And well he should be. Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama’s nod for Secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, has offered an apology for not paying more than $120,000 in federal taxes. Instead, Daschle tried to offer an explanation for the tax errors. Yes, plural. Daschle claims that the information provided to him from…
And well he should be. Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama’s nod for Secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, has offered an apology for not paying more than $120,000 in federal taxes. Instead, Daschle tried to offer an explanation for the tax errors. Yes, plural. Daschle claims that the information provided to him from…
Taxpayer asks: Good Morning Tax Girl, Thank you for this opportunity to ask you this question. I have a shop where I sell coffee among other things. I have the usual punch card for coffee drinks- buy 9, 10th one free. Is that 10th one tax deductible for my operation and if so would you…
There are a few things that we know for sure about today’s Super Bowl game: This year, no Manning will win the Super Bowl (thank goodness). The two quarterbacks who are playing in the big game (Warner and Roethlisberger) have not been particularly stellar throughout the regular season. Trust me. They were my fantasy football…
First it was Geithner and his self-employment tax issues. Now, a new Obama pick for the Cabinet has tongues in the Senate Finance Committee wagging over tax matters: Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD). The Senate Finance committee plans to review a number of items when they meet on Monday. The issues that concern the committee are…
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! We’ve been talking about the proposed economic stimulus package for weeks now. It’s seems like everyone has an opinion about what should be included – and what should be left out. Today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question is: What would you like to see included in a final…
Taxpayer asks: We were granted the full rebate but granted a partial rebate as that the difference was applied to IRS taxes owed, would we recive that difference this year? Second question, my son did not work in 2007, worked in 2008, he is a dependent/student on my return, can he file for the rebate….
Taxpayer asks: I went to the website that you referred to for free e-file. Why is it that the free e-file websites have a 55 year age limit and gross income cap of $56,000. Why is there nothing available (for free) for people over 55 with a combined income over $56,000? I even called the…
If it feels like every time you turn around, big name law firms are turning associates loose, you can’t blame Joe Francis. The “Girls Gone Wild” founder is doing his best to employ nearly every lawyer on the west coast. In the last couple of years, Francis has used and wooed a number of renown…
If this was to the be dawn of a new era of bipartisanship, it didn’t look like it today. President Obama’s stimulus package, a modified version of the original $825 billion plan, shaved off a few billion and still did not manage to get one Republican “yes” vote in the House. The final vote was…