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Twitter Tax Tips #1

ByKelly Phillips Erb March 1, 2009May 16, 2020

Sign your return! Sounds obvious but IRS reports it as a top filing mistake.

(For more on twitter tax tips, see my prior explanatory post.)

Kelly Phillips Erb

Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains tax news, IRS updates, scams, financial crime, and money in plain English.

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Twitter Tax Tips #4
ByKelly Phillips Erb March 5, 2009May 16, 2020

Looking for deductions? You can make contributions to your IRA until April 15 ’09 and still deduct for ’08 tax yr. #TwitterTaxTip (For more on twitter tax tips, see my prior explanatory post.) Kelly Phillips Erb Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains tax news, IRS updates,…

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Individual | Tax policy

Delayed Tax Refunds, The EITC, & How We’re Getting It Wrong
ByKelly Phillips Erb February 9, 2014July 24, 2020

Millions of taxpayers are filing tax returns early in search of a refund. Many are finding that refunds may be delayed and there’s no explanation. Is it an administrative delay? Are we running out of money? Or do we just have the policy all wrong?

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Early IRS Statistics Suggest Taxpayers Aren’t Rushing To File Their Taxes
ByKelly Phillips Erb February 11, 2020April 9, 2020

If you thought that last tax season got off to a sluggish start, you might be surprised at this year’s numbers. Though the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opened tax season on time, initial statistics show that taxpayers aren’t lining up to file early returns. Tax season opened on January 27, 2020, one day earlier than in 2019. In the…

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Corporate | Individual | Just for fun

Tax Horror Stories Giveaway
ByKelly Phillips Erb January 24, 2012May 28, 2020

Everyone has a story about a tax return gone bad. And this is your chance to turn your bad tax move into a good one… Have a horrible tax filing story? Car break down blocks from the post office? Ran out of paper in the printer? Dog ate your return? Tell me your worst tax…

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contests and events | History | Individual

Tax Trivia: EITC Reporting
ByKelly Phillips Erb January 27, 2010

Update: We have a winner! It’s Adrienne! Jaime was also a winner for getting the bonus question right. For the answer, see the comments! Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: Since its inception in 1975, the EITC has been controversial – no wonder, since it’s considered one of the largest social welfare…

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Individual | IRS news/announcements

IRS Discontinues Automailed Tax Forms (Here’s How To Find Them)
ByKelly Phillips Erb December 29, 2010

If you filed a paper return last year for your individual or business taxes and did not use a paid preparer or tax software program (yes, it still happens), don’t expect to receive a paper tax package in the mail from IRS this year. Beginning in 2011, the IRS won’t be automatically mailing out forms…

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CALVIN WILLIAMS says:

March 3, 2009 at 4:15 pm

Which of the50 states is most sensitive to the retiring taxpayer?

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