In this case, it’s just the luck of the draw. Congratulations to the following winners of our Third Annual “Tax Filing Horror Contest” – those folks will each receive a copy of TurboTax Deluxe (online version). The winners will receive a card which includes a pre-paid access code that will allow one federal and one…
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It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, the focus has been on California and the possibility that they could legalize marijuana, primarily so that it could be taxed. Of course, this made me think about the tax consequences of taxing other illegal activities such as prostitution. While it is true that income from these…
Alp? Check. Chocolate? Check. Banking secrecy? Not so much. The culture of Switzerland may be changing. At the forefront of the change may be its uber-secret banking laws. Switzerland is being forced to re-examine the way it does business in response to pressure from a number of countries, including the US, the UK and Germany….
Every year, you hear a bunch of folks, supposedly on the fringe, touting the advantages of the legalization of marijuana. And every year, bills come and go with proponents wondering exactly what it would take to convince legislators to take them seriously. Maybe what it would take is a budget crisis. With a major budget…
Forget the Oscars, I got my own nod this week. And yeah, I’m a little Kate Winslet-y over the whole thing. Professor Paul Caron authors TaxProf Blog – a blog that I never, ever, never miss reading – and has included taxgirl in his list of the top ten tax blogs. In case you’ve been…
If you missed Obama’s State of the Nation speech, you can read the full text here. The GOP response to the speech was delivered by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. You can read the full text of his response here. According to CNN, 68% of those polled immediately after the speech had a “very positive” reaction…
Taxpayer asks: Hi Kelly, Here is the situation i worked for a doctor’s office for two months and she informed me that I did not need to pay taxes because I was a temp. Ten months after I left the job she started asking me for my information because she said the tax laws have…
Taxpayer asks: I want to ask if scans of receipts are acceptable as proof for the IRS. I’ve got receipts that are only one year old and they are already unable to be read due to fading. If we are somehow able to scan the receipt and save a digital copy of the information, do…
Pro golfer Jim Thorpe is facing a new challenge these days: allegations that he did not pay $1.6 million in federal taxes. Thorpe is accused of failing to file and pay taxes on income he earned in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Altogether, Thorpe faces four counts of failure to file an income tax return and…