January to-do list for taxes
How to get organized for tax year 2013. Plus, five tax resolutions
By Eva Rosenberg, MarketWatch
We start the year off with tax legislation that finally makes it possible to do some definitive tax planning. Some of the measures affect your 2012 taxes; the rest cover 2013-17, with permanent changes.
The single most helpful tool for keeping your tax resolutions is a checklist. Every successful self-improvement course, study program — and even job — benefits from one. Have you ever noticed how many checklists you use on a daily basis?
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Consider consolidating them, so you can see your daily, weekly and monthly responsibilities at a glance. Let’s build your tax checklist for January 2013:
Set up your 2013 tax file. Pull out your labelmaker and put new labels on file folders, expanding files, or drawers, so you have a place to drop your 2013 records and receipts. Now you can consistently file all relevant documents for the year in one place. Instead of a set of file folders, consider using an expandable file. While you’re at it, do the same for last year — and get a head start on locating and organizing your 2012 papers.
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