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The Morning After: The Tax Deal Hangover

8 December 2010

I’ll admit that I didn’t see yesterday’s tax deal coming. I was fairly certain that the drama would play out through this week. We still have drama but now it’s more of the “let me explain” variety. Let me see if I can sort out for you what happened and why. First, let’s talk timing. [...]

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Rangel Guilty on 11 Counts, Including Failure to Pay Tax

17 November 2010

After Charles Rangel (D-NY) walked out of a contentious hearing on ethics charges, the subcommittee debated the charges without him and found him guilty of 11 violations. The subcommittee found “clear and convincing” evidence of guilt, including failing to pay taxes on rental income earned on a house in Dominican Republic. Of all of the [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Reporting Income Not on a W-2

2 October 2010

Taxpayer asks: Hi, Just wondering if I have multiple jobs one year, can I not declare taxes if what I earn from each individual job is less than $600, or does what I make from all the jobs added together have to be under $600? And what if its at the $600 mark; does it [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Form W-4

15 June 2010

Taxpayer asks: I hope you don’t think this is too simple a question but I’m a confused newbie. I started a new job this week. They asked me to fill out tax forms. One of them is a W-4. I didn’t know what to do with it and the HR person told me to just [...]

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No income tax payments for nearly half of us!

9 April 2010

I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines all over the place about the projected stats for 2009 taxpayer liability… Here’s my take: No income tax payments for nearly half of us! – it continues!

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Tax Day Looms for Procrastinators

12 October 2009

Happy Columbus Day! It’s a holiday for many across the country. I can think of a bunch of fun ways to spend a day off. However, if you’re one of those taxpayers who filed an extension waaaay back in April to get a little extra time to file your federal income tax return, you might [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Reporting Dicey Income

9 October 2009

Taxpayer asks: I have a difficult situation. I won a lot of money in my church’s 50/50. I know I have to report it as income but when I asked for written information from my church, they asked me not to report it. They say they aren’t legally allowed to run a 50/50 and if [...]

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Tax or No Tax?

30 September 2009

The good news: nearly 50% of American households (47%, to be precise) won’t pay any federal income tax in 2009. The bad news: the remaining 50% (or so) will have to foot the bill for everyone. You can thank (or blame) the new economic recovery package for bumping the percentage of taxpayers who won’t be [...]

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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Replace Income Tax with Sales Tax

4 September 2009

William Gifford, MBA, writes: Congress should eliminate the current system altogether. Throw out the federal income tax because it’s too broken to be fixed. In it’s place, I think we should pass something like the VAT in Europe: a federal sales tax. Think about it. Rather than penalize people for making more money, a federal [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Income Tax on Gifts

25 July 2009

Taxpayer asks: Recently my father-in-law passed away. My Mother-in-law is planning on selling her home and giving each child $10,000 and then putting the rest in CDs and she is planning on doing this before the end of the year. How will this affect the income tax that we have to pay? My husband says [...]

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