Jan 31st 2013 5:50PM
By G. M. Filisko As you calculate your tax returns, consider each home tax deduction and credit you are - and are not - entitled to. Running afoul of any of these 9 home-related tax mistakes - which tax pros say are especially common - can cost you money or draw the IRS to your doorstep. Sin #1: Deducting the wrong... Continue Reading »
Dec 26th 2012 11:13AM
By Credit.com The fiscal cliff draws closer by the day, and federal lawmakers are now trying desperately to reach an agreement that is at least somewhat palatable to both parties. Now, those negotiations might include a number of costly tax breaks designed to help consumers who owe more on their home loans than their... Continue Reading »
Sep 13th 2012 1:30PM
By Adam Levin It just may become the latest outrage during a year of outrages. At the precise moment when the federal government finally delivers a modicum of justice and some economic relief to millions of homeowners victimized by the nation's largest banks, the government threatens to beat those victims over the head... Continue Reading »
Jul 11th 2012 12:50PM
By Christopher Maag Christine, a Credit.com reader, thought that after losing her home to foreclosure, there would be no new financial shocks for a while. Then she received a letter from the IRS. "I filed my taxes in 2010 and thought everything was fine," Christine wrote in a comment to a Credit.com story, "then... Continue Reading »
Feb 25th 2011 2:44PM
A 60-year-old Detroit area home builder who was sentenced this week to six months in prison for mortgage fraud involving straw buyers got off pretty easy considering bank fraud is punishable by 30 years in prison and other penalties. After he has served his term, Giuseppe Cracchiolo, of Romeo, Mich., will also have three... Continue Reading »
