President’s Day – Guess The Tax Quote #4
Just two more quotes on my list of presidential quotes… #4: Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society. Guesses as to who said this?
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President’s Day – Guess The Tax Quote #3
So it’s not exactly President’s Day, but I have a few more quotes up my sleeve. Guess which President said: #3: Let me tell you my thoughts about tax relief. When your economy is kind of ooching along, it’s important to let people have more of their own money.
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President’s Day – Guess The Tax Quote #2
Continuing my President’s Day fun, here’s your second presidential tax quote: #2: Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. So who said it? Guesses?
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President’s Day – Guess The Tax Quote #1
Earlier this morning (or late last night, depending on your point of view), I spent a few hours tooling through some presidential quotes to match up with our business channel blogs. You can read the results here. All of that said, I thought it would be fun to modify that a bit for taxgirl.com. So…
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And The Winners Are…
Congratulations to the winners of our Second Annual “Tax Filing Horror Contest” at taxgirl.com! The winners, as determined in our randomly generated number draw (sequence below) are: Jennifer Miki Tracee Nichole Parker Matt I’ll be contacting each of you to get you your free stuff! Thanks to the folks at TaxACT for sponsoring this year’s…
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“No New Taxes” Swears McCain
Apparently, Senator McCain has decided that the infamous “no new taxes” strategy that helped George H. W. Bush secure the White House in 1988 is worth emulating. He uttered the same phrase on ABC’s This Week. Unfortunately for Bush, he was forced to renege on his campaign pledge during his first term. The result? It…
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Ask The Taxgirl: Attorney’s Fees
Taxpayer asks: Hello and thanks for your anticipated help. I have a question: I am an attorney (solo pracitioner) and last year I settled my first case. I obviously gave the proceeds minus my attorney fees to my client. I received a 1099 from the govt agency that I settled the lawsuit with. Do I…
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Don’t Get Scammed: Important Tax Rebate Information
There’s nothing like a few extra dollars – this time in the form of tax rebates – floating around to bring out the worst in people. Don’t get scammed. Know your facts. One of the biggest scam opportunities in recent tax years involves the tax rebates from the economic stimulus plan and the question of…
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Ok, So Who DOESN’T Get A Rebate?
By far, the most popular questions to “ask the taxgirl” this season have involved the tax rebates. Of those, the most asked is “Do I qualify for a tax rebate?” To help you figure it out, here is a list of folks who do NOT qualify for a tax rebate: 1, You will NOT qualify…
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Ask The Taxgirl: Prior Year Forms 1099 And W-2
Taxpayer asks: Hello Tax Girl, I know that there is a form that I can send to the IRS and they will respond with reported 1099’s for 2005. Do you know which form(s) that would be? Thank you for your help. Taxgirl says: It’s not clear from your question whether you have filed a tax…
