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Uncle Sam Offers Huge Credit For First Time Home Buyers

February 26, 2009
By Peter Miller | Money-Rates Columnist

The government will give a tax credit of up to $8,000 for many first-time home buyers in 2009. Is this a good deal? You bet.

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Answers about the Government’s Stimulus Package Payments

March 5, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

There have been a lot of questions about the Who? What? Where? and Why? of the government’s stimulus package payment to US taxpayers recently approved by Congress. Here are all the answers provided directly by the Internal Revenue Service on their website:
Starting in May, the Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than [...]

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What is the Government Sending to You? Find out with the 2008 Tax Rebate Calculator

February 18, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

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