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Tax Mistakes You Should Avoid Making

From shopping around for the highest refund to failing to tell your tax preparer about life changes that could affect your taxes, a CPA shares the most common tax mistakes.

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DailyFinance has asked Certified Public Accountant Gary Craig to outline some of the most common tax mistakes to help taxpayers avoid making them. 

Click here to read the full story, and here's an overview of the mistakes you could be making: 

  • Shopping for the highest refund
  • Failing to make sure the tax preparer signs the return 
  • Unreimbursed business expenses
  • Real estate deductions 
  • Value of a donated car 
  • Home office deductions 
  • Stocks 
  • Traditional IRA deductions
  • Life changes 
  • Settling for a CPA or tax preparer that goes through the motions 

You might also be interested in reading: 

  • Taxpayers are Already Asking 'Where's My Refund?'
  • Timely Tax Advice: Signs Your Tax Preparer is the Wrong Person for the Job
  • Protect Yourself from Scammers Who Want Your Tax Return
  • 2013 Federal Tax Rates and Standard Deductions Announced

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Kristi Reed (Editor) June 18, 2013 at 06:22 pm
Thanks for posting Devera! It looks as if you have a lot of fun activities planned.
Bill Summerour June 15, 2013 at 08:49 pm
I grew up in a Winder where doors were not locked and the town was full of folks shopping! SometimesRead More a moonshiner would get caught or the parking meter would run out of time and one would get a parking ticket by one of the three cops in town! Now I keep a weapon handy because of voices and footsteps on the pavement at night! Where are these people coming from and going to after one o'clock in the morning? Why does it take so long for a policeman to show up after a call is made,if they show up at all? I've watched nice homes on my street turn into dumps. They are rented by owners who are only interested in the money and not the quality of people who are renting. Yeah, I keep a weapon and it's loaded for a thief or prowler! When seconds count a cop is only several minutes away,if at all!
Timothy Hinds June 17, 2013 at 12:51 am
Excellent comment, Bill. I, too, remember what it was like to trust those around you as much trustRead More as you gave them.