It’s Christmas Eve and, at my house, we’re busy preparing for guests. Mostly, we’re waiting on the cousins but my kids are also waiting for
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Throwing A Holiday Party That Even Uncle Sam Will Love
Dear corporate types, I do love the B52s but under no circumstances should “Rock Lobster” be played – and danced to – at a company
Read More16 Ways To Turn Your Bucket List Into A Tax Deduction
Whether you want to trek the rain forest, learn a new language or sail the world, Uncle Sam might help you pay for it.
Read MoreThe Cost Of Getting Better: Deducting Medical Expenses
I’m back in North Carolina for the second time in two weeks, this time with Nurse Kate (my daughter) in tow. My mom had heart
Read MoreEleven Tax-Favorable Valentine’s Day Gifts
Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket, or a holding pattern over Philadelphia. –
Read MoreBack To School: Deductions For Soccer, Cheerleading & Extracurricular Activities?
I need a full time assistant just to manage the kids these days (don’t worry, Mom, I don’t actually have one). School started last week
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Deductions For Cheftestants
Taxpayer asks: I was watching Top Chef Masters and I ahd a question. I know you have to report your winnings on a game show.
Read MoreTax Book Giveaway
It’s a giveaway! The folks at J.K. Lasser have donated two copies of their book, J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax 2011: For Preparing Your 2010
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I was on the radio Saturday night – late, my time – on KGO. You can listen to the clip here (I’m on at about
Read MoreSenate Votes To Eliminate Tax Deduction For Punitive Damages
When I was a little girl, rather than completely clean up my room, I used to decorate it. I’d make a tissue flower and put
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