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Kelly Phillips Erb is a tax attorney, tax writer, and podcaster.
What You Need To Know About Taxes When Kids Play The Market
My kids play the market. Well, sort of. I wanted them to start learning about money—and yes, taxes—while they were young enough to make mistakes
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What If The Call Is Coming From Inside The House?
At the climax of the 1979 film, “When A Stranger Calls,” the family babysitter, played by Carol Kane, is advised by the police that the
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Where To Find Out More About The Advanced Child Tax Credit Payments
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about the advance child tax credit payments coming this summer. The credit isn’t new but rather an expansion of
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Life & Tax Lessons Learned From Sports
If you know me, you know that I love sports – especially basketball. And you couldn’t have scripted a better Game 7 in the Eastern
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What It Means To Be A Dad While Working In Tax
I have, over the years, written a lot about being a working mother in the tax profession. But this year, I wanted to hear more
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Wrapping Up A Long Tax Season: What We’ve Learned
Tax Day was May 17, 2021, for most individual taxpayers – and what a day it was! It marked the end of a difficult season
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Free Tax Help Will Be Available In 2021
Traditionally, taxpayers who need assistance during the tax season can find programs that fit their needs. Unfortunately, due to COVID, 2021 already looks challenging. But
Read MoreJustice Matters: The Tax Trial Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am the only lawyer in my family. That’s important to my story because – as you’ll read in a minute – my thinking about
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IRS Announces February 12 As Tax Filing Season Open Date
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that tax season will open on Friday, February 12, 2021. Yes, on a Friday. The IRS will begin
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