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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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With tax season ramping up, tax scams are on the rise. Scams aren’t limited to in person scams; online scammers are in on the action,
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Our next tax trivia question is: Taxpayers may indicate on their tax returns that money be given to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. About how
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I don’t make a habit of posting about celebrity tax woes. Quite frankly, I don’t get why most taxpayers care if an occasional pop star
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You can probably guess that I tend to recommend finding a competent, reliable tax professional to help you out come tax time. I’m not too
Read MoreTax Trivia Giveaway #5: Drafting The Tax Code
Our next tax trivia question is: The man who is largely responsible for writing the modern-day Tax Code, Ward M. Hussey, also drafted language for
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If you follow the blog regularly, you’ll know that I’m not a fan of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). So maybe it wasn’t so
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Our next tax trivia question is: The original purpose of the Social Security number, which was introduced in 1935, was to track individuals’ accounts within
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth
Taxpayer asks: Dear TaxGirl, Recently I received a request from a company to fill out a W-9 form. I am not, nor have I ever
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