Taxpayer asks: I saw on the news that we will have a second check in February. I can’t find it again. Can you help? Taxgirl says: Wow. Just wow. I’ve received a slew of similar emails over the weekend. I don’t know where this info is coming from – or what news program might have…
Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor the day, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time last year. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy! — I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer. When I was a little girl, I used to watch…
Remember when I said that it was going to be a long January? I wasn’t kidding. Just before the long break, Democrats in the House revealed their tax plans as part of a new stimulus package. And if you’re expecting a quick “yes” vote, don’t hold your breath. The plan includes a whopping $275 billion…
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Over the last few days, there has been a lot of focus on Obama’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner, and his tax woes. Geithner’s tax problems still from the failure to pay self-employment taxes during his stint at the IMF. Critics on both sides have seized…
Taxpayer asks: I’ve been trying to get my parents to make a Will. I’m now there only living child. My parents have told me everything goes to me. They have been told by a friend that if they make a Will & leave me everything including there house that when they die I will have…
Taxpayer asks: I do not understand your story about Geithner. If he worked for the IMF for all of those years, why was he not considered an employee? Taxgirl says: That’s a great question and I should have elaborated a little more in my post. To be clear, the number of years that you are…
There’s been a terrific response to my occasional job postings, so much so that I am moving job postings to their own page. Click here for up to date job postings.
With very little fanfare, a tax case in New York may shake up the online world as we know it. In April 2008, New York passed a new law targeting online sales and requiring that online retailers collect and remit sales tax to the state. Amazon.com balked at the new law and later filed suit…
With very little fanfare, a tax case in New York may shake up the online world as we know it. In April 2008, New York passed a new law targeting online sales and requiring that online retailers collect and remit sales tax to the state. Amazon.com balked at the new law and later filed suit…
In the midst of the current economic crisis, I know that many in Congress were hoping for a smooth transition to a new administration. That may not happen. President Elect Barack Obama’s nomination to head the Treasury Department has hit a road block: revelations that Timothy Geithner had failed to timely pay $34,000 in taxes….