It’s not just Switzerland attracting celebs looking to save money on taxes… The Netherlands (which we at the office jokingly refer to as the “Delaware
Read MoreMonth: February 2007
Ciao, April 17
US citizens or residents living and working abroad finally have some direction for purposes of filing individual taxes for 2007. The Tax Increase Prevention and
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Erroneous 1099
Taxpayer asks: A tax client was issued a 1099-MISC for rental income received in 2006. Box 1 of the form showed $1000 when the correct
Read MoreThe Dirty Dozen
No, no Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine or Charles Bronson here. It’s the IRS’ annual Dirty Dozen: tax schemes to avoid. The top schemes to avoid
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Estate Tax
When Congress first introduced the wacky legislation that is the current federal estate tax situation (an exemption that gradually rises to $3.5 million per person,
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Local Taxes
Taxpayer asks: For the past few years, I’ve earned a little bit of self-employed income here in Philly. I never paid the city’s Business Privilege
Read MoreMerck-y Waters
I heard an estimate today that 20% of each dollar earned in the US next year will be spent on health care. Somebody is clearly
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Decoder Rings
Taxpayer asks: Have seen many 4-digit codes on “Where’s my Refund?” Do you have the de-coder ring? Specifically, what does 1301 and 1201 mean? Taxgirl
Read MoreWhere’s There’s A Will, There’s Confusion
The most recent news out of the Anna Nicole Smith camp is that her Will does not provide for anyone other than her now deceased
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Mortgage Deduction
Bush’s tax plan has suggested severely limiting the mortgage deduction and eliminating deductions for interest on home-equity loans or mortgages for vacation homes. So today’s
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