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Ask the taxgirl: Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth

31 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: Dear TaxGirl, Recently I received a request from a company to fill out a W-9 form.  I am not, nor have I ever been, an employee of this company.  However, I did receive money from them.  I’ll explain quickly… My mother worked as a 1099 employee for a manufacturing company.  She sold millions [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Incomplete Paperwork

30 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: Hi, I just got my taxes done and I don’t see paperwork for my homestead credit or working pay credit in my taxes. I looked at last years and all of it is in that one I called and left a message with the person who did my taxes but I should get [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Worker’s Comp

30 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: I received workers comp most of the year, will I receive a 1099 for these earnings? taxgirl says: Amounts you receive as workers’ compensation for an occupational sickness or injury are not taxable if they are paid under a workers’ compensation act or a statute in the nature of a workers’ compensation act; [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: I Forgot Schedule M

26 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: I forgot to include the Schedule M with my free e-file. Should I do an amended return or ? Thank you. taxgirl says: Nope. There’s no need to amend because… there is no Schedule M for individual taxpayers for the 2011 tax year. The Schedule M was used to figure the Making Work [...]

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9 Things to Keep in Mind Before You Ask the Taxgirl

11 January 2012

With just a few days to go before the IRS starts accept e-filed returns, my inbox is chock full of ask the taxgirl® emails. Here are some things to remember: I get a lot of emails and I read every single one. I’m not ignoring you but you’re also not the only email I’ll get today. [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Self-employment Tax

10 December 2011

Taxpayer asks: Since the self-employment tax rate is 12.4 percent, why do I have to pay 15.3%? taxgirl says: Self-employment tax, sometimes called SE tax, is a tax consisting of Social [entity display="Security" type="section" active="true" key="/security"]Security[/entity] and Medicare taxes for those who work for themselves. It’s the equivalent of the total of Social [entity display="Security" [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Allergies and a New Home

13 November 2011

Taxpayer asks: We bought a new house in June. The old owner was a chain smoker so we had to hire a professional cleaner to clean from top to bottom and it was quite expensive. Can we get a tax deduction for this? My wife has allergies so we had to do it. Thanks. We [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Voluntary Child Support

25 July 2011

Taxpayer asks: If my husband has been making voluntary payments to his ex-girlfriend for child support, how is that treated for tax purposes? The purpose of the payments are for child support, and he has paid taxes on them. I read on one of the various lawyer websites that if there is no court order [...]

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Sunday Mailbag: The Edition Where I Pretend to Know About Tech Stuff

17 July 2011

I opened up my calendar this morning and had to switch from the month view to the week view because all of my appointments were overlapping into some kind of freaky Ven diagram. My summer (which I thought would be slow) has been a whirlwind of activity, from client meetings to chauffeuring to and from [...]

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Sunday Mailbag: The Not So Wordy Edition

15 May 2011

It’s finally springtime here in Philadelphia. The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and (cough, cough) the pollen levels are crazy. And with springtime, my schedule picks up. In fact, there’s a lot happening here these days. You’ve probably noticed that the blog is a little sparse. I’ve gotten your notes about what’s happening, [...]

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