This section provides some links to information about taxes that relate to financial planning. It is not intended to answer all your questions about taxes. Consult a tax attorney or other tax professional for specific tax advice.

• Making sense of the new cap on state tax (SALT) deductions
• Use this calculator and see how the tax bill will affect your paycheck
• The tax system, explained in beer
• Deducting your IRA losses
• Business standard mileage rate increases for last half of 2008
• 8 last-minute tax tips
• The best and worst states for taxes
• Five tax-saving strategies for retirees
• Bankrate's 2008 tax guide and Finding free tax help
• The IRS offers way to save on college (tuition and fees deduction, up to $4,000)
• Learn about the various taxes and tax rates (FICA, federal income tax, state taxes, etc.)
• The skinny on the stimulus plan
• Make more, keep more
• 2008 economic stimulus package tax breaks for small business
• How to adjust your withholding (so you don't get a big tax refund every year)
• Figuring a home's capital gains
• Foreclosure tax double-whammy eased
• 60-second guide to taxes at every age
• Best moves to make in 2008
• Four tax changes you need to know about
• Computing capital gains on home sale
• Financial literacy: Taxes made easy
• What's your effective tax rate?
• Withhold the right amount from your paycheck
• Ways to pay off a big tax bill
• 8 wise tax moves for '08
• Homeowners with forgiven loan debt get timely tax break
• 10 smart year-end tax moves and 4 moves not to make
• Early bird saves taxes (prepaying college tuition)
• Your tax problems solved
• 7 year-end tax-saving moves
• Claiming credit for child care
• Making the most of your flexible spending account
• And the winner is you ... and the IRA
• How to make the most of your itemized deductions
• Death benefit part of taxable estate
• A Roth IRA through the backdoor (what's involved in converting traditional IRAs to Roth)
• Buying a hybrid? Waiting may cost you (tax credits are disappearing)
• The high tax cost of winning (a prize)
• Lose home, pay more tax (1099-C)
• What if you can't pay the IRS?
• Americans work four months to pay this year's taxes (factor in your state)
• Effect of prepaying mortgage on taxes
• Your real tax rate is 40%
• Some Social Security benefits may be taxable
• 7 moves for the 2007 tax-filing season
• Senate seals deal on tax break renewals
• A lesson in education aid (most parents failing College Taxes 101)
• Homeowner tax perks
• A (not so) funny commentary on taxes
• States give tax breaks to college savers
• Minimizing Social Security taxes
• Making an offer in compromise (to the IRS for money owed)
• Selling a depreciated rental house
• Use the retirement savings contribution credit to earn big returns (for small amounts)
• 5 homeownership tax myths
• Tax lessons for college students (and parents)
• Two houses, newlyweds, and capital gains
• Save tax dollars now (make sure you got all those deductions you're entitled to)
• What if you can't pay the IRS?
• 10 ways to save on your taxes
• 10 new tax laws for 2006 that you need to know
• Six don't-miss tax breaks
• When you find that you owe the Internal Revenue Service more than expected, there are a few ways to handle the debt
• Tax refunds are bad news
• Tax-free income you should know about