Taxpayer asks: This last year I had a son born who only survived 1 day. Do I need to get a Social Security number for him? Do I claim him as a dependant? Taxgirl says: Gosh, I honestly can’t imagine how difficult this is for you and your family. My sympathies and thoughts are with…
Taxpayer asks: My daughter worked as a bagger (bagged groceries) last year at our base commissary. The baggers do not receive a salary and work strictly for tips. I already checked with the “Head Bagger” at the commissary who said no type of 1099 will be sent. How do I go about claiming the monies…
Taxpayer asks: I was told that if I make more than 46,000.00, my family didn’t qualify for the EIC. My wife saw on the news this morning that if you make less then 71,000.00 that we should qualify. I’m married with two children, one born in 2009. Which is correct? Thanks Taxgirl says: Hmm. As…
Taxpayer asks: Hi taxgirl, do I have to file taxes if I’ve made less than $2,800.00? I’m a student and I claimed 1 dependent for myself on my taxes so money was withheld last year. If I don’t have to file it’s ok by me, I just don’t want to get into any trouble. Thanks….
Nearly 10 years ago, Rhiannon O’Donnabhain (then Robert Donovan) underwent sex-change and breast augmentation surgeries in order to complete her transformation from male to female for a Gender Identity Disorder (GID). She claimed the costs of the procedures on her tax return as a medical deduction, arguing that the procedures were medically necessary and not…
I got a glimpse of the 2011 budget proposal on the news last night. It’s big. As in big thick book big. And I will admit to not having read all 192 pages yet. But I’m making progress. You can download the whole thing at once – or in little bits (as I have done)…
Well, this is certainly the kind of news that you don’t like reading just before you file your taxes… According to TaxProf Blog, the IRS intends to purchase sixty Remington Model 870 Police RAMAC #24587 12 gauge pump-action shotguns for the Criminal Investigation Division. Along the lines of “more information than you wanted to know”,…
I’ve received a bunch of comments and emails from taxpayers telling me what they think of Obama’s budget. I’ll be sharing some of them throughout the next few weeks, so keep them coming. If you’d like to blog on a specific topic, make sure that you check out my call for policy posts. Today, guest…
Taxpayer asks: Hello. You answered a question asking whether private school tuition was deductible. Our daughter is enrolled in full-day kindergarten at a public school in which we pay tuition. Any luck with deducting this? I mean, they are double-dipping in our wallets with this one. Thanks! Taxgirl says: I say that the same analysis…
I’ve received a couple of emails about problems with subscribing to taxgirl via email. I’ve checked into it and it appears that some folks aren’t verifying their subscriptions after they subscribe. My guess is that some of the verification links are getting gobbled up by spam filters. If you haven’t received a verification link, you…