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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Illegal Activities
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, the focus has been on California and the possibility that they could legalize marijuana, primarily so that
Read MoreUBS Accused Of Being A Tattle-Tale
Alp? Check. Chocolate? Check. Banking secrecy? Not so much. The culture of Switzerland may be changing. At the forefront of the change may be its
Read MoreSweetening The Pot: A Tax On Marijuana?
Every year, you hear a bunch of folks, supposedly on the fringe, touting the advantages of the legalization of marijuana. And every year, bills come
Read MoreTaxgirl Makes TaxProf's Top Ten Tax Blogs
Forget the Oscars, I got my own nod this week. And yeah, I’m a little Kate Winslet-y over the whole thing. Professor Paul Caron authors
Read MoreObama’s Speech: We Are Not Quitters
If you missed Obama’s State of the Nation speech, you can read the full text here. The GOP response to the speech was delivered by
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Temps As Employees
Taxpayer asks: Hi Kelly, Here is the situation i worked for a doctor’s office for two months and she informed me that I did not
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Scanned Receipts
Taxpayer asks: I want to ask if scans of receipts are acceptable as proof for the IRS. I’ve got receipts that are only one year
Read MoreFore! Golfer Hit With Tax Evasion Charges
Pro golfer Jim Thorpe is facing a new challenge these days: allegations that he did not pay $1.6 million in federal taxes. Thorpe is accused
Read MoreI’m A Giver (And I Mean It)
Maybe I’m just heady from the smell of pen ink drying on checks made out to the Treasury, maybe it’s the smell of freshly made
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