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Wills in Texas – planning for inheritance tax

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A will is a legal document outlining who will receive your accumulated wealth and assets upon your death. Wills in Texas help you distribute your wealth as you desire among those you love. After your death, if you do not plan your estate properly, your loved ones could end up having to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes upon your death.

Planning for inheritance taxes is one last thing you can do for your loved ones to help them keep as much of your property as possible. There are two kinds of properties. Real property is land, improvements … Read more at 2011 Taxes.

How To Use Your IRA To Buy Property In Central America

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A growing number of North Americans are using funds from their IRA to purchase foreign real estate. While the process may appear convoluted at first, all it involves is a few steps taken in sequence. The steps have been followed by hundreds of investors purchasing real estate in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize. The same process works for 401K investments, Roth IRA and other retirement plans.

The first thing you need to do is to set up what is called a “self-directed IRA”. You’ll typically need a new custodian to do this. So either search online for a self-directed … Read more at 2011 Taxes.

Interesting Mergers and Acquisitions

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The European Union agreed in merger regulation in 1989. This defined circumstances in which a merger would have a European dimension and come under the roles of the European Union, and when a merger would be decided by national bodies.

In one case, in particular, the commission vetoed the takeover of the De Havilland, a Canadian aircraft maker, by a French aerospace company and Alenia from Italy. On the other hand, objections to the Nestlé’s takeover of Perrier had little effect and Nestlé’s and BSN of France now control over 75% of the French mineral water market. In the UK, … Read more at 2011 Taxes.

Checking The Status Of Your Tax Refund

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There are a few ways that you can go about checking the status of your tax refund. The IRS actually makes this easy for you to do. The following are some things you should know when you want to check for information about your refund.

  1. One way to check your refund is to go the IRS website and search for the where’s my refund button. It is an interactive process where you answer a few simple questions. You will need to know your tax payer identification number, the status you used for filing and the dollar amount of your
… Read more at 2011 Taxes.

How To Do Your Own Taxes

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Filing your taxes each year is like running a race with hurdles and hoops to jump over and through with no clear idea of what prize will await at the end of the race. Sure it may be fun for some, but if you are like most people, it is a dreaded affair. At least there is the hope of a positive lump sum of money when you are done.

Doing your own taxes is much cheaper than going to a CPA and is probably worth the effort on your part should you not have a very complex return. When … Read more at 2011 Taxes.