals available to servicemembers...

Year-end Tax Planning Tips

Grant Thorton | November 08, 2011

Year-end Tax Planning Tips   Managing a tax burden has never been more difficult, whether you’re managing your individual tax...

Vision:Tech-Savvy IRS

By Michelle Singletary | April 20, 2011

WASHINGTON -- IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman sees a major technological change in the agency's future that could make it easier to deter tax cheats...

Grading The IRS On Its Game

By Michelle Singletary | April 20, 2011

WASHINGTON -- Aside from long waits to get tax questions answered, a decent but not great accuracy rate in the preparation of some returns by...

Exercising Taxpayer Rights

Michelle Singletary | April 19, 2011

WASHINGTON -- I'm scared.     That's the two-word response I hear when someone tells me they owe the Internal Revenue Service...

The Alpha World of Taz Cheats

Michelle Singletary | April 04, 2011

WASHINGTON -- James Brown was right when he sang, "This is a man's world."            Well,...

Tax Tech: Videoconference with a Tax Pro

The Tax Institute at H&R Block | February 28, 2011

Filing Your Return   As an active duty servicemember stationed overseas (OCONUS), your are still required to file your U.S. tax returns...

Taking Care of IRS What-Ifs

Michelle Singletary | January 27, 2011

WASHINGTON -- If you had some major economic challenges in 2010, your tax situation may be very different than in years past. So be more than...

For Tax Reform, Look Inward

Michelle Singletary | January 21, 2011

WASHINGTON -- Railing against the tax code has become an American tradition. But the question always remains: What are you willing to give up...

Tax Time: Put the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to...

The Tax Institute at H&R Block | January 06, 2011

The Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA) provides military taxpayers with state income tax relief. The servicemember will not be taxed...