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Prisoners Continue to Loot Fed In Tax Refund Scam

18 April 2010

When I was in law school, we talked a lot about the purpose of jail… There are a bunch of different philosophies about why jailing a person is supposed to be a good idea though admittedly no consensus. Is it punishment for wrongs? A mechanism to isolate “bad” people? A way to get those who [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Reporting State and Local Tax Refunds

2 April 2010

Taxpayer asks: I’m helping my daughter do her CT taxes. Last year she got a CT refund. If I’m reading the federal form correctly, it looks like she has to declare the state refund as federal income in 2009. Is that correct? Isn’t that double taxing? If that is correct, is there a way around [...]

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Making Work Pay Credit: The Basics

21 February 2010

I’ve been getting lots and lots of questions about the Making Work Pay Credit. To make it easier for you, here are the basics: The Making Work Pay Credit is only available for taxpayers with earned income during the year. The credit HAS NOT already been calculated as part of your withholding. Your eligibility for [...]

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Jackson-Hewitt Stock Continues to Take Hit on Loan News

11 February 2010

Shares of Jackson-Hewitt stock continued to plummet in February as word of their problems with their RAL lender continued to make news. The stock opened at $2.16 today, well below the $4.50 mark it had dropped to after its December announcement that it would not be able to cover all of its RALs for the [...]

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Feds Target Tax Preparer Who Filed For $93 Million in Fraudulent Refunds

13 January 2010

This tax season, Penny Lea Jones won’t be preparing tax returns if the feds have their way. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge has issued a preliminary injunction barring Jones from preparing federal income tax returns for taxpayers while a lawsuit against her proceeds. The lawsuit is one of seven such actions filed by the [...]

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Now THAT’S A Refund!

26 August 2009

Laura Schultz was expecting to hear from the IRS. After all, the Denver-area house cleaner owed the IRS about $80. But when she opened up a letter from the IRS, it wasn’t quite was she was expecting: a refund check for $122,783.51. Schultz felt that it was a mistake – and it was. She called [...]

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Looking for Some Extra Cash This Summer?

9 August 2009

Are you looking for a little extra cash this summer! The IRS recently issued a reminder about unclaimed refunds… does one belong to you? Earlier this year, the IRS announced that unclaimed refunds for 2005 (the last year for which you could claim a refund as of tax day, 2009) totaled approximately $1.3 billion – [...]

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NC Makes April News (Hint, it doesn’t involve the Tarheels)

10 April 2009

North Carolina is running out of cash. Of course, they’re not the first state to report economic woes: California has been making news for months with its deficit and New Jersey has just announced lower than expected revenues. With cuts at the federal level and revenues down due to increased layoffs, many states are facing [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Making Work Pay Credit and Outstanding Liabilities

4 April 2009

Taxpayer asks: What about a taxpayer who owes the IRS $$$ from previous tax years? Should they adjust their W-4 to have more taxes taken out to cover the Making Work Pay credit that will be on their paychecks? Taxgirl says: It depends. The Making Work Pay Credit is refundable, so to the extent that [...]

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Where’s My Refund?

21 March 2009

About 10% of my “ask the taxgirl” questions right now are asking “Where’s my refund?” – though, admittedly, some ask in a nicer way than others. Your refund information is generally available about 72 hours after your tax return is processed. You can track your refund online with the “Where’s My Refund?” service offered by [...]

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