Despite the much-ballyhooed drop in the IRS’ standard mileage rates for 2010, they’re still not bad. For 2010, the rates are: 50 cents per mile for business miles driven 16.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations Yes, the rates are slightly lower…
Okay, I get that tax season isn’t fun for everybody. But I happen to enjoy it. It’s like the Super Bowl of my profession. Only without the cool halftime show. Despite the fact that I won’t be helicoptering anyone into your living room come April 15, I do have a lot of exciting things coming…
UPDATED: We have our winners! Congratulations to Bobby, Bob, Dee, and My Journey! I will be in touch! You can win one of four unlimited one-year subscriptions to the online backup service Mozy. Many students will be getting new computers and laptops for the school year and come September those hard drives are going to…
UPDATED: We have our winners! Congratulations to Bobby, Rebecca and Diana! I will be in touch! You can win Mighty Putty and Mighty Mendit, two products made popular by the late Billy Mays. Both can help students and their parents conquer any task, big or small. Mighty Putty is a powerful bonding epoxy stick that…
UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Bobby! I will be in touch! You can win three assessments and one month of free digital tutoring from 30 Minute A. The program is aimed at middle school through college age. The program is currently available in English, Spanish and Korean. With the assessments, you can find…
UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Brittney! I will be in touch! You can win a copy of TuneUp Utilities 2009. TuneUp Utilities is designed to help both novice and advanced PC users keep their system healthy and running fast. TuneUp Utilities 2009 let’s you solve PC problems, free up disk space, increase system…
UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Gilbert! I will be in touch! You can win a nifty graphing calculator from Texas Instruments, the TI-Nspire. The TI-Nspire can be used from middle school through college, is allowed on many standardized tests and college entrance exams and comes with lots of perks like free computer software,…
UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Amelia! I will be in touch! You can win a copy of Corel Home Office. Corel Home Office is a brand new office suite aimed at families and features the tools parents and kids use most. So whether you’re doing the family budget, completing school work, preparing materials…
UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Karyn! I will be in touch! You can win a taxgirl mug (perfect for hugging while you read taxgirl.com in the morning) and a pound of coffee. To qualify for the giveaway, just answer this question in the comments below: Did you attend your high school prom (feel…
UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations to Chris Swan! I will be in touch! It’s the first of my back to school giveaways! You can win a copy of TuneUp Utilities 2009. TuneUp Utilities is designed to help both novice and advanced PC users keep their system healthy and running fast. TuneUp Utilities 2009 let’s…