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Twitter Contest for Free Tax Software

30 March 2011

As it turns out, I have one more tax code to give away today. H&R Block has donated a copy of its At Home Online Premium version (federal only). The code is valued at $55, which should cover your federal tax return and sales tax. Entering the code will reduce the total fee by $55.00; [...]

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It’s a Twitter Party!

16 March 2011

This evening, I’ll be live tweeting tax questions on twitter as part of SentrySafe’s Twitter Party. To participate, follow me on twitter (@taxgirl) and SentrySafe (@SentrySafe). Then, pop into twitter.com tonight between 8:00p.m. and 9:00p.m. EST. Use the hashtag #Taxsavvy If you’ve never tweeted before, here’s your chance to try it out. I promise I [...]

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A “Tweet” Tax Break for Valentine’s Day?

10 February 2011

Okay, I’m all about Twitter. But you probably knew that already… And if you didn’t, you can follow me @taxgirl on Twitter. But how much does San Francisco love Twitter? It seems that the super trendy, quickly expanding social media site is thinking about leaving the city by the bay to move to San Bruno. [...]

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Tax Trivia: Tanning Tax

16 January 2011

We have a winner! See the correct answer in the comments. Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: Social media has changed the way that politicians interact with the public. This year, Sen. John McCain made news when he exchanged tweets with which “celebrity” over the new tanning tax? The first correct answer [...]

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Tweet, Tweet: IRS Goes Viral

7 December 2010

You already know that IRS is online and that they have a YouTube Channel… but now they’re tweeting, as well. You can follow the IRS on twitter at @IRSNews. And for the tax geeks among us, they even have a Tax Pros account @IRStaxpros.

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Snooki, McCain Tweet Tax

11 June 2010

In one of the more bizarre political alignments, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has recently voice his support for… Jersey Shore’s Snooki. Snooki lamented in a recent preview that “I don’t go tanning anymore because Obama put a 10% tax on tanning. And I feel like he did that intentionally for us.” Snooki is, of course, [...]

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Tax Software Scavenger Hunt

14 March 2010

Looking for some free tax software? Taxgirl has you covered. To win, play along in our Tax Software Scavenger Hunt! It’s easy. The good folks at TurboTax have donated a few more versions of TurboTax Premier (online version) as a giveaway. Beginning tomorrow, I’ll post a question on Twitter about a piece that I’ve recently [...]

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Tax Literacy Project to Debut Soon

8 February 2010

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to chat with Marjorie Kornhauser, a professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University about her Tax Literacy Project. It’s an ambitious project, for sure. Her plan is to make tax law more accessible (!) to the general public through a series of [...]

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Finding a Life/Work Balance: tweet, tweet!

12 October 2009

Last Friday, I had the opportunity to participate in the first 22Tweets Roundtable. 22Tweets is a real time interview on twitter. The theme for the inaugural roundtable was life/work balance (yes, there is such a thing). If you missed it, you can catch all of the participants’ answers here. Thanks to Lance Godard for inviting [...]

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Getting To Know You Tuesday: Craig Aird

22 September 2009

It’s Getting To Know You Tuesday! Today’s feature tax pro is tax attorney and fellow coffee addict Craig Aird. 1. Where are you now? In my office watching the float planes land on Lake Union. 2. What’s your official title and what does it mean? Associate Attorney. It means I’ve got to get back to [...]

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