Keep your money! 6 things to do NOW to maximize your tax refund

You have just days before the clock resets. Here are 6 things you can do now (and you really have to move NOW), to keep more of your hard earned money and pay Uncle Sam less. Because let's face it, we pay that guy enough.

We only have days before 2017 is in the books. Do you want back as much of that hard earned money as you can get? Here are 6 things to consider doing before we ring in the new year.

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Make another mortgage payment

Say what? It does make sense, follow along. According to local CPA, Robert Hockensmith, if you make another mortgage payment between now and the end of the year, that additional mortgage payment will mostly be interest and you’ll be able to take a higher mortgage interest deduction on that payment.

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