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Monday, April 16, 2007

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It's tax time, which means it's also time for Nightly Business Report's special series -- "Tax Tips with Kevin McCormally."

Once again, Kevin McCormally -- a noted personal finance expert and the Editorial Director of Kiplinger's Personal Finance -- tells you how to use tax law to keep more of your money out of the IRS' hands.


Banner: Two ways to learn from Kevin.

Photo of Kevin McCormally.

1) Watch Kevin's "Tax Tips" during NBR's nightly broadcasts. Kevin will offer a new tip every Monday in March and on Monday, April 2nd. Then, starting April 9th, he'll offer a full week of tips as the tax deadline nears.

2) Read Kevin's online "Tax Tips Q&A."
In the past weeks, Kevin has answered
hundreds of tax questions from NBR
viewers. Click the button below to scan
through these questions and answers and
find a solution to the tax problem
vexing you.

Read Kevin's Responses to Viewer Questions.


Banner: Transcripts of Kevin's on-air tips.

Date Tip Title Transcript Video
4-17-07 Final Pointers Read Watch
4-16-07 Last Minute IRA Contribution Read Watch
4-13-07 The Extension (Form 4868) Read Watch
4-12-07 Two Costly Errors Read Watch
4-11-07 Futility of Non-filing Read Watch
4-10-07 Roth IRA Snafu Read Watch
4-9-07 Demutualization Read Watch
4-2-07 Telephone Tax Refund & 1040X Read Watch
3-26-07 Alternative Minimum Tax Read Watch
3-19-07 Partial Shares of Stock Read Watch
3-12-07 Municipal Bonds Read Watch
3-5-07 Hidden Deductions Read Watch
12-6-06 Getting Kids Into Investing Read  
12-5-06 Taking Stock in Giving Read  
12-4-06 The IRA Donation Read  

Banner: Extras

Kiplinger's website offers additional tax tips and tools from Kevin McCormally and other members of the magazine's staff. Click the link below to explore the site.

Visit the IRS website to get additional information about changes in the tax code as well as to review and print out tax forms.

On April 2nd, Kevin mentioned tax form 1040X, which you can use to get the long distance telphone tax refund even if you've already filed your taxes. Click the links below to download 1040X and instructions on how to fill it out from the IRS.

On April 9th, Kevin's Tax Tip focused on "demutualization" and the "protective refund claim." He invited viewers to contact him for more information about this claim. If you are interested in reading this additional information, click the link below.

On April 13th, Kevin's Tax Tip focuses on filing an extension with form 4868. To download a copy of this document from the IRS, click the link below.

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