Raoul Weil, the UBS bank chair and CEO of global wealth management, has been indicted on charges relating to tax evasion. He is accused of
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State Tax Primer From A To W: Alaska
NOTE: This article is from 2008. Welcome to my second in a series on state taxes! For information about what I’m trying to do, read
Read MoreHappy Veteran's Day
What’s funny about the internet is how folks form opinions so easily about people they’ve never met. Over this past year, especially during the election,
Read MoreMelissa Etheridge Threatens To Not Pay State Taxes
Melissa Etheridge is angry. In an article posted on The Daily Beast, Etheridge railed against the passing of Proposition 8 in California. Proposition 8 is,
Read MoreTwittering Tax Pros, Take Two
In April of this year, I posted a list of Twittering Tax Pros. Since then, I’ve been tweeting up a storm and my list of
Read MoreStimulus Package Is Not The Same As Stimulus Check
If you watched President Elect Obama’s first press conference, you might have heard him say: The one thing I can say with certainty is that
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Should Age Matter?
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! On many of the taxgirl.com threads about the possibility of a second economic stimulus package, there have been discussions
Read MoreIn Defense Of Madness
Remember when YOU saved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Well, apparently your generosity knows no bounds. In response to taxpayer demands, the Justice Department is
Read MoreTax Agenda At Change.gov
As part of President elect Barack Obama’s transition, a new website has been created at www.change.gov. When it comes to taxes, Obama’s agenda can be
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Dependent Turns 17, Now What?
Taxpayer asks: I have a question.. when I filed my taxes in february of this yearI had 2 dependant one was 3 and the other
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