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Ask the taxgirl: Swiss Military

8 July 2009

From just this morning!
Taxpayer asks:
I was going to leave a comment on your post this morning but it’s more of a question. Is it true that the Swiss do not have a military? I ask because I thought that all of these countries that losing tax money to the Swiss are the ones [...]

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A Memorial Day Thanks

25 May 2009

Without revenues, a government can have no power.
Alexander Hamilton, First Secretary of the US Treasury

You will find no federal holiday dedicated to our love of taxes. There will be no parades in honor of taxes. No ceremonies, concerts or TV specials. This is because many in the US think of taxes as [...]

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Happy Veteran’s Day

11 November 2008

What’s funny about the internet is how folks form opinions so easily about people they’ve never met. Over this past year, especially during the election, a number of people have let me know who they think I am and what they think I stand for. And that’s okay because part of this whole [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Spouses, Military and ITINs

3 August 2008

Taxpayer asks:
I am serving in the military in Hawaii. My wife is not a US citizen and she has an ITIN number. I’ve read on the internet, including on your blog, that I will not qualify for the stimulus check because she is not a citizen. But my CO says I will. [...]

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Holding Out for a Hero – Who the Heck Qualifies?

21 May 2008

The House of Representatives unanimously passed bill H.R. 6081, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2008. The chief sponsor of the bill was Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY).
The revised HEART Act (previous versions of the bill have already passed the House and Senate) would allow thousands of active duty military [...]

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Reinstate the draft? At what cost?

7 November 2007

There is no debate that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing U.S. taxpayers big bucks. The National Priorities Project has put the estimated cost of the war in Iraq alone at nearly $500 billion. The New York Times puts the figure at $1.2 trillion. Part of the discrepancy lies in [...]

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Tax Changes for 2006 (Pt 3)

8 March 2007

Believe it or not, members of the military often get overlooked when our legislature is crafting new tax laws. And sometimes, it takes a bit to get it right. For 2006, the legislature finally fixed some problem issues for our military.

For one, military members serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other combat zone localities can now [...]

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