Nobody likes Monday. This week, the “super committee” really doesn’t like Monday. With three days left to come up with $1.2 trillion in budget cuts,
Read MoreMonth: November 2011
Taxgirl Gets Nod From LexisNexis
Aww shucks (*blushing*). The nice folks at LexisNexis have advised that my blog at taxgirl.com has been selected as one of the LexisNexis Top 20
Read MoreDear IRS: A Tax Pro Fires Back
I guess desperate times call for desperate measures. You may have heard about the infamous Notice 4809 from IRS making the rounds among tax professionals.
Read MoreIs Your Mortgage Interest Deduction At Risk?
Is your mortgage interest deduction at risk? What about your charitable donation deduction? Your real estate tax deduction? Your medical expenses deduction? Under a new
Read MoreSupreme Court Asked To Answer What’s ‘Fair’ When It Comes To Taxpayers
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of Armour, et al., v. Indianapolis, et al (docket 11-161). That’s a lawyerly way of saying
Read More7 Days To Go: Will The Super Committee Make Its Deadline?
For those of you keeping score at home, the so called “super committee” has seven days left until it hits the November 23 deadline to
Read MoreWho Stole The Green Movement?
Today, more than 500 elementary school students in our local public school hauled recyclable bags filled with more recyclable plastic bags to school to mark
Read MoreTaxpayers Tapped As Penn State Scandal Rolls
The first football game that my kids ever attended was a Penn State football game. They now own Penn State jerseys and Nittany Lion pillow
Read MoreChinese Artist Ai Weiwei Fights Tax Charges
Over the summer, my dad asked me if I had heard about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. I had heard brief mentions of some tax woes
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Allergies & A New Home
Taxpayer asks: We bought a new house in June. The old owner was a chain smoker so we had to hire a professional cleaner to
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