I was wrong about the Red Cross – well, a little bit. I previously reported that they provide no financial incentives for donating blood but that’s not exactly correct these days. This week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Kimberly Fulton of Swedesboro, NJ, has won a year’s supply of gasoline in the first of two…
Of all of the blog joints in all the towns in all the world, you had to click onto mine… Yeah, I know it’s bad but I couldn’t resist. It’s Casablanca. How can I be expected to write about a movie with such a classic line and not butcher it somehow? Today, I’m tackling the…
When you hear the words “abusive tax shelter,” you tend to think about large scale operations a la KPMG. But that may be changing. Recently, a federal judge has ruled that groups that distribute materials claiming that people have a right not to pay federal income taxes (so-called “tax protestors”) are doing little more than…
Taxpayer asks: I regularly donate blood to the Red Cross. Can I deduct this on my taxes? Taxgirl says: This is by far the most interesting question that I’ve ever received on Ask the Taxgirl – and I’ve received some pretty good queries! It’s interesting because my first thought was “why not?” It’s a product….
Who says that the Beatles weren’t “into” economic policy? Check out this cartoon starring the Fab Four, sort of. And of course, stay tuned through to the end so that you can enjoy the song “Taxman” set to cartoons… And you’re working for no one but me. Taxman!
Or you hit your tax-free limit. Or your credit card bursts into flames. Or until your husband curls into a ball and refuses to go to the next store. You get my point. For many states this weekend, in order to boost back to school sales (which retailers claim are flagging),it’s a sales tax free…
I returned from vacation today to find one red tomato on my plants in the garden. One. I am hopeful that this means that my neighbors took advantage of my email urging them to pick the ripe ones while I was gone… I’d like to think that as opposed to the alternative, which is that…
Despite pressure following the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, President Bush will not agree to raise gas taxes to pay for highway improvements. Officials in many states – including Pennsylvania, where I now live – have vowed to inspect and repair bridges nonetheless (Pennsylvania has one of the highest concentrations of road bridges in the country)….
There is a lot that is going to be written about that ball. You know the one that I’m talking about… 756. You know that what could be considered a tax event is mainstream when you see it announced on ESPN. And yes, there it was on the ticker yesterday: What are the tax consequences…
With just the click of a mouse, you can now pay your power bill, reconcile your checking account and make a donation to your church. Yep, you read the last part correctly. In response to recent changes which now require a taxpayer to have a bank record or written communication from a qualified charity to…
