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Ask the taxgirl: Bar fees and other legal career-related expenses

14 February 2009

Taxpayer asks: As a newly minted lawyer that is now doing contract work, I was wondering if Bar exam prep classes are tax deductible? Or any licensing fees, occupation state taxes, or expenses related to GETTING a law license are tax deductible. There is a thread on JDU on this but no one seems to [...]

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How to Win an A in Tax Law

6 February 2009

That’s right, I said “Win an A in Tax Law.” That’s because it’s ba-a-a-ck! My popular “Write a post for taxgirl” contest for law and paralegal students at taxgirl is back for a second year. So let’s get to the good stuff. How do you enter? Write a guest post for taxgirl.com about any hot [...]

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Contestapalooza!

2 February 2009

It’s contestapalooza at taxgirl.com! Here’s the run down… You can win free software from TurboTax by telling me your tax filing horror story. Contest ends February 28. Tomorrow marks the beginning of the ever popular “Win an A in Tax Law” contest for law and paralegal students. Check back tomorrow for a list of amazing [...]

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“I Went To Stanford Law And All I Got Was This Plea Agreement”

27 January 2009

Who says crime doesn’t pay? Remember Cristina Warthen (nee Schultz), the Stanford Law School grad who engaged in a little “risky business” to help pay for her student loans? Warthen reportedly grossed more than $300,000 working as a hooker in California under the name “Brazil” on her now-defunct web site, touchofbrazil.net. As fate would have [...]

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American Association of Attorney-CPAs Announces Contest

30 November 2008

The American Association of Attorney-CPAs has announced a writing contest for law students and accounting students. You can win up to $2,500, which, as a former law student, I can vouch will come in handy. You can read the complete rules on the web site or call 888-ATTY-CPA. (Hat Tip: TaxProf Blog)

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Tax Jobs

14 November 2008

I know, I know, it’s tough out there. But on the plus side, tax season is coming! Here are some tax jobs that I’ve seen advertised as of late: 1, Senior Tax Accountant – Palm Beach County 2, Senior Tax Accountant – Philadelphia 3, Tax Accountants – East Norriton, PA 4, Tax Preparer – West [...]

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Not Such a Gay Ol’ Time in California

9 October 2008

When all else fails, hit ‘em in the pocketbook… This week, supporters of Proposition 8, which would ban gay marriage in California, released an ad, pictured above. The ad claims that under current law, gay marriage would be promoted in public schools and warned that churches which opposed same-sex unions would lose their tax exempt [...]

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Professor Ting Offers His Side of the Story

8 August 2008

Earlier today, I blogged the story of my former law professor’s expulsion from the GOP in Delaware. I followed up via email with Professor Ting, who graciously agreed to answer a series of questions about the fiasco – and his quick views on the candidates and tax reform – despite the fact that he’s currently [...]

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Unbelievable! Prof Expelled from Party For Supporting Obama

8 August 2008

Wow. This is just of those stories that you see and you almost just breeze right by it – cause it can’t be true. But apparently, it is. Professor Jan Ting – one of my own former tax professors at Temple University – has been “expelled” by the Delaware Republican Party from his position in [...]

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Summer Slump: Finding Your Groove

14 July 2008

My daughter was invited to a birthday party today where she expected to swim – only the kids decided to go play a little wiffle ball first. For six and seven year olds, some of them were pretty hardcore ballplayers, even wearing their softball outfits to the park. Katie, standing in her glittery Hello Kitty [...]

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