Individual

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, scams, financial crime, and money in plain English.

Individual | Refund | State and Local Tax (SALT)

Yet Another State Announces A Delay In Tax Refunds, Citing Fraud Concerns
ByKelly Phillips Erb January 21, 2016January 19, 2022

Yet another state has announced a delay in issuing tax refunds: South Carolina joins North Dakota and Illinois in slowing the issuance of tax refunds due to concerns over tax fraud. Utah has also slowed tax refunds by design.

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Individual | Politics

Bush Tax Cuts
ByKelly Phillips Erb August 30, 2010

This week, I’m letting my readers take over and tell you what they think about the expiring Bush tax cuts. As always, I think background and context are important. So here’s a quick primer on what’s happening and why… The so-called Bush tax cuts are a series of tax breaks which were enacted in 2001…

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Environment | Individual

Air Apparent: Buying New Energy Efficient Appliances
ByKelly Phillips Erb August 28, 2009May 17, 2020

Every summer, my husband and I have the same argument about whether we should get central air. We live in an old Victorian house in Philadelphia; it takes a while during the summer for the house to heat up but when it does, hoo boy, it gets hot. The thing is, it’s not easy to…

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Ask the Taxgirl | Individual

Ask The Taxgirl: Finding Natural Birth Parents
ByKelly Phillips Erb October 21, 2009January 21, 2020

Taxpayer asks: I don’t even know how to start. Last year, I found out that I was adopted. My parents have no interest in helping me find my birth mother but it something that I have to do. I have found a lawyer that says he will help me find her but it is very…

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Individual

Deadline For Filing Your 2019 Tax Return On Extension Is October 15
ByKelly Phillips Erb September 17, 2020December 14, 2020

Did you file for an extension for your 2019 federal income tax return? If so, you have about a month remaining to file: the deadline to file your federal income tax return on extension is on or before October 15, 2020. October 15 is the same deadline to file a federal income tax return on…

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Individual | Sports and Tax

If You’re Betting On Football Season, Don’t Forget Taxes
ByKelly Phillips Erb September 7, 2018July 1, 2022

This morning, I was greeted on my laptop with two words: Draft Day? It seems that my brother is eager to get our fantasy football season going. He’s got a point since the National Football League (NFL) officially kicked off its season last night. (A petty sister might note that his Patriots lost to her…

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