The Department of Labor released its jobs report for June this week and the results weren’t pretty. Only 18,000 new jobs were created in June,
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Ask The Taxgirl: Voluntary Spousal Support
Taxpayer asks: My husband and I went through a mediator instead of a divorce lawyer. Our MSA specifies a certain spousal support amount each month.
Read MoreGiveaway Helps Taxpayers Stay On Track
(Note: We have our winners! Thanks for playing!) New mileage rates go into effect this week for business, moving and medical travel expenses. To help keep
Read MoreMidyear Mileage Rate Changes Offer Relief, Likely To Cause Confusion
After months of speculation and roller coaster oil prices, the IRS finally announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates. The IRS generally only updates
Read MoreDeduct This: History Of The Casualty, Disaster & Theft Deduction
As I sat on my parents’ deck last week, I could see huge plumes of smoke in the distance. The fire in Pender County, NC,
Read MoreTen Tips For Claiming Summer Camp Expenses On Your Taxes
If your household is anything like mine, you’re in full summer camp mode right now… With school out, summer becomes a whirlwind of vacations and
Read MoreDeduct This: History Of The IRA Deduction
Remember Studebaker? Studebaker was a manufacturing company that started in 1852 in South Bend, Indiana, making wagons for farmers, miners, and the military. Ten years
Read MoreDeduct This: History Of The Tax Attorney’s Fees Deduction
Wait? You mean that you didn’t know that there was such a thing as the tax attorney’s fees deduction? Well, perhaps that’s because it’s not
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Lesser Of Tax Evils?
This month, Philadelphia voted to raise property taxes rather than impose a controversial sales tax on soda and sugary drinks, while New York won another
Read MoreFBAR Deadline Looming
Donna (not her real name, of course) has been breaking the law for years. The funny thing is she doesn’t look like your stereotypical criminal:
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