While taxpayers in many post offices across the country might have been singing the blues, those in the Lawrence, Kansas post office were singing a different tune. The Alferd Packer Memorial String Band made their traditional appearance at the post office on Tax Day to help ease last-minute tax jitters. The band, named after the…
The N.C. Department of Revenue has announced on its website that it will waive late filing and late payment penalties for taxpayers who were affected by the April 16 storms. Penalties will be waived on state taxes and returns that are due between April 18 and May 1. According to the Department of Revenue, state…
As mixologist for The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Mike Bell develops drinks for every social occasion. In recognition of Tax Day, Bell created The Money Maker. “On Tax Day, you are either celebrating a refund or hoping for better results next year, but in either case you can always use a little relief,” says Bell. The…
It’s Tax Day! Chances are, you’ve already filed… Only a third of all tax returns are filed during the last week of tax season. But if you haven’t, keep these tips in mind: Postage rates for large envelopes went up yesterday (yes, yesterday). If you’re mailing your return – and it’s a big one –…
I’m peering out of my window on this early Sunday morning and there’s little evidence of the storms that moved through yesterday except for a lot of wet ground. I know that many of my friends and readers are not so lucky this morning, especially those in my home state of North Carolina. My thoughts…
Taxpayer asks: Hi TaxGirl, Great website. You have put together a stunning resource. I really have enjoyed looking around! I have a brief question. I am 23, have a job, and live on my own. I went ahead and filed a federal return in February claiming myself as a dependent. I received a tax refund…
Oh, new 1099 reporting requirements, we hardly knew ye… Remember those new 1099 reporting requirements that caused such a sensation when they were quietly sneaked slipped burrowed inserted into last year’s health care law? Under the terms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, businesses would have been required to issue a form 1099…
Did you get up this morning in a panic, trying to figure out how you’re going to make it to the post office to mail your taxes? Relax, it’s not Tax Day. Yeah, it’s usually Tax Day today – but not this year. This year, Tax Day fell on Emancipation Day, which just so happens…
(Editor’s note: We have our winners! Congrats to Jeremy Nabors and Mary Sublette. I’ll be contacting you both.) Yes, I know the post title sounds awkward. But it’s also kind of funny, all things considered, and it’s accurate, so I’m keeping it. You see, a couple of years ago, I had the privilege of appearing…
I spent most of my day taking calls and in client meetings (it is, after all, tax season) with occasional glances at the news. At one point, I peered up and was fairly certain that something pretty exciting had happened. What with all of the media coverage drama, you’d assume that the vote in the…