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Thank You!

4 September 2011

Thanks to all who submitted guest posts this week… it’s been a fun read! In case my readers missed any of the posts, here are the links: The “easy” answer is to raise Taxes! Start from Scratch End Deficit Reduction Plan National Sales Tax, Balanced Budget Choosing Where Taxes Go Tax Suggestions Limit Spending, Taxes [...]

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Call For Guest Posts About Taxes and the Economy

7 August 2011

As I have done for the past few years, I’ll be turning over the reins at taxgirl to my readers for the last week in August. Last year, pieces focused on the expiring Bush tax cuts (like this one and this one); in 2009, I asked readers what kind of tax reform ideas they wanted [...]

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An Early Summer with Taxgirl

1 June 2011

It’s not officially summer yet but it sure feels like it here in the northeast. We had a scorcher in Philadelphia today with temps hitting nearly 100 degrees (I think the official high was 96 degrees), marking the end (we hope) of a heat wave that saw schools close early. It seems fitting, then, to [...]

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Making The Switch

30 May 2011

Sometime tomorrow, I’m pulling the switch and you’ll start to see my new and improved taxgirl site on Forbes. If you just can’t wait, you can check it out here, subscribe to the feed here and follow me on Forbes by clicking here. Of course, don’t forget about my Facebook page and twitter. In terms [...]

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Midweek Tax Wrap Up

18 May 2011

In case you’ve missed some key articles this week: Multinational corporations closer to tax holiday. Read more by clicking here. San Jose gets a revenue boost from taxing marijuana. Read more by clicking here. Refunds and post tax season planning. Read more by clicking here. Big Oil procedural vote goes nowhere. Read more by clicking [...]

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Do Not Adjust Your Computer Screen

7 May 2011

No need to squint funny at the computer screen, there are indeed some changes headed to taxgirl.com. I’m moving some things around and if all goes according to plan, it will be virtually seamless. But if you do see anything out of whack, don’t panic, we’re on it. The changes are related to my new [...]

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Ask the taxgirl (update)

10 March 2011

In case you’re wondering, in the midst of all of this alphabet soup, I haven’t put “Ask the taxgirl” to the side. I have a slew of questions lined up in the queue – keep watching for the marathon!

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What *Not* To “ask the taxgirl”

30 January 2011

Taxpayer asks: Hi! How much is the tax on alcohol in the UK. I live in the Philippines and am looking to import beer etc here and am wondering what the saving would be on various beer, cider and spirits. Thank you taxgirl says: You guys know that I love to help you out when [...]

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Sunday Mailbag: The Really Cold Edition

23 January 2011

I woke up this morning determined to go for a run… until I saw that the temps, according to Accuweather, “felt like 5 degrees.” The wimp in me won over. In fact, it’s cold across most of the nation this morning which makes it a pretty good day to grab a cup of coffee and [...]

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Tax Jobs

14 January 2011

Around this time each year, the availability of jobs for tax pros heats up a little bit (hmm, I wonder why…). If you’re in the hunt for a new gig, be sure and check out my Tax Jobs page for new listings.

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