It has been quite the week, starting out with an unexpected trip home to be with my family for my mom’s heart surgery. The days
Read MoreMonth: February 2012
Tax Trivia Giveaway #8: Tax & Tequila
Our next tax trivia question is: In January 2012, which celebrity told Piers Morgan that the most difficult check she has to write each year
Read MoreIRS Offers Repayment Info For First Time Homebuyers
One of the frustrating things from a tax professional’s point of view about the magically shifting world of tax credits and deductions on the whims
Read MoreIRS Continues To Weigh In On New Credit Card Reporting Requirements
That collective sigh of relief that you just heard? It was an exhale from the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), the trade association of the
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Reporting Income Under $600
Taxpayer asks: I made 599 from one employer and 150 from another employer. Do I have to claim these amounts as income since they are
Read MoreCould The Komen Charitable Catastrophe Have Been Avoided?
It was the charitable shot heard round the world. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, or Komen as it is known to most donors is
Read MorePayroll Tax Cut Extension Talks Go On… And On
Twenty-one days. That’s all the time that Congress has to fix the payroll tax before the cuts expire – and that’s only because it’s a
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9 Things I’ve Learned From My Mom About Taxes
By the time that you read this, I will be at home in NC with my family as my mom gears up for some major
Read MoreDid You Bet On Super Bowl XLVI?
Even this Eagles girl had to admit that Super Bowl XLVI lived up to its hype… No wonder a record 166.7 million U.S. viewers tuned
Read MoreTax Trivia Giveaway #7: Bank Secrecy Act
Our next tax trivia question is: Congress passed the Bank Secrecy Act (sometimes referred to as BSA or the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act), which
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