Taxpayer asks: Hey taxgirl, if I’m a freelancer, buy a desk/chair and try to deduct it is that like begging for an audit? Advice on
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Ask The Taxgirl: Are Diets Deductible?
Taxpayer asks: Is a membership to Jenny Craig tax deductible? Taxgirl says: Probably not. I say “probably not” because some weight loss programs are tax
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Spouses, Military & ITINs
Taxpayer asks: I am serving in the military in Hawaii. My wife is not a US citizen and she has an ITIN number. I’ve read
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Rebate Checks & Incompetent Persons
Taxpayer asks: I had my accountant prepare my mom’s tax return this year. She only filed in order to get her stimulus check. She is
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Divorce & Rebates
Taxpayer asks: question, filed jointly with my wife, got a joint return, but at the time i got the stimulus, we’re separated and shes halfway
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Forms 1099 & Estates
Taxpayer asks: My father my grandmother and (unofficially) I, are administers of a simple (non trust) estate for my recently deceased Uncle. the estate has
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Second Round Of Stimulus Checks
Taxpayer asks: I work for an accounting firm and my boss mentioned she had heard on TV (gotta love the media) that because the first
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Losses & Mortgage
Taxpayer asks: My mother in law has lost about 7000 in the past year with her stocks and bonds. She is thinking about taking them
Read MoreCleaning Out My Inbox
It’s that time of year! I’m cleaning out my inbox – there are a lot of “ask the taxgirl” questions and I’ve been busy reporting
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Who Owns The US Federal Debt?
Taxpayer asks: Hey taxgirl, I get that we have overspent in Congress. But who do we owe exactly? And what is the difference between the
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