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Taxpayer asks: Each year, instead of a Christmas bonus, my employer gives us some pretty nice gifts for the holidays, stuff like iPods and gift cards. Since it’s a gift, I don’t have to pay taxes on it, right? Taxgirl says: Clearly, a holiday bonus of cash is taxable as income. It’s not really a…
Taxpayer asks: I read your advice about deductions for business expenses but I don’t use a home office or some of the other things you mentioned. I do, however, use a car for much of my work. Can I deduct that? Taxgirl says: If you use your car exclusively in your business, you can deduct car expenses. You…
Taxpayer asks: My question is about how to file taxes for my work. Since I’m writing a TV show blog, can I deduct my cable bills? How about my internet? Taxgirl says: Ahh, deductions, the most mysterious of tax form entries. What’s deductible? What’s not? A lot of what can be deducted is very fact-specific,…
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