Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damages to the utilities infrastructure and personal properties in countless communities along it’s path. Overall the effects of the storm span across multiple states causing flood, wind and fire property damage. Some homes and businesses were even completely

If you are a New Jersey homeowner you may qualify for a property tax rebate, also known as Homestead Property Tax Rebate. The benefit is paid in the form of a check or as a credit on a future property tax bill, depending on circumstances. The applications are sent to homeowners based on filed

Most Atlantic City real estate owners pay for property tax through the roof and my retired mother is no exception. The properties experienced steady tax increases over the years and to put it in perspective my parents real estate taxes were about $700 in 1997 and for 2012 at over $8,500, before the

I don't think I have to explain how housing prices dropped in last several years and and one would think so should the property taxes. Not that easy. Your municipality won’t do it for you just like that, they would loose a lot of their budget. If you feel your taxes should be lower, you have to

Majority of the people that I spoke with already canceled their home phone service or they are seriously thinking about dropping it. The reason is simple, the landline service is expensive and becomes obsolete. It’s mostly being replaced by cellular service. Almost everyone I know have their own

If for any reason you don’t have enough time to file a tax return before the deadline, normally April 15 of each year, then at least file for an extension to file your income tax return - Form 4868. It’s a small form and it’s easy to fill out. When filed on time, it automatically extends the

There are over 600 million active credit cards held by U.S. consumers with an average debt of almost $16 thousand per household. This gives plenty of choices for credit card thieves. The number of U.S. identity fraud victims are steadily rising, 12 percent to 11.1 million last year. Fraud rates are

Mortgage companies collect millions of dollars every month as part of the mortgage payments, not counting the interest and principal. This money is placed in escrow accounts and when needed it’s then used to pay for real estate taxes and homeowner’s insurance associated with mortgage loans.

After end of the tax year there are several types of documents that arrive in mail that taxpayers are required to claim on their income tax returns. Those documents include forms that report the income, which for most part is taxable. Other documents report expenses that can be claimed as

All Individuals that worked in United States, including those that worked seasonably, such as students with J1 visas, should file income tax returns unless their gross yearly income is less than the minimum amount of income that IRS requires individuals to file a return. This minimum amount changes