Have a burning question for me and too timid to post it on the web? Prefer chatting instead? Ask the Taxgirl is going LIVE. For the first segment, the topic is going to be questions about independent contractors – you know, those of you who do work for someone else but not as an employee….
From the popularity of Al Gore’s uber-Power Point “An Inconvenient Truth” to the explosion of hybrid and energy efficient vehicles, the US population is paying more attention to the environment. And Congress is finally catching on (well, sort of). One of the driving forces behind the interest in going green is the increase in oil…
It’s Getting to Know You Tuesday! Today’s guest is tax preparer/enrolled agent and blogger, Trish McIntire. 1. Where are you now? Live and work in Arkansas City, KS a small town on the Kansas/Oklahoma Border. 2. What’s your official title and what does it mean? Owner-that means I do it all. 3. What books are…
The man who was responsible for creating the business empire which managed the careers of ‘N Sync, the Backstreet Boys and O-Town is singing a different tune these days. Lou Pearlman was arrested last week at the Westin Hotel in Bali and turned over to U.S. law enforcement officials. He was flown to Guam to…
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling last week that made some New Yorkers very happy… And could have serious worldwide tax implications. The Supreme Court ruled 7–2 that American courts may hear matters involving foreign governments and property taxes. The ruling now clears the way for New York City to collect the so-called “pillow…
One of the most polarizing features of the proposed immigration bill is whether illegal immigrants currently living in the United States should be granted a form of amnesty. Opponents claim, among other things, that illegal immigrants have not paid taxes while living and working in the United States. Proponents of the bill say that’s not…
No doubt Imelda Marcos is sleeping peacefully tonight, dreaming of Prada and Fendi shoes… A Philippine court has acquitted her on five counts of tax evasion filed 16 years ago. Marcos allegedly failed to file a tax return and to pay $730 US in income taxes for 1985. But more seriously, she was accused of…
I’ve been tagged by Dexie over at She Knows Best to do a meme. I’ve never done a meme for Taxgirl before – it’s never seemed to fit. But I thought I’d give it a go, incorporating facts about me that have to do with tax. Here we go: 1. In law school, I swore…
Part of the fun of blogging is meeting – even virtually so – some really great folks that you wouldn’t normally run into. And if you’ve been blogging for even a second, you likely know about Darren Rowse. I was psyched to have had the opportunity to guest over at his excellent blog, Problogger.net. I…
No, not Paris and Nicole. Italia and Jack. As in Italia Federici, president (still!) of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy (CREA), and Jack Abramoff. Federici has entered a guilty plea to one count of income tax evasion and one count of obstructing the U.S. Senate’s investigation into Jack A. Abramoff’s corruption activities. CREA…