While the nation’s attention was turned to the financial bank crisis, the House passed a bill increasing the exemption level for the alternative minimum tax
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Some Straight Talk On Capital Losses
As a result of the recent volatility on the stock market, I’ve received a bunch of questions about claiming losses on individual tax returns. What’s
Read MoreSilence & Respect
The weather is beautiful today in Philadelphia. The skies are blue and the sun is shining brightly. It looks like any other September day. Only
Read MoreSix Degrees of Kevin Bacon: IRS Snoop Gets Probation
Gosh, it’s not even six degrees… 1, Kevin Bacon was one of a number of celebrities that John Snyder snooped on while working for the
Read MoreIRS Delays Use Of Smartcards For Transportation Expenses
The IRS has announced that they have again delayed the effective date of Revenue Ruling 2006-57, originally released in November 2006. The Ruling provides guidance
Read MoreWhy Do Mainers Complain About Their Taxes?
So, I’m on vacation in lovely Maine. Each time we come here (and we’ve been coming for a bit), I constantly hear complaints about the
Read MoreFirst Time Home Buyers Are Cry-Babies
Okay, maybe not all of them. I was a first time home buyer once, too. ** Oh sorry, I just drifted off to a dreamland
Read MoreCell Phone Tax Continues To Generate Publicity
I received a lot of feedback via email and twitter on the story that I posted about the IRS stance on taxing employee cell phone
Read MoreThe Check Is NOT In The Mail: A Second Stimulus Package Has Not Been Approved
My inbox is chock full of people asking me to verify rumors – some of them quite specific and I have to say, just a
Read MoreAsk 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
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