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Find out how to donate a vehicle to a non-profit organization, follow IRS rules, and still be able to claim a deduction.

Taxpayers can still get a deduction for donating a vehicle to charity, but are limited to the fair market value for that particular car or boat.

What happens when you have capital losses, while your spouse has capital gains? Read on for an overview of how to transfer unused capital losses between spouses.

About to make an automobile donation to a non-profit organization? Make sure all the paperwork is correct and keep the IRS happy.

Arranging for a car donation tax deduction involves more than tracking essential paperwork after donating the auto. Make sure the charity and the donated vehicle qualify.

Attain a tax deduction for an auto donation to charity by first identifying a reputable charity and learning to avoid auto donation scams.

Small business owners can cut marketing costs by using smart, efficient marketing techniques. Here are three affordable marketing ideas to promote small businesses.

Contributors should check the tax rules and the receiving organization before giving up the car, boat or recreational vehicle to charity.

"Cash for Clunkers" ran out of money in only a week and has just received additional funding. What about charities that depend on car donations?

Settling unsecured debts in to reduce credit card debt usually does NOT affect a taxpayer's personal income taxes.

After home staging, pricing your home to sell is paramount to securing a fast home sale. Find out how to determine your optimum pricing strategy.

When a business acquires an item that has a longer useful life such as a building or equipment, the item is expensed over a number of years using depreciation.

A lease is an agreement giving the lessee the right to property, plant, and equipment usually for a stated period of time (according to FASB).

Learn how to get a tax write-off for donating cars to local charities and other qualified organizations.

In addition to having adequate amounts of insurance, you must check that your policy contains the right valuation clause for the items insured.

Today's economy presents challenges for living quarters previously unknown to most Americans. Mortgage money is cheap, but jobs and incomes incomes keep dropping.

Charitable contributions can save you money in the form of tax deductions from the IRS. Before you make any deductions, find out the rules for donation deductions.

Maintaining and showing off your antique vehicle may fill your heart with a sense of pride, but make sure you adequately protect your investment with proper insurance.

Childcare can be expensive; but it doesn't have to be. When you think creatively you can cut childcare costs.

Paying someone more than his or her worth, known as an excess benefit transaction, can have nasty tax implications for non-profit organizations.

Cheap notebooks for students won't do the job for a business. But high-end business computers have a hefty price tag. Advantages of laptop leases are discussed here.

Thinking about donating a car to charity? Auto donations provide much needed support to charity, and donating a car provides a tax deduction for the donor.

Companies have raised capital on stock exchanges for decades. They will again. When the global recession ends, and it will, expect a mad scramble for attention.

Homeowners desperate to sell are at times cornered into accepting a low offer and sellers who refuse to reduce their price may have their house on the market a long time.

Sell and rent back involves a quick house sale to a property cash buyer and can stop repossession. However, it involves selling a house below market value to benefit.

Most RV insurance provides for loss of or damage to the unit. But it's also important to be protected against injury to third parties, or damage to others' property.

Auction properties are currently widely available due to the growth in property repossession. House auctions provide an opportunity to buy a house at below market rate.

Considering buying a house? Not all the costs associated with the purchase of a house are quantifiable. Take a look at this checklist prior to buying.

Outstanding student loan debt can keep a taxpayer insolvent while the taxpayer settles other debts, on the road to achieving positive net worth.

Two types of home foreclosure methods are used in the United States, the judicial foreclosure and the power of sale foreclosure.

Contrary to popular belief owning a home is not all wine and roses. It is expensive and, for some, not worth the cost.

The IRS does not want its delinquent taxpayers living in the local homeless shelter. That does the economy no good!

"They will always be the colonists and they will always have to negotiate with us. And if they don't negotiate in good faith, there will always be trouble."