Rebates

Applying for the Wisconsin homestead rebate is a wise way to save money at tax time. In Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR), residents with a low annual income are…

In Pennsylvania, certain property owners and renters can use a state program to reduce their tax liability. The Pennsylvania Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program reimburses property owners up to $975…

The Government of Canada provides quarterly payments to qualifying Canadians to compensate for the financial strain of the Goods and Services Tax. Though the GST has been combined in Ontario with the…

It may take significant effort to track down your tax refund check if you move and don't change your address before you file a federal tax return. Refund checks aren't always forwarded to prevent the…

Generation-skipping tax (GST) works as a supplement to the estate tax and allows tax on assets as they pass to successive generations. The tax applies when a person bypasses children and leaves assets…

Charles R. Walgreen, Sr., opened the first Walgreens store on the South Side of Chicago in 1901. He built it on a reputation of fast service and providing genuine value to the customer. Today, the…

As the world and government becomes increasingly digitized, fraudulent activity is on the rise. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a part of the government that can be particularly vulnerable to…

By Oct. 15, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service processed approximately 138 million individual income tax returns for the 2009 tax year. Nearly 108 million of those returns involved refunds, with…

When shopping in person in Canada, you will be charged sales tax. Depending on the province or territory where you shop, this tax will be called the goods & services tax (GST), provincial sales tax…

Goodyear is a store that specializes in selling tires and other automotive accessories and services. Like other companies, Goodyear will sometimes offer you an in-store rebate if you open a credit…

Benjamin Franklin famously said, "A penny saved is a penny earned," and rebate offers are certainly a way to save money on the products you buy. If you are willing to mail proof of purchase to the…

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a Canadian federal value-added tax collected on most goods and services. Some items are exempt, such as basic groceries, prescription drugs, educational services…

Rebates are widely used by all manner of businesses and manufacturers to stimulate interest in their services and products. They are different from straight discounts or coupons, as the benefit occurs…

The Internal Revenue Service is easy to contact online in this digital age. Unfortunately, criminals take advantage of this same technology to try and trick taxpayers into giving them sensitive…

Depending on which Sprint product you purchase, you could possibly receive a rebate. A rebate is cash back from the purchase price of your product. In order to get a Sprint rebate, you must be a new…

Identity thieves often send out fake emails that look official to trick people into giving them sensitive information such as Social Security numbers or bank account numbers. One popular scam uses the…

Most good and services that are purchased in Canada are subject to a seven-percent goods and sales tax (GST), in addition to any provincially mandated taxes. Some purchases are exempt from GST, with…

Many times consumers purchase an item based on an attractive rebate offer, but according to a 2005 Business Week article, between 40 to 60 percent of all rebates are never processed by the shopper.…

Apple allows users to submit mail-in rebates for Apple products directly from Apple’s website. Submitting a mail-in rebate electronically is a much more efficient and convenient method of…

A rebate card is a debit card loaded with a specific dollar amount and issued by a company as a rebate--a partial refund of the original purchase price--for a purchase at a later date. Don't confuse…

If you are looking for an easy way to get some extra cash in Illinois, then the Cash For Appliances program may be what you need. In Illinois, a two-phase rebate program will be in affect that will…

When Congress approved a massive economic stimulus package in the form of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rebate, it created many logistical problems for the agency, which is much better at…

Mail-in rebates are popular among deal hunters. With such rebates, you pay the full price of an item up front and get part of it back as a rebate upon submission of your proof of purchase. If you…

If the rebate comes from the manufacturer the form should be included in the product packaging, but if it comes from the retailer you need to be sure and get the form from store employees. Carefully…

Manufacturers, retail stores, online merchants and even government agencies offer cash rebates to consumers. In order to qualify for these rebates, the consumer must purchase the product and submit…

Manufacturers and retailers know that many consumers use price as a key factor in their decision to buy. While sales can be used to provide a lower price, their cost is reflected in every purchase. A…

Walgreens, founded in 1901, is one of the United States’ oldest drugstore chains. With over 6,000 stores nationwide, five million consumers visit Walgreens on a daily basis. One of the many…

It seems that everywhere we turn there is some kind of rebate offer. Companies offer these by the thousands in hopes that you will by their products. Some of these are not worth pursuing, but there…

Post-tax season, Treasury will begin the rebate process by sending economic stimulus checks to over 130 million households. People who normally do not file--such as retirees, low-wage workers or…

Rebates can offer substantial discounts, but they don't mean much unless you send them in. Here are some steps to get you on your way.