Skip to content

Recent Posts

  • Taxgirl Goes To The Movies: Star Wars
  • Looking For Tax Breaks?
  • Taxgirl Goes Back To The Movies In 2025
  • Here’s What You Need To Know About Submitting Tax Questions
  • Looking For More Great Tax Content?

Most Used Categories

  • individual (1,314)
  • politics (862)
  • IRS news/announcements (753)
  • tax policy (582)
  • ask the taxgirl (543)
  • prosecutions, felonies and misdemeanors (479)
  • just for fun (478)
  • state & local (403)
  • pop culture (399)
  • charitable organizations (389)
Skip to content
Taxgirl

Taxgirl

Because paying taxes is painful… but reading about them shouldn’t be.

  • About Taxgirl
  • Info
    • My Disclaimer
    • A Word (or More) About Your Privacy
    • Subscribe
  • Ask The Taxgirl
  • Comments
  • Taxgirl Podcast
    • Podcast Season 1
    • Podcast Season 2
    • Podcast Season 3
  • Contact
  • Home
  • environment

Category: environment

Daylight Saving Time Tied To Saving Money

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 11, 2018July 18, 2022

Think you know why we have Daylight Saving Time? It’s really about money and energy policy. Here’s the scoop.

Read More

On Earth Day, 7 Tax Breaks For Going Green

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 22, 2016

This year marks the 46th anniversary of Earth Day. To mark the day, here are 7 tax breaks you can claim for going green.

Read More

When You Spring Forward For Daylight Saving Time, It's All About Energy Policy

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 12, 2016

It’s Daylight Saving Time again! It’s all about the farmers, right? And saving energy? Er, not so much. Here’s what’s really behind Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.

Read More

Ask The Taxgirl: Solar Panels & Tax Credits

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 11, 2016January 20, 2022

Ask the taxgirl: taxpayer chimes in with a question about solar panels and tax credits.

Read More

Tesla’s License Plate Mystery Raises Questions Ahead Of Tax Changes

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 12, 2015January 14, 2022

(Author’s note: This story has been updated to reflect a statement from the Danish Ministry of Taxation.) With an expiring tax break looming in the

Read More

Senate Investigates Volkswagen Dealings With IRS On Tax Credits

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 7, 2015

Did Volkswagen make false or misleading assertions in any of the materials submitted to, or communications made to, the U.S. government regarding eligibility of Volkswagen

Read More

Tesla Prices To Triple In Denmark As Tax Incentives Are Rolled Back: Will Other Countries Follow?

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 1, 2015

Tesla Motors launched its Model X SUV this week and eager buyers were already in line to snatch up the first new offering from the

Read More

With Gas Prices Low, Will Congress Push A Gas Tax Increase Forward?

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 5, 2015

The Cowboys are making their way towards the Super Bowl. Garth Brooks is on tour. The World Health Organization is warning of a global health

Read More

Guest Post: Roadways And Taxes

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 7, 2014May 24, 2021

It’s time for guest posts! Today, Charles W. Horn III of the Commonwealth Trust Company, considers how to pay for all of those cars on the roadways. Should it be more taxes?

Read More

Guest Post: The Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 6, 2014May 24, 2021

It’s time for guest posts! Today, attorney Steven Chung, explains the challenge of a vehicle miles traveled tax.

Read More

Posts pagination

1 2 … 7 Next
© 2005-2022, Kelly Phillips Erb | Theme: BlockWP by Candid Themes.
Skip to content
Open toolbar Accessibility Tools

Accessibility Tools

  • Increase TextIncrease Text
  • Decrease TextDecrease Text
  • GrayscaleGrayscale
  • High ContrastHigh Contrast
  • Negative ContrastNegative Contrast
  • Light BackgroundLight Background
  • Links UnderlineLinks Underline
  • Readable FontReadable Font
  • Reset Reset
  • SitemapSitemap
  • FeedbackFeedback