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Help! I Don’t Know How to Get Organized!

20 March 2010

One of the most common type of questions that I get at taxgirl.com is how to get organized at tax time. Questions range from “What kind of documents do I need?” to “What information do I need to give my tax preparer?” To help you get started, I’ve prepared a quick checklist. You can download [...]

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Tax Contest Deadline Approaching

27 February 2010

Psst! Over here… There’s just one more day to enter my TurboTax giveaway. You can win free tax preparation software. Just click on over to this post for details.

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4th Annual Tax Filing Horror Contest – Win Free Software!

18 February 2010

Update: We have our winners! I’ve notified the winners about collecting their prizes. Thanks for playing! It’s the Fourth Annual Tax Filing Horror Contest at taxgirl.com! Have a horrible tax filing story? Car break down blocks from the post office? Ran out of paper in the printer? Dog ate your return? Tell me your worst [...]

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It’s Tax Trivia: Win Free Tax Prep Software!

19 January 2010

It’s that time of year: giveaways for tax season! I have 20 access codes for CCH CompleteTax to give away, thanks to the folks at CCH. Each code is good for tax prep for one 2009 federal and one 2009 state tax return, up through the top-level Premium version of CompleteTax. Over the next several [...]

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How Should You Do Your Taxes This Year?

14 January 2010

Here’s some food for thought, courtesy of Jen Miller on Interest.com: How Should You Do Your Taxes This Year? Jen asked me a few questions for the piece – it was a fun interview! The timing is great since tax season is upon us. If you’re looking for a tax pro, you might also be [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Self-prepared Tax Returns

13 April 2009

Taxpayer asks: Hello taxgirl, I love your blog! My question is as follows: I prepare taxes, so naturally I will prepare my own taxes. Can I deduct MY tax preparation fee (the fee I would charge someone else for a tax return with the same complexity)? Thanks, Taxgirl says: Thanks for the nice words! Unfortunately, [...]

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