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Eleven Tax-Favorable Valentine’s Day Gifts

14 February 2012

Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over [entity display="Philadelphia" type="place" active="true" key="pa/philadelphia"]Philadelphia[/entity]. – Judith Viorst, children’s author and believe it or not, tax activist I love Valentine’s Day. I’m a sucker for flowers and candy and goofy cards – [...]

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Tax Trivia Giveaway #8: Tax and Tequila

10 February 2012

Our next tax trivia question is: In January 2012, which celebrity told Piers Morgan that the most difficult check she has to write each year is to the IRS and has employees bring her tequila when it’s time to do it? For more about the giveaway, including rules and prizes, check out this post. – [...]

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Could the Komen Charitable Catastrophe Have Been Avoided?

9 February 2012

It was the charitable shot heard round the world. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, or Komen as it is known to most donors is the largest, best known breast cancer organization in the United States (if not the world). In early 2012, the charitable organization walked into a firestorm of criticism when it announced [...]

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Did You Bet on Super Bowl XLVI?

7 February 2012

Even this Eagles girl had to admit that Super Bowl XLVI lived up to its hype… No wonder a record 166.7 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch Eli Manning and his [entity display="New York" type="place" active="true" key="ny/new-york"]New York[/entity] Giants stun defeat [entity display="Tom Brady" type="person" active="true" key="tom-brady"]Tom Brady[/entity] and his New England Patriots – [...]

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Lil Kim Has Big Tax Troubles

5 February 2012

I don’t make a habit of posting about celebrity tax woes. Quite frankly, I don’t get why most taxpayers care if an occasional pop star or movie mogul owes a few thousand dollars to the IRS (other than a little schadenfreude) since most of the time, I tend to believe that it’s the result of [...]

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Why Justice Matters

16 January 2012

Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor the day, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time three years ago. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy! — I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer. When I was a little girl, I used to watch [...]

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The Year That Was: Top Tax Stories of 2011

1 January 2012

It’s officially 2012 today and it’s my obligatory wrap up post. Okay, sort of obligatory. As a math geek, I find the whole stats thing pretty fascinating and it’s fun for me to figure out which posts I thought were most significant as compared to the views. Follows are the top viewed stories, my personal [...]

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Richard Hatch Spends Supervised Release Shopping New Reality TV Show

13 December 2011

I wasn’t kidding when I suggested that Richard Hatch would probably be shopping around a new reality TV show deal now that he’s out of prison. I just didn’t think it would happen so fast. NPR is reporting that the former Survivor winner has hopes of showcasing his relationship with the children conceived from his [...]

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Richard Hatch Released from Prison (Again)

12 December 2011

As much as I’ve blogged about reality TV star (and I use the term “star” lightly) Richard Hatch over the years, I feel I owe it to you to report that our favorite tax evader was released (again) from prison today. Hatch’s most recent stint was the result of failing to file and pay the [...]

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Are Christmas Loans and RALs Your Only Options for Holiday Shopping?

4 December 2011

While some indicators point towards an economy on the mend (including steady inflation rates and strong Black Friday sales), it’s clear that many Americans are still financially strapped. This has been particularly evident over the past few weeks as my email inbox has been chock full of questions about whether H&R Block will be offering [...]

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