The IRS has implemented a number a changes to it’s policies in the last several years, and believe it or not, some of them (such as free e-filing) are actually beneficial to the taxpayer! Paying your taxes with a credit card, however convenient this may appear, is most likely not a wise financial decision for [...]
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Using a Credit Card to Pay Taxes: Not a Good Idea!
February 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Credit Cards
Tags: Convenience·Credit card debt·Credit Cards·Income Taxes·interest·IRS·uses of credit cards
Credit Cards: How To Raise Your Credit Limit
June 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Credit Cards
If you are new to the credit game, the initial limits on your credit cards can be low. A credit limit means the maximum amount of money you can charge to your credit card. This includes fees, balance transfers from other cards, and cash advances, as well as the purchases you make. People rebuilding credit [...]
Tags: Credit Cards·Credit Limit·Fees·interest·Percent of Maximum·Raising Credit Limits
Another class action lawsuit won against a law firm acting as collection agency
March 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores
OK, it’s only a class action lawsuit and only the lawyers got paid – but thank goodness for small blessings. ======================== A collection law firm in Pennsylvania must pay $5.2 million to defendants that accused it of charging unauthorized administrative and attorney fees and interest on the fees as it collected delinquent real estate taxes. [...]
Tags: class action·collection firm·interest·law firm·unauthorized fees
