Paying taxes is painful… but reading about them shouldn’t be.
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Tax Day is officially over here on the East Coast. And whew, what a day it was. Here’s hoping yours was pleasant!
But just because your returns may (or may not, if you’re like me and you filed extensions) be filed away neatly with Uncle Sam, don’t think that this is the end of tax news here on the blog. Oh no. Not by a mile. There are questions to answer, felonies to report, politicians to chastise. So stick around. I’m just getting warmed up.
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Tis the season! The questions to “ask the taxgirl” are coming fast and furious. Beginning in January, I’ll be posting more questions and answers than usual to try and work through the overflow in my inbox, so keep checking back.
I am happy to try and answer your questions, so don’t be shy. Read how “ask the taxgirl” works and ask away.
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Tax day is almost upon us. And if you’re like me (and yes, I’ll admit it), your taxes aren’t done yet. And quite possibly, not even started.
Have no fear. taxgirl is here to help you out – with a little help from friends at www.digits.hrblock.com.
I’ve got 40 copies of TaxCut software to give away for free. Yep, free. As in no cost to you – no shipping, nothing.
I’m giving the software away to the first 40 folks to leave a comment below saying that you’re interested. Be sure to leave a valid email in the email field so that I can contact you for shipping details – your email won’t appear on the site.
What are you waiting for? It’s free stuff!
(Editor’s Note: There is no more available – it’s all gone!)
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Ooh, you can tell that tax season is beginning! My inbox is chock full.
I do not always answer questions in the order that I receive them. I consider the timeliness of the question (1099 reporting instructions before deductions, for example), the number of similar questions that I’ve received, the value to the reader and more.
Here are some quick “ask the taxgirl” tips to help you increase the chances of your question being answered:
1, Keep your personally identifiable information out of your question. This is the internet, remember? If you say things like “I’m the only doctor in my town and my wife is blind,” folks may know it’s you. I’m not going to redact your questions. So use a little common sense.
2, I’ll answer as many questions as I can. Don’t resend the same question and don’t get annoyed if I don’t answer your question in the first place. I could be researching it. I could be saving it for a specific time of year (i.e., end of year planning). I could be clueless. I could think it sucks. Hey, it’s my blog, I’ll do what I want.
3, I live in Philly. I don’t know the local tax laws in Burgaw, NC; Castine, ME or any other place outside of my locality. I can’t answer specific state and local questions, sorry.
4, Keep it short. This isn’t War & Peace. It’s meant to be a quick stop for information. Give me as much information as you think I’ll need without boring me and the other readers to death… For the most part, leave dollar figures out (unless it’s absolutely relevant). Just ask your question.
Also please remember that this is meant to be a quick answer, to get you thinking or looking in the right direction. It is not a substitute for consulting with a competent tax professional. If you’re being audited, if there are IRS collections agents on your doorstep, if you are considering fleeing to Namibia to avoid criminal charges, don’t ask me what I think, contact your tax professional. That’s like bleeding profusely from a severed limb and writing into to the folks at Web MD to see what they think – they’re going to tell you to see a freakin’ doctor!
For more info about “ask the taxgirl” including representation and Circular 230 stuff, click here.
I reserve the right to add more caveats as we go along “because I can” as my three year old would say, so check back often.
With all of that in mind, ask away! Note that, to protect your privacy, I prefer that you ask questions via email. My email address is a click away – just click where it says “email” in the sidebar.
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