The Perfect Debt To Have During Tax Season

Debt has a bad reputation, especially during tax season. However, certain types of debt are actually good for individuals to have. Although you do not want to be up to your ears in it, you can use it judiciously in order to increase your cash flow, expand your options for business and consumer products, and most importantly, reduce your tax bill on April 15th.Let's take a look at the perfect debt to have during tax season.

Having a Mortgage

A mortgage is one of the best debts individuals can have during tax season. In most years, you are allowed to deduct the interest from all of the mortgage payments you made during that tax year. The bigger your payouts, the lower your taxable income will become when doing your taxes. Furthermore, you can use this discount to expand your options for housing, creating a safe haven for your funds while you pay down your real estate at a rate that is most advantageous to you.

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Credit Cards

Credit cards may be a good debt to have depending on the items you bought with them. In general, consumer products are not good debt, and they cannot be taken away from your taxable income during tax season. However, if you own a business, you may be able to deduct what you buy on a credit card from your taxable income.

You do not necessarily have to be a corporation to deduct expenses as a business. All you really need is a "profit motive," and you can buy many things, including things otherwise considered consumer items. For instance, if you take a trip meant for business and buy meals during that trip, you may be able to deduct the cost of plane tickets, hotel stays, seeing a show, and bringing back gifts for family from your taxable income.

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Student Loans

The one good thing about having student loans is they are deductible from your taxable income. Although this is a dangerous kind of debt due to the fact it cannot be discharged, even through bankruptcy, it is a good debt to have where taxes are concerned. You may remember some questions from your tax forms in previous years asking if you have taken on any educational expenses. Loans are included in this category. If you have enrolled in adult education courses or other education, talk to your tax adviser to see if you can deduct it from taxes.

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Car Loans

Your car loans can be one of the most helpful items to have during tax season. If you have a business that uses your car, you can deduct many expenses. These costs include gas, insurance, tune-ups, maintenance, the cost of registering your car with the government and many other expenses, including part of your car loan payment.

It may be possible to deduct a part of your car loan payment from your taxable income even if you do not use the car for business purposes. If you have a family with individuals who depend on your vehicle, you definitely have some leeway with the government under certain circumstances. The rules often change, so be sure you are using the most recent version of tax law before making any deductions.

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Gambling Losses

If you are eligible to itemize deductions, you may take advantage of any losses you incurred when gambling. The extent of your winnings determines how much of a loss you can claim on your taxes. Be sure to report winnings as well, because the government considers anything you win to be taxable income. Properly reporting the winnings will help you to take all of the losses off of your taxes when the time comes.

Many people colloquially consider losses in the stock market to be gambling losses, and the government agrees to an extent. You can take a certain amount of losses away from your taxable income if stocks you sold lost money during the tax year. There is a limit on how much you can take each year, so make sure you are aware of the current tax law when it comes to stocks and other securities.

As with any financial advice, make sure you run any idea you have by a trusted financial adviser, who should have a specialty in tax accounting and tax law. Remember you are always responsible to the government for any taxes you owe regardless of the advice you receive. Always take the time to write down all of your tax information so you have a paper trail officials can easily follow.