Despite opposition from the G-20 to a global bank tax, the UK will move ahead with its own version of the tax. Chancellor George Osborne
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IRS Accepting TCE & VITA Apps
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service began accepting applications for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant programs,
Read MoreIRS Open House Today!
The IRS will open approximately two hundred IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country today to provide help to individual taxpayers dealing with notices and
Read MoreMy Turn At Forbes
I was thrilled to be asked by the folks at Forbes to follow up on my tax amnesty piece that was posted here on taxgirl.
Read MoreWill The BP Spill Drive Up The Gas Tax?
My daughter asked me the other day why the birds couldn’t breathe. It took me awhile to figure out that she was talking about what’s
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Healthcare Benefits & Taxes
Taxpayer asks: My brother works for a company who pays $12K a year for his health insuranceHe is 64, single, no children, no ex-wifeMy brother
Read MoreTaxapalooza At The Supreme Court: Part Three
You hear those little whoops and cheers in the background? Those are me, ecstatic that the Supreme Court appears to be on a tax tear.
Read MoreSchumer Pushes Call Center Tax
If Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) gets his way, the cost of calling for tech support is going up. Under a new proposal, US companies would
Read MoreParliament Still Finding Holes In Swiss/US Accord
A special panel of the Swiss Parliament has concluded its 15 month investigation into the government’s handling of what has been referred to as a
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