With the Thanksgiving festivities over and your relatives long gone (whew!), you can happily get back to your daily routine.
But before you dive into holiday-shopping mode, you really need to take a minute to do some tax planning. I know, you'd rather be back at your Thanksgiving table eating Aunt Milly's dried-out stuffing than talk taxes right now. But think of it this way: the more you do now, the more money you keep out of Uncle Sam's pocket. And that should be a big enough motivator. So let's run through some of the new things you're going to see on your 2006 tax return so you can make as many last-minute savings steps as possible.


