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The Motley Fool July 14, 2006 Roy Lewis	Buy a Home, Save on Taxes We've all heard it before: Buy a home and save a ton of money on your income taxes! While it may sound enticing, it's not always true -- or at least, not as true as some would have you believe.
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PC Magazine February 14, 2007 John R. Quain	Taxing Choices Filing online makes tax time less onerous (though nothing can actually make it exciting). We tested three popular online services to see which to excise and which earn our credits.
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The Motley Fool February 13, 2004 Roy Lewis	IRS: e-Everything! A visit to the IRS website can make your tax life a little bit easier.
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