HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the UK – sort of the equivalent of the IRS in the US – has lost computer disks containing confidential details of 25 million child benefit recipients. As a result, the UK’s top tax official and head of the HMRC, Paul Gray, has resigned. How did it happen? In…
One of the most closely guarded secrets in the history of sports is about to be revealed: exactly how much does JoePa get paid? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the Penn State University football coach’s salary must be made public. The request had initially been made by a newspaper (The Patriot-News in Harrisburg)…
It’s always nice when someone reads my blog and is reminded of a tax professional that they like and respect. And that’s the case for this week. Phil, over at Slacker Manager, recommended Robert as a good interview for me… and he was right! An added bonus? I have a new podcast feed to look…
Maybe the Internal Revenue Service has some of your cash! The IRS is looking for 115,478 taxpayers who are due refund checks worth about $110 million after the checks were returned as undeliverable. Yep, that averages out to nearly $1000 a pop. If you are expecting a refund and have not received one for the…
I’m getting quite a few in the queue, so beginning the week after Thanksgiving, I’ll ramp up to at least once per week. Have a question about charitable donations, individual tax planning or reporting? Ask the Taxgirl.
Following up on my post yesterday, today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question is: Do you think that the IRS should be allow to select which providers offer electronic tax filing?
Getting nervous about your grades? Need an A? Consider entering the taxgirl.com writing competition – you could win an A! Well, sort of. Read more details here. The deadline is quickly approaching!
TaxProfBlog has a wonderful round up of tax-related songs. Here’s my favorite: Stephen Stubbs’ Taxes are Best When You Pay Nothing At All. Looking for more tax fun? Try tax haiku.
Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner & Weinstock, a plaintiff’s firm out of Philadelphia, thinks so. They have filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of Philadelphia resident Stacie Byers against members of an income tax software group, Free File Alliance. The suit, Byers v. Intuit Inc., alleges that…
When my husband saw a bright yellow post-it with the word “divorce” on it tacked onto my Mac, he began to worry a little. Nothing to worry about (yet – he still owes me a trip to Europe) on his part, it was just a reminder to me that I needed to finish an article…