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…
Maybe I’m just heady from the smell of pen ink drying on checks made out to the Treasury, maybe it’s the smell of freshly made copies or maybe it’s the sound of taxpayers rejoicing over larger than expected refunds… but I’ve been in the mood to do some giveaways. Don’t miss out this tax season……
One of the biggest challenges that small businesses and solos face come tax time is getting organized. If you’re like me – and I don’t mind saying so – you tend to spend far too much time sorting through papers and receipts. But what if you could scan all your paper receipts to transform the…
A number of Republican governors have indicated that they will turn down federal money offered to states as part of the stimulus package. The Republican governors of Alaska, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas have signaled that they will pass on the money because it could lead to a tax increase in the future….