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Sunday Mailbag: The Edition Where I Talk About Tax Pros

22 January 2012

I had a great time on Friday with our “Ask the taxgirl LIVE” segment. I know there wasn’t a lot of notice about it and yes, I heard about it (thanks for your emails and messages). This was my first time live blogging on Forbes and we had some technical pieces to work out. That [...]

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My Best Tax Advice Ever, Part III: Make Friends With a Tax Pro

17 January 2012

So I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I don’t prepare my own tax returns. Completely true. It is how I stay married. You see, I used to prepare my own returns for my business and for my household. And I did just fine for a bit. But then I had three [...]

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Tax Scams Still Rampant

28 March 2011

With just a few weeks to go before Tax Day, it seems that tax scams aren’t slowing down. A Jacksonville, FL, news station has reported the arrest of George Graycochea on a charge of organized fraud. Graycochea allegedly advertised on Craigslist for tax preparation services. Since I’ve never seen any ads on Craigslist for tax [...]

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Free Tax Preparation Services Available

24 February 2011

Right off the bat, let me say that I believe that there is real value in finding a competent, reliable tax professional. Like many taxpayers, I use an accountant to prepare my taxes, not because I enjoy paying for it but because I want to stay married… Let’s face it. Taxes can be stressful for [...]

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Tax Prep Scams: A Chat on the Jim Bohannon Show

17 February 2011

It’s tax time again. As folks rush around to get their tax returns done, scammers and bad guys have found ways to make a quick buck by taking advantage of taxpayers who are looking for tax assistance. I wrote a piece about this issue for AOL’s Walletpop and yesterday, made a late night appearance on [...]

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Tax Trash Talking Begins: Jackson Hewitt v. H&R Block

1 February 2011

It’s trash talk season. The insults are flying. And nooo, I’m not talking about the Super Bowl. I’m talking about tax season. Jackson Hewitt, the nation’s #2 retail tax preparer service, has filed a lawsuit against H&R Block, the nation’s #1 retail tax preparer service, for making what it called “false, misleading and highly disparaging [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Tax Return “Drafts”

30 January 2011

Taxpayer asks: I had my tax returns prepared, and I don’ t think the CPA did a good job. I have not signed the forms nor have i provided the original copies of my various financial statements. Can I ask someone else to do them and discard the “first draft” ” Thank you. taxgirl says: [...]

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How much are you worth?

22 March 2006

Or put another way, how much does your tax preparer think you’re worth? The Philadelphia Inquirer recently broke a story that the IRS has been keeping quiet…  It seems that, in an action labeled "not a significant regulatory action", a change in privacy laws was included in proposed rules published in December.  The change would [...]

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H&R on the Chopping Block?

22 March 2006

H&R Block has become the target of a number of lawsuits alleging wrongdoing.  Among them… California is suing the company alleging that it has violated state and federal laws in marketing and providing high-cost refund anticipation loans with interest rate exceeding 500%.  The laws which H&R Block are alleged to have broken include those regulating [...]

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