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Do I have to pay tax on academic scholarships?

One can remove the academic scholarship from taxes if they meet some criteria. These criteria are put forward by the responsible tax authorities. Day by day the cost of living is going on increasing. As it increases the college costs also increases. So, more amount of money is required for this purpose. So if a [...]

Is Tax payment on accelerated death benefits and viatical settlements necessary?

Everyone knows that day by the cost of living as well as medical expenses are increasing. So, more money is required if a person gets admitted in the hospital. As the cost of medical care is very high, most of the insurance companies are having insurance policies with the accelerated death benefit feature. The cost [...]

Home Office Tax Deduction

In order to get home office tax deduction, IRS have provided two methods for an individual. According to the first method the person must show that the principal base of the business is home office. For this necessary documents or proof are required to show that. It should be genuine also. Another way is to [...]

Tax on Life Insurance death benefit

Under normal condition one does not have to pay any tax on life insurance death benefit. But it can be taxable if the amount paid exceeds a particular limit as mentioned in the rules. The amount will be included in the gross taxable income if the amount paid by the life insurance company is more [...]