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Payroll Tax Holiday Begins

3 January 2011

I rolled into work this morning along with many Americans for the first time in 2011. Since New Year’s Day fell on Saturday this year, those of us who work “traditional” hours (yes, my use of the term is cheeky) started our work year today. It’s also the start of a bit of a headache [...]

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The Un-COLA: No increases for Social Security

10 October 2010

Brace yourself. From now until November, I promise you that you will hear about this next piece of news over and over again: There will likely be no increase in Social Security benefits (sometimes referred to as a “COLA” or “cost of living adjustment”) for 2011. That makes two years in a row since there [...]

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Schumer Calls to Extend HIRE Act Credit

16 July 2010

About six months ago, a bipartisan effort to kickstart the economy in the form of new tax incentives, was signed into law by President Obama. The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, referred to as the HIRE Act, offered a tax break to businesses who hired previously unemployed workers. The break basically exempted employers [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Pastors and Deductions

6 October 2009

Taxpayer asks: I read this article today and it seemed very aggressive, bordering on overly aggressive. Can you comment? http://www.startchurch.com/blog/view/name/can-pastors-deduct-tithes-as-business-expenses The tithe situation here just seems too good to be true. Next, my understanding that pastors are considered self-employed only for purposes related to the SE tax, not for deducting expenses. Therefore the home office [...]

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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Explain Our Taxes

31 August 2009

Philip Miles, an attorney in Central PA and author of the employment law blog Lawffice Space, writes: Who the heck is FICA? In an early episode of the hit sitcom Friends, spoiled rich-girl Rachel Green (played by Jennifer Aniston) is forced to take a job as a coffee shop waitress. After a few days of [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: SE Tax

16 January 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Over the last few days, there has been a lot of focus on Obama’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner, and his tax woes. Geithner’s tax problems still from the failure to pay self-employment taxes during his stint at the IMF. Critics on both sides have seized [...]

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