Ask The Taxgirl (Update)
In case you’re wondering, in the midst of all of this alphabet soup, I haven’t put “Ask The Taxgirl” to the side. I have a slew of questions lined up in the queue – keep watching for the marathon!
In case you’re wondering, in the midst of all of this alphabet soup, I haven’t put “Ask The Taxgirl” to the side. I have a slew of questions lined up in the queue – keep watching for the marathon!
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.
In case you’ve missed some key articles this week: Multinational corporations closer to tax holiday. Read more by clicking here. San Jose gets a revenue boost from taxing marijuana. Read more by clicking here. Refunds and post tax season planning. Read more by clicking here. Big Oil procedural vote goes nowhere. Read more by clicking…
Nope, you’re not seeing it yet… But I did want to announce that you will be noticing a fresh new look on taxgirl.com in the coming weeks! I will be leaving b5media at the end of the month and launching taxgirl.com on my own. It will be the exact same bloggy goodness as before just…
Taxpayer asks: Hi Tax Girl, Thanks for taking questions. It’s a really nice thing to do. I have a trio that performs regularly and this year the venue sent me a W-9. I know it is just for informational purposes in preperaion for a 1099, but should they be sendind one to just me or…
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 TaxProf Blog – a blog that I never, ever, never miss reading – and has included taxgirl in his list of the top ten tax blogs. In case you’ve been…
Taxpayer asks: So I have been seeing Turbo Tax ads on TV that say it will give you a value for any clothing items that you donated, and that you can claim those as a tax deduction. Now what I am wondering is how would I prove that I donated these? Charities don’t give you…
Taxpayer asks: I filed an extension, but erroneously provided zero as an answer to all Part II Individual Income Tax questions 4-7. Can I amend the financial information provided on Form 4868 after it has been submitted? Thank you. Taxgirl says: The reason that the IRS asks you to complete the financial portion on the…
Comments are closed.
I only have fellowship income not reported on W-2. Do I qualify for Making work pay credit? Do I have to file Schedule M?
Should I mail my tax return on the Friday government shuts down on April 8th, 2011 or wait until tax day April 18th? Trying to figure out the best way that it does not get lost in the fray. If the U.S. Post Office shuts down, I would rather have it stay/lay in my local post office rather than have it lost in the system along the way. It’s going to Fresno, CA for a refund. I can wait for my return as long as it takes these knuckleheads to pass a budget. Thank you for all your help! 🙂
Opps! The post office is private now and no tax dollars fund it so they will carry on as usual. I had forgotten they went private. No government shutdown…….at least for 8 days. Talk about kicking the can down the road…..