Complete menu of tasty state tax tidbits

As part of Don't Mess With Taxes' effort to help you meet your state tax obligations, we created a list of links to each state's and the District of Columbia's tax department Web pages.

Then we followed that up with a daily state tax tidbit for 2010 highlighting an interesting revenue fact, law or regulation in each jurisdiction. Below is the full menu of tasty state tax tidbits.

A note as to how this list grows: The state features are/will be posted in a combined alphabetical and filing deadline order, as noted in Don't forget your state taxes!

That means those states that have an April 15 deadline are featured first, followed by the states that require residents to file later in April and into May. We finish up with the seven states that don't collect a personal income tax.

So if you don't see an item about your state here yet, that's why. But it will eventually show up in its proper alphabetic place.

Alabama -- Haiti donations

Alaska --- cruise tax cut

Arizona -- solar energy credit

Arkansas -- damaged car credit

California -- Ready Refund

Colorado -- new candy, soda taxes

Connecticut -- shaming scofflaws

Delaware -- estate tax is back

District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) -- special tax hurdles

Florida -- yacht tax breaks

Georgia -- collecting from residents and nonresidents alike

Hawaii -- exceptional trees

Idaho -- grocery credt

Illinois -- watercraft use tax

Indiana -- 7 new tax schedules

Iowa -- tuition & textbook credit

Kansas -- voluntary disclosure

Kentucky -- $5K new home credit

Louisiana -- education breaks

Maine -- blueberry tax

Maryland -- charitable checkoffs

Massachusetts -- health care

Michigan -- energy credits

Minnesota -- federal add-backs

Mississippi -- casino tax

Missouri -- miscellaneous credits

Montana -- elderly homeowner/renter credit

Nebraska -- beginning farmers

Nevada -- trade show taxes

New Hampshire -- unearned income tax

New Jersey -- rich get relief

New Mexico -- age pays off

New York -- firefighters' credit

North Carolina -- digital property

North Dakota -- sales tax refunds for Canadians

Ohio -- tobacco taxes

Oklahoma -- electric vehicle tax credit

Oregon -- tax pro licensing

Pennsylvania -- amnesty

Rhode lsland -- grocery items

South Carolina -- 2-earner tax credit

South Dakota -- announcing convicted tax cheats

Tennessee -- no wage tax

Texas -- fireworks tax

Utah -- organ donation credit

Vermont -- renter rebate credit

Virginia -- agricultural taxes

Washington -- safe patient handing tax credit

West Virginia -- numerous retiree income exemptions

Wisconsin -- Roth conversions

Wyoming -- food taxes

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End-of-year tax tips — 2019 is almost over! When you have some time between holiday parties and shopping, check out these business tax moves. Individual filers also will find in this post some links to year-end tax moves they should make, too. Happy holidays and smaller tax bills for all! (Dec. 7, 2019)
Check out all the latest post-Tax Day tax advice in the 2019 edition of Weekly Tax Tips. Many of these once-a-week tips will focus on planning moves to cut your 2020 tax bill. If, however, you're working on a filing extension for your 2018 return, you can get a refresher of the 2019 Filing Season Tax Tips at their respective monthly pages: January, February, March and April.

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It's over! The final 2018 tax year extended filing deadline has passed, unless you get more time because your filing was affected by a natural disaster like Tropical Storm Imelda. For most of us, though, the passage of Oct. 15 means it's time to focus on the tax return we'll file next year. We have until Dec. 31 this year to make moves that will reduce our already accruing 2019 tax bill. The countdown clock below will make sure you don't miss these crucial actions or any tax deadlines.
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You better not cry. But you better make some year-end tax moves this December or April 15 could turn out to be the tax equivalent of Santa Claus putting coal in your stocking!

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OK, St. Nick can't deliver a festively wrapped tax return for you (unless he's even more magical than I think!) to file next year, but he does have a tax connection. His tracking of naughty and nice boys and girls basically is the same method that the Internal Revenue Service uses. That's why we all need to be nice, especially to ourselves, in this final month of the year by making some important tax-saving moves.

Dec. 1: Earlier this year, we made it through the first filing season under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions.
If things didn't turn out so well for you, now's the time to find a tax preparer who can help ensure your 2019 return filing goes more smoothly. By picking the perfect tax professional before the coming tax-filing season rush, your adviser can help make sure don't miss any year-end deadlines that could affect your final tax bill.

Dec. 3: Did you get a part-time seasonal job to earn extra cash for the holidays?
If you're paid as a contractor instead of as an employee, remember that you'll be responsible for income taxes due on the money, as well as any self-employment taxes. The same tax considerations also apply if you're part of the gig economy, but you'll also want to check out ways to maximize your side hustle earnings.

Dec. 7: Medical itemized deductions survived the TCJA changes, but there's still a limit on how much you can claim on Schedule A. In 2018, that threshold was 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income. But unless Congress acts soon, you'll need to have health-related expenses of more than 10 percent of your AGI before you can claim them. Start tracking down those receipts now!

Dec. 10: Does your job, either full-time or seasonal, include tips? If so and you received at least $20 in gratuities in November, use Form 4070 to report them today to your employer.

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And don't forget to include the value of out-of-the-ordinary tips, such as event tickets or gift certificates that are common this holiday season.

Dec. 13: What's scarier than Friday the 13th? Falling for one of these 13 tax scams. Remember, con artists are working every day to steal your identity and money. Be careful out there!

Dec. 18: School may be out for winter break, but doing some tax homework now can earn you a top tax grade. Pay tuition for 2019 classes that will start in the first quarter of next year by Dec. 31 and you can use those costs to claim the American Opportunity Tax Credit.

Dec. 21: It's the last weekend before Christmas! That means holiday treats, final decorations and frantic, crowd-fighting last-minute shopping! Or you can make some easy tax-favored gifts, like opening a Roth IRA for your child or grandchild who earned some money from a summer or after-school job.

Dec. 24: Christmas Eve!
No taxes tonight. It's early to bed for kiddies of all ages. Santa's on his way!

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Dec. 25: Merry Christmas! My gift to you is another day without tax thoughts.
Just enjoy the holiday and your family and friends.

Dec. 26: Happy Boxing Day. This unofficial holiday on St. Stephen's Day is celebrated by additional giving. If you donate to your favorite charity on this day or any other by the end of the year, you can claim the itemized deduction when you file your return next spring … as long as you follow the IRS' donation tax rules.

Dec. 31: This is it. The drop-dead deadline to make most 2019 tax moves. So do a quick check.

Although the TCJA now limits — and eliminates — some itemized deductions, depending on your personal filing situation you might want to look at Schedule A options. It could still be worthwhile to make your January mortgage payment early so you can deduct the loan interest this tax year. Ditto with your property taxes if you're not near the $10,000 cap.

Don't forget to zero out your medical flexible spending account (FSA) if your employer doesn't offer a grace period or rollover. And if you must take a required minimum distribution (RMD), do so — or directly donate it — by year's end.

Done all that and more, like checked out all the deductions that don't require iteming? Great! Now go out and have fun at your New Year's Eve party.

Small Business Tax Calendar: Important filing, deposit and record keeping dates throughout the year that your company needs to know. You can get more tax calendar information at the IRS' online calendar page and view the full year's important business and individual tax dates in IRS Pub. 509.

State Tax Help

Don't forget your state taxes!
Forty-three states and D.C. collect personal income taxes. But even if you live in of the seven states without an income levy, you still face other state (and local) taxes.

State Tax Departments provides links to your state's Web page. The companion page, Tax Tidbits, is the compilation of blurbs about each state's tax laws. And for more state tax news, check out all our state tax bloggings.

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