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More Tax Changes: The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
President Bush signed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act into law in late 2006. The new law, which offers $45.1 billion in tax breaks and adds more than 200 changes to the Tax Code, extended several tax provisions that were scheduled to expire, resurrected several tax provisions that had already expired and added a few surprises.
For instance, the new law retroactively restored some popular expired tax cuts to the beginning of 2006. Those included the deduction for state and local sales taxes, the higher education tuition deduction, the teacher’s classroom expense deduction and the research tax credit. More...
Getting Fiscally Fit In 2007
Resolutions are standard fare at the start of any new year. But most of those resolutions seemingly are crafted by institutions and organizations striving to help Americans secure a financially secure future. Here’s a sampling of resolutions that Americans might consider in 2007. More...
Medicare Provides Preventive Services
There are many myths about Medicare: many of which focus on what it covers and what it doesn’t. Not surprisingly, older Americans are seemingly unaware that Medicare covers a broad range of services to prevent disease, detect disease early when it is most treatable and curable and manage disease so that complications can be avoided.
"The U.S. health care system is focusing on disease treatment as well as prevention and wellness efforts,” Robert Fusco, President, New Jersey Association of Long Term Care Pharmacy Providers said in a recent release. “Studies have shown that every $1 spent on prevention can save more than $13 in health care cost. Preventing chronic medical problems will save billons of dollars, while helping people to live longer, healthier lives.” More...
Year-End Personal Finance Checklist
To be sure, you have time to get your financial act together before 2006 ends. But not much time. Here’s a recap of what Sue Stevens, director of financial planning at Morningstar, and other financial planners suggest doing: More...
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