(Update: We have a winner! It’s tucscongirl!) My kids are little hoarders. I swear one of these days, A&E is going to launch a “Hoarders: Kids Edition” and you’ll see my kids on the show, with their various rock, leaf and *other* collections stashed in shoeboxes. They hate to throw anything out. I have several…
Here are some quick tips if you didn’t get your return filed on the big day.
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that they will be offering filing and payment extensions for those affected by the events that unfolded in Boston yesterday.
Ugh. There’s more snow in the forecast for parts of the country today. This, following reports of accumulations of more than a foot in parts of Minnesota and North Dakota with a particularly painful “up to 23 inches of snow reported in the Bismarck area.” In mid-April. Winter storms have been hammering much of the…
Note: I’m constantly updating as questions come in – so check back throughout the day! I hear you! I’m getting lots of last-minute questions today via email, Twitter and Facebook. I’m going to try and answer as many as I can today but please understand that I can’t get to all of them. And to…
When it rains, it pours. In the midst of an already tense tax season, taxpayers had a brief moment of worry last night when the online system for TurboTax appeared to melt down. After a few error messages, some angry tweeting, and a little hyperventilating, things returned to normal. So what happened? According to Julie…
It’s nearly Tax Day. If you’re like me, you’re not ready to pop your return in the post just yet. That’s right: like more than 10 million other taxpayers, I’m filing for an automatic extension this year. Don’t get all judge-y. There’s no need. There are lots of legitimate reasons why taxpayers need more time…
April 15. It’s that red-letter day on the calendar that many taxpayers have come to hate: time to pay up to Uncle Sam. It may be painful to write that check but all across the country, retailers and restaurants are offering taxpayers a break to make the day a little brighter. Here are some of…
And it’s a wrap! Taxes From A To Z (2013) covers the gamut from Annualized Income Installment Method to Zombie Debt. For more A To Z for all years, check out the “Taxes From A To Z” category.
Z is for Zombie Debt. Zombie debt. Even the name conjures up the specter of bloodsuckers. And it’s kind of apt. Zombie debt is the term given to debt that is supposed to be dead but gets a new life courtesy of debt collectors. It includes old debts that are uncollectible due to the statute…