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Should I File Past Taxes From Years Ago Now?

It’s the start of a new year, which means it’s a good time to start thinking about filing your taxes. But what if you still have past taxes to file? Is it a good idea to file last year’s taxes if you still owe taxes from a few years ago? Of course it is! Back taxes can […]

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A Refund When I File My Past Income Taxes!?

Those of us who have missed tax deadlines have a lot to do. Sometimes, we don’t even know that we have missed them. Too often people don’t realize they owe back taxes until the IRS comes calling and sends them threatening letters. So what can you do to avoid that? How do you know when […]

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Past Year Tax Filing For Dummies

Now that the past year is winding down, and with next year’s tax season just ahead, there’s no better time to think about catching up on your past year tax filings. There is no good time to have tax troubles, but this year and next year could be particularly bad times. In the past, many […]

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File Your Past Year Taxes–And Get Money Back!

Most people who file past taxes get a refund, and even if you don’t, you can minimize your debt by filing A lot of people who owe back taxes see themselves as caught in a terrible catch-22: they think they owe lots of money, but they have no money to pay back their debt. For […]

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Can I Still File Past State Tax Returns?

How to take care of your late state tax returns If you get behind on federal income taxes, the IRS lets you know. When you have past state tax returns to file? Not so much. States have a way of getting behind on taxes, which creates massive deficits, which makes it harder for them to […]

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Can I File My Past Year Tax Return Now?

Filing past year taxes is much easier than you think – and you might even get a refund! Doing taxes every year can be a heavy burden for a lot of taxpayers. Even if they are eligible for a refund, the time and energy it takes to do them can create great difficulties. Perhaps that […]

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How to File Past State Tax Returns

Filing past state taxes can get complicated with all those different rules and regulations – let PriorTax take care of them for you There are plenty of guides to filing federal taxes late, but not nearly as many for filing past state tax returns. Why? Because each state does it a little differently. The key […]

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File a Past Year Tax Return: You Can Do It Online (Almost!)

You can prepare a past tax return online, you just have to mail it to the IRS You may have heard that the IRS doesn’t allow taxpayers to e-file past year tax return information. And that’s 100% true — but that doesn’t mean you can’t do your past year taxes online! How? Simple: you can […]

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Can I E-File After the Deadline?

After October 15th, you can no longer e-file… You yawn and wake up from a nice long, relaxing state of hibernation. Somehow you not only missed the April 15th tax filing deadline, you also missed the October 15th tax extension deadline. First reaction: panic. Second reaction: is it still possible to e-file? You can no […]

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Can I Deduct Continuing Education When I Claim the Lifetime Learning Credit?

The IRS does not allow you to claim both a credit and a deduction for the same educational expenses, so you have to choose whichever gives you the greatest benefit There are several different tax benefits available to students to help ease the cost of higher education. However the IRS does not allow more than […]

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