Guest Post: Funding The IRS Is Critical For American Taxpayers
Today’s guest post is from Carolyn Linkov who explores funding for IRS.
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Ask The Taxgirl: Taxing Social Security Benefits
Taxpayer asks: If you have turned full retirement age and are receiving your retirement and also still working full time, how does this effect your taxes? Thank you. taxgirl says: This is a pretty common scenario these days – and a popular question! Once you reach retirement age, whether your Social Security payments are taxable…
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IRS To Michael Jackson’s Estate: Who’s Bad?
We now know how much is at stake in the tax dispute over Michael Jackson’s estate: $700 million. Here’s how it breaks down.
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Pennsylvania Mulls First Statewide Plastic Bag Tax In The U.S. As ‘Small Price To Pay’
A bill being explored in Pennsylvania would make the state the first in the country to tax the use of plastic bags at retail sites. But questions abound: Is it fair? Is it appropriate? And is it enough?
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Michael Jackson’s Estate To IRS: Beat It
The Estate of Michael Jackson has filed an action in U.S. Tax Court protesting a Notice of Deficiency levied against his estate. The question is, of course: How much was the King of Pop really worth at his death?
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Up In Flames: Cigarette Taxes Create Opportunity For Revenue And Crime
As cigarette taxes climb higher, so, too, does the potential for crime. The ATF calls cigarettes the number one commodity in the black market due to the ability to turn a quick dollar with relatively low risk. It’s profitable for crooks and for the government. So, do we raise the tax yet again?
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Getting To Know You Tuesday: Ashley J. White
Ashley J. White is the next tax professional to be featured in our Getting To Know You Tuesday series!
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Out Of Ideas And In Debt, Spain Sets Sights On Taxing The Sun
Spain is generating so much solar power, according to its government, that production capacity exceeds demand by more than 60%. To solve the problem, Spain’s government has a new idea: tax the solar panels.
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What I’ve Learned In 1,000 Tax Posts
I’ve written 1,000 blog posts for Forbes! Here’s what I’ve learned so far…
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President Obama’s ConnectED Funding Plan: ‘Obama Phones’ All Over Again?
As President Obama pushes his plans to expand high speed internet into American schools as part of the ConnectED program, is it “Obamaphone” all over again?
