Taxpayer asks: I have an online website sponsored through a company where I sell items and make a percentage off each sale. I am in
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Ask The Taxgirl: Qualifying Children & Rebate Checks
Taxpayer asks: We claimed our son last year on our taxes. Born April 1989. We have a daughter who is 16. We recieved $1500 stimulus
Read MorePelosi Confirms Tax Rebates ‘Unlikely’ Before New Year
In a move that should surprise very few, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed yesterday that Congress is “unlikely” to approve an economic stimulus package that
Read MoreJoe the Plumber Owes Taxes (Psst, and Not a Plumber)
It turns out that “Joe the Plumber” has more tax issues than were spotlighted during the final presidential debate. He doesn’t just not like taxes,
Read MoreKPMG Tax Trial Juror Dismissed, Annoys Judge
I can’t wait for Hollywood to see the potential in this KPMG tax shelter mess. I predict movie gold! Nothing is waiting in the wings
Read MoreThe Tribe/Supreme Court Has Spoken: Fat Naked Guy Stays In Jail
Richard Hatch has lost his final challenge: the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal on tax evasion charges. Hatch, the first ever
Read MoreState Taxes
As part of my series, I’m curious: have you ever moved your home or business to another state because of state or local tax burdens?
Read MoreThe Power Of One
A number of years ago, a chubby teenage girl from rural North Carolina piled into a van with some friends and headed to the great
Read MoreIRS Changes Gears On Rebate Checks
If you’re one of many – and by many, I mean a quarter million – couples who did not received a rebate check due to
Read MoreABBA Member Says ‘Winner Takes It All’
Bjorn Ulvaeus, better known as one of the members of the wildly popular (still) pop group ABBA, has recently won a court case against the
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