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Looking for some free tax software? Taxgirl has you covered. To win, play along in our Tax Software Scavenger Hunt! It’s easy. The good folks at TurboTax have donated a few more versions of TurboTax Premier (online version) as a giveaway. Beginning tomorrow, I’ll post a question on Twitter about a piece that I’ve recently…
Psst! Over here… There’s just one more day to enter my TurboTax giveaway. You can win free tax preparation software. Just click on over to this post for details.
Update: We have our winners! I’ve notified the winners about collecting their prizes. Thanks for playing! It’s the Fourth Annual Tax Filing Horror Contest at taxgirl.com! Have a horrible tax filing story? Car break down blocks from the post office? Ran out of paper in the printer? Dog ate your return? Tell me your worst…
Update: We have a winner! It’s Paula! For the answer, see the comments! Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: If your spouse dies during the year, you have a few filing options. One of your options is to file as married filing jointly during the year, just as always. However, the rules…
Update: We have a winner! It’s Chrisa! For the answer, see the comments! Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: The Tax Code was amended for years beginning after December 31, 2003, to allow a charitable contribution deduction for expenses incurred in the hunting of what animal? The first correct answer wins free…
Update: We have a winner! It’s Karen! For the answer, see the comments! Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: The US income tax system was made permanent in 1913. How much taxable income would taxpayers filing a joint return have to report in today’s dollars to be subject to tax at the…
Update: We have a winner! It’s Emily! For the answer, see the comments! Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: A few years ago, the tax laws in a certain country were changed to benefit wealthy foreigners. The law became known as Beckham’s Law, or Beckham’s Tax, because footballer David Beckham was one…
Update: We have a winner! It’s Adrienne! Jaime was also a winner for getting the bonus question right. For the answer, see the comments! Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: Since its inception in 1975, the EITC has been controversial – no wonder, since it’s considered one of the largest social welfare…
Update: We have a winner! It’s Chad! For the answer, see the comments! Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: This year, thanks to UBS, the Bank Secrecy Act has gotten a lot of press. Under the Act, each US person must file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) if…
Update: We have a winner! It’s Travis! For the answer, see the comments! Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is: In 2008, the IRS began releasing rebate checks as part of President Bush’s stimulus package. The original version of the stimulus capped the number of children who could be claimed for purposes of…