Archive | February, 2009

The Crisis of Credit Visualized by Jonathan Jarvis

21. February 2009

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The Crisis of Credit Visualized by Jonathan Jarvis

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. CrisisofCredit.com This was awesome. Very good and easy to follow visual example of how we got into this big mess. Leads to so many questions. Who holds the money? What next? How do we come out of this?

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401K Plan Question

19. February 2009

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The company my spouse works for has their 401K set up like this: 50% up to 4% of your salary, after 2 years of service they will contribute 20% on anything over the 4%, 3 years $40, 4 years 60% 5 years 80% and 6 years and over 100%. Is this legal? It  doesn’t make [...]

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Free Federal E-File: Do Your Simple Taxes Online

12. February 2009

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Free Federal E-File: Do Your Simple Taxes Online

You can do your simple federal e-file this year for free and get your taxes back in as little at 8 days. I filed my e-file yesterday and should expect to receive my return by Feb 27th according to the IRS e-file Refund Chart. I used Turbotax Permier edition on my home computer. I used Turbotax [...]

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When will I receive my refund: 2009 IRS e-file Refund Chart

9. February 2009

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When will I receive my refund: 2009 IRS e-file Refund Chart

The IRS e-file refund chart is posting on the irs.gov website. The federal e-file is free this year, so if you choose to e-file, check the schedule to see when you will receive your return.

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Where is my 1099 Composite tax form?

4. February 2009

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Where is my 1099 Composite tax form?

Due to recent federal legislation, the deadline for brokerage firms to mail 1099 Composite tax forms has been extended from January 31 to February 15. As a result, your 2008 1099 Composite will be mailed in mid-February 2009. I was looking forward to getting my taxes done early this year so I can get my return faster. [...]

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