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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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My Best Tax Advice Ever, Part II: Get Some Help

9 January 2012

Last week, I advised that my best tax advice ever was to open the mail from the IRS. I find that to be, for many taxpayers, the single hardest thing to do. Of course, opening the mail isn’t always enough. Generally, the notice or letter advises you to take some sort of action, whether that’s [...]

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Roni Deutch Sued by California AG

24 August 2010

Roni Deutch, the so-called “Tax Lady” (absolutely no relation, thank you very much) has been slapped with a $34 million law suit by California Attorney General Jerry Brown. According to the Attorney General’s web site, “Tax Lady Roni Deutch is engaged in a heartless scheme that swindled people with tax problems. She promises to significantly [...]

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Sunday Mailbag: The Edition With All of the Love

8 August 2010

The week started with an offer to move my blog over to a network (no thank you) and ended with a marriage proposal (also no thank you) – all in all, not a bad week. The one complaint I had was that, by turning down the latter, I missed my potential suitor’s offer to “set [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: What To Do When You Get an Audit Notice

3 August 2010

Taxpayer asks: Dear taxgirl, I need some help. I am being audited by the IRS and I don’t know what to do. I am self-employed (web design) and I do not have many records to back up my tax returns. I didn’t lie on my taxes but I can’t prove it. I don’t know what [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: When Tax Preparers Go Bad

22 July 2010

Taxpayer asks: Hi tax girl! So I’ve heard a pretty believable rumor that the tax preparer I’ve used for four years has been federally indicted for tax fraud. I’m not sure if it was her own tax return or the people she worked with, though I do know of a few people who used her [...]

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What’s in a Name?

4 May 2010

Okay, the press has me officially riled up – well, the press and Governor Rendell (D-PA). Suddenly, the tax amnesty program has everyone all fired up about scofflaws. Yep, everywhere you look – even on the amnesty ads – tax officials and the media are painting tax delinquents with a broad brush, labeling them as [...]

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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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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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