OP  Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | All good suggestions and remember ANYTHING you charge by credit card is deductible in the year you charge it, not the year you eventually pay it.
As for the canned tax software that is in stores by turkey day and is not supported with updates......again I caution you to be VERY CAREFUL as many many many forms are not even approved by the IRS until well after the filing season begins meaning that if you use one that isn't approved it may not contain the current law. This type of software also can't respond to laws passed late in the year which may retroactively apply to the current filing year. For instance just this year the Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains a new credit for "1st time home buyers" that allows a qualified purchase made in 2009 to be treated as made Dec 31, 2008 so that it can be claimed on 2008's return. The IRS has already made changes to the form and I'm waiting for my software provider to provide me with the updated form. That one feature alone would prevent you from getting your money a year early.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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