Few can argue that our Social Security system doesn’t need fixing. Even fewer can agree on how to fix it. A number of alternatives have been suggested
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EZ Filing Just Got Faster
Do you qualify for a refund of the telephone excise tax but aren’t required to file an annual tax return? It may be even easier
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Filing Year
Most individual taxpayers are on a calendar year for tax purposes – and that just wrapped up on December 31, 2006. Business taxpayers, however, may
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Real Estate Taxes
Taxpayer asks: I stumbled here by mistake but am glad I did. I’m a first time home owner about to file his first 1040. I
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Holiday Gifts
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
Read MoreShe Doesn’t Want Your Stinkin’ Money…
During my first year of law school, one of my professors told us that the B students become judges. Maybe he was right. You see, it’s been
Read MoreWhat Drives Tax Policy?
Money, of course. And what drives money? Apparently, these days, it seems to be about tax policy. A catch 22? Toyota seems to think so.
Read MoreThere’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
Or free computer software. Just ask the 30,000 recipients of Microsoft’s latest promotion… Microsoft launched a site, PowerTogether.com, to offer free copies of Windows Vista
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Children
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! I was chatting with a client today who mentioned that her tax picture should be better this year because
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Automobile Deductions
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
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