January 9, 2011 | Taxgirl

Ask The Taxgirl: Making Work Pay Credit & Dependents

(Editor’s Note: Somehow, in the chaos of my Sunday morning, I didn’t paste in the second part of the question and first part of my

The IRS has announced that the IRS Free File is officially open for business. All taxpayers can use Free File in one capacity or another.

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Taxpayer asks: I am very confused. Your blog says that we will be getting back more money this year because of the payroll tax holiday.

Living in the Prairie State just got a whole lot more expensive. Facing a gaping hole in the budget, Illinois lawmakers have scrambled to find

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The IRS has some pretty tough privacy laws. If you’ve ever tried to order a tax transcript or ask a tax question, you know what

With snowstorms bearing down on the east coast this week, it’s a good time to focus on disaster relief available to taxpayers. Certain tax law

There will not be a vote on health care reform (and related taxes) this week. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) has issued this

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