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H&FF Radio offers ideas for holiday shopping, 2009 taxes WASHINGTON (11/20/09)--Sunday's H&FF Radio program provides information about tax credits for home improvements, new income tax deductions and credits for 2009, holiday budget ideas and holiday spending projections. Home & Family Finance airs Sundays at 3 p.m. ET on the Radio America Network. The show also is carried on American Forces Radio Network. The one-hour program devoted to consumer finance issues is brought to you by America's credit unions and their 90 million members, and is presented by CO-OP Network. The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and Radio America are podcasting Home & Family Finance through iTunes, Podcast Alley, Odeo, and other popular podcast library sites, as well as on Radio America and CUNA's websites. Sunday's show, which you also can hear later via the Internet, features Paul Berry, Washington, D.C., journalist and broadcaster, discussing these topics with special guests:
Home & Family Finance is a resource center for personal finance information at CUNA. The radio show is sponsored by CO-OP Network, the national credit union ATM network; Cabot Creamery Cooperative, maker of award-winning cheddar; Western Corporate FCU (WesCorp) and its member credit unions; and the Defense Credit Union Council and member credit unions, serving those who serve our country worldwide. For more information, read "Earn Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Improvements" and "'Tis the Season for Trouble-Free Shopping, Returns" in the Home & Family Finance Resource Center. Resource Links Get the most bang for your charitable buck this season NEW YORK (11/18/09)--The economy, while improving, still will take a toll on 2009 holiday observances: 63% of respondents to a recent Discover Financial Services survey aim to spend less this year on gifts due to personal finance concerns (online.wsj.com Nov. 4). Charities also expect to feel the squeeze as U.S. consumers tighten budgets over the holidays. Among the nation's largest fund-raisers, half expect donations to drop more than 9% during the period (usatoday.com Nov. 2). With less money to go around this season, it's even more important to make your charitable dollars go further. Follow these tips to ensure your donations--large or small--have the greatest impact:
Resource Links New homebuyer tax credit boon for boomers NEW YORK (11/16/09)--The new and improved Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit--signed into law Nov. 6--is welcome relief to more than just first-time home buyers. It may be a windfall for boomers or retirees thinking of downsizing (Forbes.com Nov. 6). The previous $8,000 tax credit was available only to first-time home buyers and to anyone who hadn't been a homeowner during the three years before closing on a new house. Now, longtime homeowners can get a tax credit of up to $6,500, opening the door for anyone thinking of trading down--or up--or moving to a different locale for their retirement years. Whether you're buying your first house or downsizing, understand the rules:
Military personnel who serve outside the U.S. for at least 90 days in 2009 or 2010 get an extra year to claim the credit. Any servicemember who's forced to sell a house because of a military service assignment won't be required to pay back the credit. Finally, be on the lookout for tax fraud. If anyone in the transaction advises you to conceal information from your lender, walk away and cease all communication with that individual. Resource Links |
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