If you've never filed income taxes before, it can be hard to know what you're doing. As the end of tax season approaches, time is running out to get this task done. But don't worry, it's not as hard as it might sound. Here's an easy guide to how you can file your taxes and what to expect.
What You'll Need
Sometime in January or early February, you should receive a Form W-2 from each employer you worked for in the prior year.
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- If you are thinking about having a child, you might be planning a trip to the doctor's office, not to a financial planner's office. However, it's actually smart to hire a financial planner before having a child. These are three of the main reasons why. 1. Get Your Financial Ducks in a Row Before Your Child is Born For a family in the United States that had a middle income, the average cost of raising a child from birth until age 18 costed an average of $245,340 in 2013.
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