Taxpayer asks: I left my job as an editor at a media company, but continue to do some freelance work for them. When I submitted
Read MoreYear: 2008
Ask The Taxgirl: US Citizens Overseas
Taxpayer asks: I am a permanent resident overseas. I file my USA tax return every year, but never have to pay tax as I pay
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Divorce & Taxes
Taxpayer asks: After 17 years and one 12yr old daughter, I was divorced in October 2007. The decree stated we would file jointly for 2007.
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Divorce & Taxes
Taxpayer asks: After 17 years and one 12yr old daughter, I was divorced in October 2007. The decree stated we would file jointly for 2007.
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Reporting 1099-MISC Income
Taxpayer asks: Hi, can I report my 2007 1099MISC income with my 2008 tax return? Taxgirl says: I wouldn’t. The IRS will receive a copy
Read MoreA Refund? What Are You Spending It On?
Thirty-five percent of taxpayers who expect to receive a tax rebate this year plan to use the money to pay utility, credit card, housing or
Read MoreSentiments Mixed On Housing Tax Bill
The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee approved a bill that would offer tax breaks to first-time home buyers. The proposal would allow first-time
Read MoreSurprise! Your Tax Dollars Are Being Wasted!
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that there is (gasp) waste in government spending. Over a fifteen month period from 2005
Read MoreSouth Carolina Legislators Endeavor To Make The State Moral
With apologies to my brother and his family who no doubt voted for some of the representatives in the South Carolina legislature, the state should
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Ask The Taxgirl: Credit Card Debt
Taxpayer asks: I spent most of last year paying off my credit card. A friend told me that this was deductible but I don’t know
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