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My Best Tax Advice Ever, Part II: Get Some Help

9 January 2012

Last week, I advised that my best tax advice ever was to open the mail from the IRS. I find that to be, for many taxpayers, the single hardest thing to do. Of course, opening the mail isn’t always enough. Generally, the notice or letter advises you to take some sort of action, whether that’s [...]

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Taxes from A to Z: T is for Third Party Designee

22 March 2011

The Third Party Designee box is a relatively new feature on tax returns (I said “relatively” – clearly, I’m dating myself on this one). It’s also one of the most confusing because so many taxpayers don’t know exactly what they’re designating a third party for… In fact, many of my clients are in a mild [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Filling Out a Form W-9 When Signing a Lease

2 August 2010

Taxpayer asks: Hi tax girl! Greetings and thank you in advance for your time: I too live in Philadelphia, and looking to rent another house… My credit rating is 798 and I have over $X in an investment account. I have started a new company and had practically no income last year… I am an [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: FBAR and Power of Attorney

25 August 2009

Taxpayer asks: I was just reading about the rules for FBAR, and noticed that the IRS says that people who have Power of Attorney (POA) for elderly relatives with foreign bank accounts must submit FBAR reports if those accounts total over $10,000 at any point during the year. As it happens, I have a POA [...]

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Does the IRS discriminate against unmarried couples?

6 March 2008

Does the IRS discriminate against unmarried couples? I’m specifically referencing same sex couples in this post because, while traditional unmarried couples may encounter the same kinds of difficulties with the Service, they have an “out” that same sex couples don’t have: marriage. At my firm, we represent same sex couples in a number of tax [...]

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