The good news: nearly 50% of American households (47%, to be precise) won’t pay any federal income tax in 2009. The bad news: the remaining
Read MoreMonth: September 2009
Richard Hatch Wants To Go Home
Richard Hatch is not having a good year. After qualifying for early release from federal prison, where he was serving time on tax evasion charges,
Read MoreYou Can’t Check “Prepared by Google” On Your Tax Return
Admit it, you Google for tax advice. You might have even Googled to find me (Google seems to like me now that they no longer
Read MoreThey Say It's Your Birthday…
It’s my birthday, too, yeah. So, in honor of the day, in the tradition of bloggers everywhere, I present ten things you may not know
Read MoreIRS Scam Emails May Put Your Info At Risk
By now, you have to have received one of the scam emails purporting to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with the subject line:
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Stimulus Checks In 2009
Taxpayer asks: I haven’t done my taxes in 3 years, I don’t owe the Feds any$, will I get the stimulus funds every1 else got
Read MoreMerkel Wins 2nd Term In Germany, Touts Tax Cuts
“Lesen Sie es von meinen Lippen ab, keine neuen Steuern.”(translation: Read my lips, no new taxes.) Okay, maybe German Chancellor Angela Merkel didn’t actually say
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Sleep & More
Taxpayer asks: I love your blog! I’m a practicing attorney and also a mom, like you. I’ve been thinking about starting my own blog. After
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Allowances For Kids
Taxpayer asks: Hi,My husband and I have decided to open a bank account for our son. We’re going to give him an allowance every week.
Read MoreShould The IRS Kill VITA Altogether?
Shortly after I posted this piece about IRS cutting ties with ACORN, I received an email asking me, among other things, if I thought this
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