About Taxes: The One Week to Go Edition

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Taxes Taxes Lower Your Taxes Filing Your Taxes State Taxes From William Perez, your Guide to Taxes The deadline for filing individual tax returns is Tuesday, April 15th, just one week away. This week's newsletter focuses action items to do by the deadline. Plus, there's a new law permitting taxpayers to deduction charitable contributions for disaster relief. And the IRS has issued tax relief provisions for people in Colorado and Washington. Tips for Preparing Your Tax Return Close to the Deadline Here are some tips for working on your tax return in the days just before the April 15th deadline. Last Minute Deductions for Tax Year 2013 Is it possible to spend money on deductions now and have the expense be deducted on our 2013 tax return? Yes, but only 4 types of deductions have this special feature. Retroactive Charitable Donations for Typhoon Haiyan Relief Taxpayers can take a deduction on their 2013 tax return for cash donations made between March 26, 2014, and April 14, 2014, to charities providing disaster relief to areas impacted by Typhoon Haiyan. Tax Reform Act of 2014, Part 3, Deductions We look at proposals for changing exclusions and tax deductions in Dave Camp's proposed Tax Reform Act. Search Related Topics:  tax reform  Related Searches Tax Estimator Taxes Free IRS Tax Forms Taxes Return File Taxes IRS Featured Articles Extended Time for Choosing When to Deduct Colorado Flooding Losses Federal Tax Relief for Victims of Washington State Mudslide and Flooding State and Local Tax Burdens as a Percentage of Income for 2011 Benefits of Filing an Extension Reminder: File a 2010 Tax Return to Preserve Your Refund How to Handle Owing the IRS More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: William Perez Taxes Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Taxes newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com Useful Tools Tax Software Reviews Free Tax Software Reviews iPad Tax Apps for Tax Year 2013 Follow me on: Advertisement