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“Death”, Alzheimer’s and Taxes: When “I Do” Turns Complicated

22 September 2011

I love that scene in When Harry Met Sally when Billy Crystal’s Harry Burns looks at Meg Ryan’s Sally Albright and says: I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. That’s [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Finding Natural Birth Parents

21 October 2009

Taxpayer asks: I don’t even know how to start. Last year, I found out that I was adopted. My parents have no interest in helping me find my birth mother but it something that I have to do. I have found a lawyer that says he will help me find her but it is very [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Failed Adoption Expenses

11 February 2009

Taxpayer asks: Hi Kelly, Can failed adoption expenses still be duducted even tho the adoption did not go thru?? Thanks Taxgirl says: There’s a “yes” and a “no” depending on your circumstances (see comments below). That said, if you paid qualifying expenses for an adoption in the previous tax year for an adoption which became [...]

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