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Ask the taxgirl: Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth

31 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: Dear TaxGirl, Recently I received a request from a company to fill out a W-9 form.  I am not, nor have I ever been, an employee of this company.  However, I did receive money from them.  I’ll explain quickly… My mother worked as a 1099 employee for a manufacturing company.  She sold millions [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Incomplete Paperwork

30 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: Hi, I just got my taxes done and I don’t see paperwork for my homestead credit or working pay credit in my taxes. I looked at last years and all of it is in that one I called and left a message with the person who did my taxes but I should get [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Worker’s Comp

30 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: I received workers comp most of the year, will I receive a 1099 for these earnings? taxgirl says: Amounts you receive as workers’ compensation for an occupational sickness or injury are not taxable if they are paid under a workers’ compensation act or a statute in the nature of a workers’ compensation act; [...]

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Tackling Those Confusing 1099 And W-2 Changes

27 January 2012

If tax documents arriving now are giving you the mailbox blues, here’s help.

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Ask the taxgirl: I Forgot Schedule M

26 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: I forgot to include the Schedule M with my free e-file. Should I do an amended return or ? Thank you. taxgirl says: Nope. There’s no need to amend because… there is no Schedule M for individual taxpayers for the 2011 tax year. The Schedule M was used to figure the Making Work [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Form W-2 and Withholding

26 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: If my w2′s for the year are still at single but I am married can I file single or should I file married. Is it true that if my w2′s are at single they are pulling more money and if I file married I’m not getting back what I should? It never dawned [...]

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Tax Horror Stories Giveaway

24 January 2012

Everyone has a story about a tax return gone bad. And this is your chance to turn your bad tax move into a good one… Have a horrible tax filing story? Car break down blocks from the post office? Ran out of paper in the printer? Dog ate your return? Tell me your worst tax [...]

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Tax Season in Full Swing, E-File Now Open

21 January 2012

It’s cold and snowy out today in [entity display="Philadelphia" type="place" active="true" key="pa/philadelphia"]Philadelphia[/entity] and across much of the country. It’s the kind of day where you really should stay inside and get things done… like maybe your taxes. The IRS previously declared that the 2012 tax season has officially kicked off and this week, the IRS [...]

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My Best Tax Advice Ever, Part III: Make Friends With a Tax Pro

17 January 2012

So I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I don’t prepare my own tax returns. Completely true. It is how I stay married. You see, I used to prepare my own returns for my business and for my household. And I did just fine for a bit. But then I had three [...]

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