These days, selling real estate doesn’t seem to make anyone happy. If there’s a loss (which is more often than not the case as of
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Tax On Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts Sales Under Fire
Every now and again, something just strikes people the wrong way. This morning, my email box was blowing up about a little matter in Georgia:
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z: K Is For Kickbacks
Oh c’mon. You totally knew that I was going to choose kickbacks, right? The rules governing illegal activity and taxes are some of the most
Read MoreCharitable Giving for Japanese Disaster Relief
First, my thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the events in Japan. The stories and photos coming out of Japan are just
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z: J Is For Jury Pay
My husband grew up in the Philadelphia area. Me? I paid nonresident tuition throughout law school because I was planning on going back to North
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z: I Is For Insolvency
I remember the first phone call that I received about insolvency exceptions. A taxpayer called to ask me how to protect his daughter who had
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z: H Is For Household Employees
I’m not rich. I don’t own a mansion. I don’t have a maid (that would be me). I don’t have a chauffeur (that’s me), a
Read MoreAsk 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
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z: G Is For Golden Parachutes
I know. This sounds like something that Michael Kors might be putting out. Unfortunately, golden parachute payments have nothing to do with the world of
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z: F Is For FBAR
In 1970, Congress passed the Bank Secrecy Act which was pretty much the first law on the books in the US to require banks and
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