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Ask the taxgirl: Politicians and Job Hunting Expenses

6 November 2010

Taxpayer asks: Can successful or failed contenders deduct their expenses from the federal taxes as a job hunting related expense? Got to wonder what Whitman was thinking spending all that money except, I can deduct these ‘loans” one way or the other not as a political contribution (rather limited) but a job hunting expense. Curious [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Work-Related Education

28 February 2010

Taxpayer asks: Hi Taxgirl, This is related to a previous question your answered. I am searching all over the place for the answer to this question, and I can’t seem to find it. I know that my work-related education is tax deductible and that I have to include it on my Schedule C form. However, [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Defending My Blog

10 February 2010

Taxpayer asks: Hi taxgirl, I have a strange question. I write a food blog. I create and cook all of my own recipes and post them online. Two years ago, I found out that someone was stealing my recipes and some of my photos and using them on another site. I ended up hiring a [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Used Car Sales Tax Deduction

8 February 2010

Taxpayer asks: Just before Christmas, I bought a 2007 VW Jetta. It was a great deal since it had very low miles on it. When I bought it, the dealer said that I could deduct the sales tax from my taxes but I read on your site that the car has to be new, not [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Does Renting Mean I Can’t Itemize?

17 January 2010

Taxpayer asks: Hello Taxgirl! I have a question! I was married last year, and this is the first time I will be filing a joint tax return. My husband and I rent our house, and we paid about $6,000 out of pocket last year for medical expenses (this includes $2000 my husband paid for the [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Unpaid Internships

13 September 2009

Taxpayer asks: Hi Kelly, I had a tax question about unpaid internships and being able to deduct the expenses of that internship on your taxes. From all of the research I did I was unable to find anything that would allow for such a thing. It seems that without a 1099 or w-2 from the [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Where to Report Charitable Contributions

9 January 2009

Taxpayer asks: Hello there and thank you for answering my question. I am self employed and contributed nearly $8,000 in cash/non cash donations this past year (goodwill, church, habitat for humanity). When my friend did my taxes on her computer program it did not reflect a deduction upon entering in the charitable donation information. I [...]

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Sales tax versus State income tax

25 November 2007

Every year about this time, I get a lot of questions about deducting sales tax paid versus state and local income tax paid on your federal income taxes. Mostly, this comes up because your pockets are stuffed with receipts and you’re wondering whether you should keep them. First, the important part: this option has been [...]

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