Who is behind Accion? You can find out more from watching this video:
As mentioned in the video, the driving force behind Accion is microfinance. To learn more about microfinance, you can read this article in the Economist, Poor people, rich returns or the Forbes commentary piece, Microfinance at the Crossroads.
Our next tax trivia question is: Congress passed the Bank Secrecy Act (sometimes referred to as BSA or the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act), which included cash reporting requirements and FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts) rules, in 1970 as the first laws to fight which crime in the US? For more about…
Congratulations to the winners of our Second Annual “Tax Filing Horror Contest” at taxgirl.com! The winners, as determined in our randomly generated number draw (sequence below) are: Jennifer Miki Tracee Nichole Parker Matt I’ll be contacting each of you to get you your free stuff! Thanks to the folks at TaxACT for sponsoring this year’s…
(UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. We have our winner! See the comments for more info.) It’s not just the folks at Facebook and Google that get tax-free perks as employment benefits: many employers offer a wide range of tax-free perks, including educational assistance benefits. Under current law, employees can exclude from income up to…
(UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. We have our winner! See the comments for more info.) It’s no secret that the first year in college often leads to the “freshman fifteen” – an extra fifteen pounds (or more) – that you pack on when mom is no longer pushing the green veggies and it’s more…
Ready to file your tax return? Nobody likes writing a big check on Tax Day, but there is some good news: April 15 also means specials, freebies, and deals. After you pop your return (or your extension) in the mail, kick back and take advantage of some of the promos and specials—everything from travel deals to discounted meals and…
There are 38 days left until the end of the year. That means you have just a little over a month to whittle down your taxable income (yeah, we tax people tend to think about the end of the year in slightly different ways). Sure, you could buy your entire family and staff a set…
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taxgirl i was if you knew how long it will take to get your stimulus check if you are just filing for it.