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Tax Trivia: Football (the European Kind)

27 January 2010

Update: We have a winner! It’s Emily! For the answer, see the comments!
Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is:
A few years ago, the tax laws in a certain country were changed to benefit wealthy foreigners. The law became known as Beckham’s Law, or Beckham’s Tax, because footballer David Beckham was one [...]

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Tax Trivia: Reading the Tax Code

20 January 2010

We have a winner! It’s Brad! For the answer, see the comments!
Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is:
Assuming that you read out loud at the same speed as you count (on average), how many days would it take to read the entire Tax Code out loud without stopping?
The first correct answer wins free [...]

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Tax Trivia: Taxes on Tara

19 January 2010

We have a winner! It’s Rebekah! For the answer, see the comments!
Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is:
In the movie, Gone With the Wind, Scarlett found out that the taxes had been raised on her beloved home. How much money did she need to pay the taxes on Tara?
Don’t forget: the [...]

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Tax Trivia: No New Taxes

19 January 2010

We have a winner! It’s Elizabeth! For the answer, see the comments!
Our first tax trivia question for the giveaway is:
George H.W. Bush uttered the phrase, “Read my lips: no new taxes” while speaking at the Republican National Convention in what city?
Don’t forget: the first correct answer wins free CCH tax prep software.
What’s your guess?

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It’s Tax Trivia: Win Free Tax Prep Software!

19 January 2010

It’s that time of year: giveaways for tax season!
I have 20 access codes for CCH CompleteTax to give away, thanks to the folks at CCH. Each code is good for tax prep for one 2009 federal and one 2009 state tax return, up through the top-level Premium version of CompleteTax.
Over the next several days, I [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Why Justice Matters (revisited)

18 January 2010

Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m working on a post about service. But in the meantime, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time last year. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy!
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I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer.
When I was a little girl, [...]

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Facebook Update

15 January 2010

Since I know you were all holding your collective breaths waiting for an update on Facebook, here it is: my account has been reinstated.
Okay, I know I’m the only one who really cares. But I’m extremely happy to be back online – especially since my tax software giveaway starts on Monday. Be [...]

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We Have Our Logbook Winners!

12 January 2010

Thanks to all who participated in our Logbook contest! Our winners are Jennifer and John. Congrats!
You can read all of the comments here.

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Mileage? There’s an App for That.

11 January 2010

Despite the much ballyhooed drop in the IRS’ standard mileage rates for 2010, they’re still not bad. For 2010, the rates are:

50 cents per mile for business miles driven
16.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes
14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations

Yes, the rates are slightly lower than last [...]

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Sunday Mailbag: It’s the New Year

10 January 2010

My living room is suddenly much bigger. The tree is now down and except for the inordinate number of tree needles still around, the house is oddly free of Christmas accessories. The three year old isn’t happy about all of this: he keeps asking when we’re going to “put the tree back [...]

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