As previously reported, the IRS will be watching Hollywood’s award season this year almost as much as we are… The Grammys are no different. The
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Kelly Phillips Erb is a tax attorney, tax writer, and podcaster.
Taxes Will Defeat The Axis
Nothing says “pay your taxes” like a little animated government propaganda… This is a really interesting collaboration from the WW2 era between the US government
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Domestic Partnerships
New Jersey is one of the first states in the country to pass a fairly comprehensive Domestic Partnership Act that would allow couples who register
Read MoreThe Estate Of The Union
Just hours after the news of Anna Nicole Smith’s suspicious death broke, there were already questions about the status of her deceased husband’s estate. The
Read MoreMr. Brown Speaks Out
It’s always interesting to receive information directly from the source when it comes to tax cases and tax policy in the news. With this in
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Form 1098-T
Taxpayer asks: I hope you can suggest a course of action for what I believe is a 1098-T form error. The college is a public
Read MorePhone-y Requests
The IRS is finding that there are already problems with returns involving the telephone excise tax refund. The most common mistakes seem to involve the
Read MoreWe Interrupt This Blog…
For a service outage. Typepad had an outage this afternoon so that you couldn’t find me for a bit. But I’m baaa-ack. No worries. Sorry
Read MoreJust The Tax, Ma’am
Have a horrible tax filing story? Car break down blocks from the post office? Ran out of paper? Dog ate your return?Tell me your worst
Read MoreYour Taxes Done For Free?
There are a number of programs that offer preparation and/or help, depending on your circumstances. If you earn less than $39,000, for example, you can use
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