Hooray! Christmas has been saved! Okay, a bit dramatic. But the hue and cry surrounding the so-called Christmas tree tax had reached such a fevered
Read MoreYear: 2011
Change Of EIN Email Scam Hitting Inboxes
If you read the blog regularly, you are aware that there are a bunch of emails that pop up from time to time purporting to
Read MoreScrooge Comes Early This Year With “Christmas Tree Tax”
I like a fresh-cut tree at Christmastime. Yes, I know all the arguments against buying fresh-cut Christmas trees and we do it anyway. It happens
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Making Work Pay Credit For 2011
Taxpayer asks: I read that the Making Work Pay Credit was back for 2011 (I saw this post) but I can’t find anything about it
Read MoreKeeping Up With The Kardashians: Marriage, Divorce & Taxes
It was an event to be remembered. Er, well, for a month or so anyway. The spectacle that was (insert whatever it is that she
Read MoreIs A Robin Hood Tax The Answer?
We love a good underdog story, don’t we? I think that’s why the folklore of Robin Hood – who robbed the rich to the poor
Read MoreIs The Flat Tax A Good Idea?
I was asked to write an Op-Ed piece for US News & World Report that answered the question: Is the Flat Tax a Good Idea?
Read More10 Uses For Leftover Halloween Candy
I love Halloween. I do. I love the camp, the excess, the whole over the top vibe. I dress up every year. I make my
Read MoreIRS Offers Relief For Credit Card Reporting Requirements
Panicked about those new form 1099-K (Merchant Card and Third Party Network Payments) requirements? Take a breath. The IRS has already figured out that things
Read MoreBank Of America Officially Ditches Debit Card Fees
Ah, insanely crazy debit fees, we hardly knew ye… Earlier this year, Bank of America announced plans to charge debit card customers a $5 monthly
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