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Ask the taxgirl: I Forgot Schedule M

26 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: I forgot to include the Schedule M with my free e-file. Should I do an amended return or ? Thank you. taxgirl says: Nope. There’s no need to amend because… there is no Schedule M for individual taxpayers for the 2011 tax year. The Schedule M was used to figure the Making Work [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Form W-2 and Withholding

26 January 2012

Taxpayer asks: If my w2′s for the year are still at single but I am married can I file single or should I file married. Is it true that if my w2′s are at single they are pulling more money and if I file married I’m not getting back what I should? It never dawned [...]

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Tax Horror Stories Giveaway

24 January 2012

Everyone has a story about a tax return gone bad. And this is your chance to turn your bad tax move into a good one… 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 tax [...]

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Tax Talk 2012: Tom Miller

23 January 2012

With South Carolina behind us and Florida looming, we’re firmly in the throes of primary season. I feel strongly that it’s important to understand what it is that each candidate hopes to bring to the table in terms of tax incentives, tax policy and tax proposals. With that in mind, I contacted each of the [...]

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Ask the taxgirl LIVE

20 January 2012

Tax season has started which means two things: 1, You have questions; and 2, The IRS is only going to answer 70% of them. So I’m going to take a stab at answering some of your questions LIVE. We’ll give it a whirl via CoverItLive on the blog on January 20, 2012, at 1:00 pm. [...]

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9 Things to Keep in Mind Before You Ask the Taxgirl

11 January 2012

With just a few days to go before the IRS starts accept e-filed returns, my inbox is chock full of ask the taxgirl® emails. Here are some things to remember: I get a lot of emails and I read every single one. I’m not ignoring you but you’re also not the only email I’ll get today. [...]

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The Year That Was: Top Tax Stories of 2011

1 January 2012

It’s officially 2012 today and it’s my obligatory wrap up post. Okay, sort of obligatory. As a math geek, I find the whole stats thing pretty fascinating and it’s fun for me to figure out which posts I thought were most significant as compared to the views. Follows are the top viewed stories, my personal [...]

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Congress Needs Some Advice in 2012

30 December 2011

The New Year is almost here! And Congress is still, well, Congress. Clearly, they need a little direction for 2012 so I thought I’d ask you, my readers, what you hope to see happen next year and we’ll make a contest out of it. So since Congress is so fond of pork… the prize is [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Getting Married When a Tax Liability Exists

11 December 2011

Taxpayer asks: Hello, I have a question please: If a person owes the IRS back taxes and wants to marry, is the other person affected when it comes to filing taxes jointly? Thank You. taxgirl says: The short answer is no. Your personal federal income tax liability generally remains your own personal federal income tax [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Self-employment Tax

10 December 2011

Taxpayer asks: Since the self-employment tax rate is 12.4 percent, why do I have to pay 15.3%? taxgirl says: Self-employment tax, sometimes called SE tax, is a tax consisting of Social [entity display="Security" type="section" active="true" key="/security"]Security[/entity] and Medicare taxes for those who work for themselves. It’s the equivalent of the total of Social [entity display="Security" [...]

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