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Taxes from A to Z: Y is for Year-To-Date

30 March 2011

Here’s one that you can file under “what not to do”… You know your final paycheck of the year? The one with the check stub that reads “Year-to-Date”? It means nothing. When I used to prepare returns, I used to cringe whenever a client brought in a paycheck stub and explained to me that they [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Gambling Winnings and Losses

18 January 2011

Taxpayer asks: I filed the 1040ez for 2009 and had gambling winnings of 2500.00. I got a notice from IRS that I owe an increase of 625.00. It was reported on a w-2g I did not file a sched. A. How can I report my gambling loss of up to 2500.00 Since I have already [...]

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Calculating the Making Work Pay Credit

2 February 2010

I’ve received a bunch of questions about the Making Work Pay Credit. I agree – it is confusing. Let me see if I can make some sense of it for you. To keep things simple, I’m doing this in two posts. This first post will assist you in calculating the credit and completing Schedule M. [...]

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Looking for an extension?

15 April 2008

Here’s the form for individuals: form 4868 as pdf

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