Surprise! Having a “free check” for folks by requiring them to file when they don’t normally have to file isn’t quite as simple as you’d
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$300,000 Is Rich: Don’t Deny It
Guest Post by: Kate Olson This article in a recent BusinessWeek magazine instantly made me bristle – “Taxing the Not-So-Rich Rich” makes the case that
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: 2007 Liabilities & Rebate Checks
Taxpayer asks: We owed taxes for 2007 when we filed. We also had owed taxes from a few years ago. I was under the impression
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Foreign Homes
Taxpayer asks: I would like to ask some tax related questions related to selling a house outside of the USA. We sold a house in
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Rebates & Ineligible Spouses
Taxpayer asks: Good Morning Kelly, i have a question about the free goverment money that i did not received.I have a SS, my son was
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Blackberry Use
Taxpayer asks: With employees using their Blackberrys for email and phone service where it’s a mix between personal and business usage, what’s a reasonable approach
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Reinvested Dividends
Taxpayer asks: I don’t understand. I have my stocks on a program that reinvests the dividends back into the stock. My broker says that this
Read MoreI’m Not Going to Call It a Tax Rebate Scam…
You can make up your own mind. Here are the facts: Today, I received an official looking letter from the “Indemnification/Disbursement Division” of “The Offices
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Interest Less Than $10
Taxpayer asks: The 1099-INT instructions state, payers of interest of $10 or more are required to furnish you and the IRS with this tax information.
Read MoreMcCain v Obama on Tax: Is It Really Just the Lesser of Two Evils?
Obama and McCain continue to battle it out about the issue that most Americans seems to care about right now: the economy. To hear each
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