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Tackling Those Confusing 1099 And W-2 Changes

27 January 2012

If tax documents arriving now are giving you the mailbox blues, here’s help.

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Tax Talk 2012: Tom Miller

23 January 2012

With South Carolina behind us and Florida looming, we’re firmly in the throes of primary season. I feel strongly that it’s important to understand what it is that each candidate hopes to bring to the table in terms of tax incentives, tax policy and tax proposals. With that in mind, I contacted each of the [...]

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Tax Season in Full Swing, E-File Now Open

21 January 2012

It’s cold and snowy out today in [entity display="Philadelphia" type="place" active="true" key="pa/philadelphia"]Philadelphia[/entity] and across much of the country. It’s the kind of day where you really should stay inside and get things done… like maybe your taxes. The IRS previously declared that the 2012 tax season has officially kicked off and this week, the IRS [...]

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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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Credit Card Reporting for Tax Purposes Debuts This Month

13 January 2012

Form W-2, check. Form 1099-Misc, check. Form 1098, check. Form 1099-K… wait, what? Yep, there’s a new form from the IRS out this year and one might be landing in your mailbox soon. The federal form 1099-K, Merchant Card and Third Party Network Payments, will debut early this year: forms 1099-K are due to merchants [...]

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Are You Ready for Government Prepared Tax Returns?

13 January 2012

“The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.” – Will Rogers But what if it were easier? And what if the IRS made it nearly impossible to lie? What then? Last year, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman hinted that one way to reduce the potential for tax fraud was [...]

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Where The Heck Are My Tax Forms?

12 January 2012

Dear overeager taxpayers: As an employer and a tax professional, I am asking you in the nicest way possible: please be patient. I know you want to file your tax return already. Apparently you’re one of the lucky folks getting a refund this year. And I know you want your money. But give us some [...]

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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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Tax Talk 2012: Vern Wuensche

11 January 2012

We’re coming down to the wire for presidential nominations. Election coverage is heating up and it seems like there’s a debate on television nearly every night. Despite all of the press, there are still a number of questions about where candidates stand on the issues. In terms of what affects voters the most, I feel [...]

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IRS Offers Taxpayers ‘One More Chance!’

10 January 2012

My seven year old has a penchant for getting herself into trouble. She’s that kind of kid who pushes boundaries to see exactly how far she can get. Lucky for her, she also has a pretty quick wit and a couple of looks up her sleeve. When she gets into trouble, she peers up at [...]

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