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Ask the taxgirl: Second Round of Stimulus Checks

30 July 2008

Taxpayer asks: I work for an accounting firm and my boss mentioned she had heard on TV (gotta love the media) that because the first round of stimulus checks didn’t stimulate the economy as they thought ( I loved your – who really did profit from the stimulus checks), that the IRS was considering another [...]

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Economic Stimulus Didn’t Help Us, Most Small Business Owners Say

22 July 2008

Despite the fact that former Sen. Phil Gramm thinks that Americans are merely in a “mental recession”, a survey conducted by Suffolk University seems to imply otherwise. More than 80% of those surveyed (all small business owners from across the country with 100 employees or less) believe the country is in an actual economic recession. [...]

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Why is My Rebate So Small?

2 May 2008

I’ve received a ton of complaints about the size of the rebate checks once actually in hand. Apparently, a number of folks have not received the anticipated amount… Be sure and check out this list of why your rebate might be less than anticipated and give the IRS tax rebate calculator a whirl. To date, [...]

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IRS is hip to your jive talk: Yep, they’ve gone YouTube

29 March 2008

Apparently, the IRS is trying to relate to the current generation. No, they’re not texting you – yet. But they are on YouTube. Here, Linda Stiff (acting IRS Commish – no jokes about her name) talks about rebate checks – apparently Alan Thicke was unavailable: IRS YouTube (Hat Tip: TaxProf blog)

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IRS Announces Order of Rebate Checks

18 March 2008

My inbox has been filled with folks wanting to know when the IRS would begin mailing rebate checks and how the order would be determined. Well, wait no more. The IRS has released a statement explaining the order of the rebate checks. The order is as follows: Remember that this schedule is based on timely [...]

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How Much is Your Rebate Check? IRS Shows You.

18 March 2008

“How much am I getting?” That seems to be a popular question as it relates to rebate checks. If you want to know in advance, you can check out the “Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator” on the IRS web site. How does it work? You must answer a series of questions on the web which the [...]

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Burning A Hole in My Fake Pocket: Rebate Meme

16 March 2008

Jennifer, over at My Organized Biz, tagged me for a meme about rebates. She asks: 1, If you could do whatever you wanted, how would YOU spend your $600? 2, Is that the same or different from how you actually plan spend it? We’re *lucky* in that the government has decided, in its ridiculously inefficient [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Taxable Income and Rebates

26 February 2008

Taxpayer asks: Since whoever has earning in excess of $87K of AGI for singles ($174K married), they don’t qualify for rebate check. Here is the question: 2007 AGI? or 2006 AGI? (in other words, in my situation, my 2006 AGI is way less than 87K, and 2007 AGI is way more than 87$)? so do [...]

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