2007 was definitely a newsworthy year for businesses. Some businesses experienced record profits, some businesses spiraled into bankruptcy. Here, in one convenient package, are your top business stories of the year as compiled by the b5media Business Channel: If you read Behind the Buzz even a little, you knew that Barbie Girl would make the…
Taxpayer asks: I loved your presentation at BlogHer. Your session addressed more of my blogging concerns than any other I attended. My friend and I have been discussing taxes and blog product reviews lately, and I have a few interrelated questions. I would really appreciate whatever help advice or resources you can offer. I have…
The Internal Revenue Service reported yesterday that as many as 13.5 million taxpayers will have to wait to file tax returns until computers can be reprogrammed to comply with the new law. It estimated that taxpayers cannot file forms related to the AMT until February 11, nearly a month after the usual start of the…
I know nothing, nothing, nothing about Facebook. But I’m trying. One of our fab bloggers at b5media created a nifty app that allows you to access taxgirl on Facebook. So if you’re a Facebook user (or even if you’re not), check it out: taxgirl’s Facebook Application (Update: Or just visit www.facebook.com/taxgirl)
Well, as determined by me, so they’re certainly subjective. But isn’t that why you read the blog to begin with? 10, My personal headlines slide in at #10: Taxgirl jumps to b5media, speaks at BlogHer and becomes Channel Editor of the Business Channel. Oh, and I found out that I’ll be writing a monthly column…
I hear the weather’s lovely there this time of year. US District Judge William T. Hodges has ruled that Wesley Snipes’ federal tax-evasion trial will go forward in Ocala, Florida, despite a plea from Snipes’ attorney to move the trial to New York to avoid what he calls “a hotbed of KKK activity.” This is…
Aww (*blushing*). Thanks so much to Marenda over at Living Life Abundantly for including me on her “Top 50 Best Blogs of 2007” list! I’m honored to be on the list with such terrific bloggers! Brian, over at Copyblogger, is a colleague in b5media’s Business Channel – and so is Kevin, at Pointless Banter (though…
Susan Pace Hamill, a professor at the University of Alabama Law School (who also hold a seminary degree in divinity) has written a book entitled, “As Certain as Death” (Carolina Academic Press, 2007), that seeks to document how the individual states have tax policies that burden the poor and relieve the rich. This, she says,…
I mentioned before that I use a CPA to help out with my tax filings at the office. This drew a chuckle from some of my colleagues, but it’s true. I think that a tax professional is an invaluable resource. Consider the time value of money alone. Nationally, it costs about $200. Do I love…
It’s not just major sporting events and Clash of the Choirs… Philadelphia lands second in other areas, too, such as the largest tax burden! Congrats, Mayor Street! We’ve been looking for this kind of recognition. Maybe we should change our slogan to “The City That Taxes You Back”? Here’s the breakdown (courtesy of TaxProf blog):…
