Back-to-School Tax Breaks
Find Tax Savings in Back-to-School ExpensesFreeIt's back-to-school time, and this can mean tax saving opportunities for you. The tax law provides a number of exclusions, deductions, and tax credits designed to encourage education by making it just a little easier to pay for it. Here are some key breaks that you may be able to take advantage of this year.
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Massive Tax Act Provides Relief for 2008 — Individual Changes
On October 3, 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 became law. The law is designed to help rescue the economy from the current financial situation. In addition to providing funds for the U.S. Treasury to buy "toxic" investments from financial institutions as a way for them to create liquidity (enabling them to lend money), the law also raises the FDIC insurance protection limit to $250,000 for deposits for one year. Read more.
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