Imagine this scenario: I am a voracious spender, some would say reckless. I rack up tons of debt buying Jimmy Choo shoes (a good investment,
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Is Calling Obama A Pimp Enough To Raise IRS Scrutiny?
Perhaps. It depends on who you are and exactly what you’re saying… Take Pastor James David Manning of Atlah World Ministries, for example. The IRS
Read MoreMore Phony Tax Emails… It Must Be Election Season!
This morning, I received this email from a friend: Time to consider your pocketbook: C A PIT A L G A INS T A X
Read MoreWho Wants To Raise Taxes? Bueller…? Bueller….?
Ben Stein may be known best by my generation knows as the best as the economics teacher in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (“Bueller….
Read MoreIraq’s Oil Surplus Outpaces US Investment Dollars
It turns out that while the US has been facing record budget deficits, Iraq has been doing pretty well. US auditors have predicted a budget
Read MoreUpdate On The Federal Deficit
John McCain and Barack Obama both promise to be fiscally responsible and not raise taxes on the middle class if elected president. It’s a tall
Read MoreCandidates’ Reps Spar On Taxes, More
A few weeks ago, at BlogHer in San Francisco , I sat in during a political debate between reps from the McCain and Obama camps.
Read MoreGas Tax Holiday Takes Well… A Holiday
The proposed gas tax holiday has officially been scrapped. Of course, this shouldn’t be news – the tax holiday was planned to start on Memorial
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: "Windfall Tax" On Retirement
Taxpayer asks: Is this true? Post this on taxgirl.com with an answer please. Windfall Tax on Retirement Income Adding a tax to your retirement is
Read MoreCongress Still Trying To Clean Up Housing Mess On Taxpayers’ Dime
The Senate voted overwhelmingly (76-10) to advance a mortgage rescue plan to save hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure. The plan focuses on a
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