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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: Form W-2 and Withholding

26 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: If my w2′s for the year are still at single but I am married can I file single or should I file married. Is it true that if my w2′s are at single they are pulling more money and if I file married I’m not getting back what I should? It never dawned [...]

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Ask the taxgirl LIVE

20 January 2012

Tax season has started which means two things: 1, You have questions; and 2, The IRS is only going to answer 70% of them. So I’m going to take a stab at answering some of your questions LIVE. We’ll give it a whirl via CoverItLive on the blog on January 20, 2012, at 1:00 pm. [...]

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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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IRS Issues More Guidance for Tax Professionals

4 January 2011

The IRS has recently released Notice 2011-6 (downloads as a pdf) which further explains its position with respect to oversight of tax professionals. It’s big news in the tax professional world. Perhaps the most notable of the info posted in the Notice was an exception to the IRS requirements for certain tax preparers who will [...]

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IRS Proposes To Amend Rules Regulating Tax Professionals

23 August 2010

If you’ve ever received an email or a notice from a tax professional, you’ve probably seen something tacked onto the bottom that looks like this: IRS Circular 230 notice: In order to comply with requirements imposed by the IRS, we at The Erb Law Firm, PC, must inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice [...]

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