Putting Your Tax Refund to Work
- April 1, 2022
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Blog, Debt, Tax
Tax Return Not what you expected? Our financial counselors offer a few tips for putting your tax returns to work for your financial health.
Second Round: How to Get Your Stimulus Check
- January 1, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: COVID-19
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, a December 2020 federal bill awards an additional stimulus check to eligible Americans. The bill includes restarting a $300 boost to the federal unemployment insurance benefit, extending eviction moratoriums for renters by a month and a $600 direct payment to most Americans, according...
3 Things to Know about the July 15 Tax Deadline
- July 2, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Financial Education, Financial Health Tips
We’ve all had to adjust to many changes in this time of the pandemic crisis – from how we shop for groceries in the era of social distancing, to keeping up with managing household finances. Included among these changes is the extended, new deadline to file federal and state income taxes. In the early weeks of...
Preparing for Tax Season
- February 2, 2018
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: News
The end of January means tax season has begun. Don't start out 2018 on a bad financial note and avoid your taxes. Jorge Mata, with GreenPath Financial Wellness, says there are some things you need to do before you file your taxes. This will tax season preparation easier. He says that filing sooner, rather than later,...
Tax Refund Loans
- July 10, 2017
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Blog, Loans, Tax
A Tax Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL) is a loan made by a lender that is based on an anticipated federal income tax refund.
Beware of Scams!
- April 3, 2017
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Blog, Security
It’s tax season and this is the time of year that IRS scams and fraudulent tax filings are on the rise. At GreenPath, we want you to beware of scams. Here are some suggestions to avoid becoming a victim: Threat 1 An adversary calls or emails you and portrays him or herself as an employee with the IRS. Their purpose...
Tax Errors to Avoid
- April 1, 2017
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Budgeting, Financial Education
You have filed your taxes and are counting the days until you receive your return. The tax code can be complicated, so here are some tax errors to avoid.
Tax Saving Tips
- March 1, 2017
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Blog, Savings
Let's look at some tax saving tips that may help you save money on your taxes. Generally, the lower your taxable income, the less tax you will need to pay. Tax withholding exemptions. Â These will increase or decrease your take-home pay based on the number of withholdings you claim. You can change these exemptions by...
Thinking about splurging on a vacation using your tax refund?
- June 4, 2015
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Budgeting, Financial Health Tips
It's that time of year: Many who are receiving a tax refund are weighing what to do with it. Will you use your tax refund to plan for a summer getaway? Put it away for the holidays? Splurge? Spend? Save? GreenPath counselor Kathryn Bossler discusses the pros and cons of using your refund for a spring or summer getaway: Is...
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