Today marks the one year blogoversary of taxgirl.com on b5media.com! My, how time flies. The blog has actually been around since 2005… but became part of b5media.com on this day last year. It has been a fantastic ride and I am so grateful for all of the support from Jeremy, CJ, Darren, Shai, Tris and…
Both McCain (GOP) and Clinton (Dem) have called for a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax – or a gas tax holiday – for the summer in response to higher gas prices. Obama has so far not endorsed such a move. There is currently a 18.4 cent federal tax imposed on each gallon of…
Taxpayer asks:Hello, I have a daughter born 3/3/06. There has been a delay in her birth cert. due to name change which also means I have not been able to acquire a ss# for her. I am going to do an amendment for the past 2 tax years once I receive the proper documents (birth…
Taxpayer asks: Just curious, are the foreign taxpayers who are not American citizens also going to get the stimulus rebate checks? I’ve heard people from all over the world have been filing tax forms for the stimulus payment. (And apparently, these are non-American citizens who have social security numbers). Taxgirl says: Permanent residents overseas who…
That stalwart of tax news and information, E! Online, is reporting that one of Britney Spears’ numerous name-brand companies, Britney Online, Inc., owes $23,589.17 in California taxes from 2004. The state has slapped the company with a lien. Until the back taxes are paid, interest and penalty will continue to accrue. E! isn’t reporting whether…
Taxpayer asks: Dear Taxgirl, In the last couple months, I’ve received a spammy e-mail asking me to sign an “electronic petition” against a tax increase so the government can provide health care to illegal aliens. I deleted this whenever I got it, because it just sounds like some urban legend to me. I mean who…
The first wave of rebate payments will be direct deposited today. You can check the revised payment schedule here. It will be interesting to see how the market reacts – if at all – to the anticipated buoyed spending. Of course, as President Bush has now acknowledged that most folks will spend the rebates on…
It’s time to take a look at the ol’ taxgirl blogroll and do some updating! Since the blogroll is really for my readers’ benefit more than mine (I depend heavily on Google reader for my daily fixes of tax and financial goodness), I would love to know what you’re reading… Submit your tax, financial, business,…
I’m taking a few hours away from my normal tax reporting to get my house in order – my virtual house, that is. I trademarked taxgirl after years (and years) of use and it is now protected. Despite this fact, there are folks flitting here and there using taxgirl as an identifier and even writing…
Take note: The IRS has announced that users of the Where’s My Refund? feature may experience intermittent outages on Sunday, April 27, 2008 between the hours of 1:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. EST.