Tax history, trivia, and the lighter side of the tax world — because even tax law can be entertaining sometimes.
When I was a little girl, I was constantly scribbling away in my notebooks and journals. My head was filled with stories and poems and chapters in books. With a pencil and a piece of paper, I could pretty much get lost all day in my own thoughts. In my small town, I didn’t have…
George Clooney isn’t a fan of Facebook. According to the UK media, Clooney reportedly remarked about the social media site: I would rather have a prostate exam on live television by a guy with very cold hands than have a Facebook page. Apparently, Clooney isn’t alone. The Michigan Business School’s American Customer Satisfaction Index included…
I promised I would do a few giveaways mixed in with some trivia to celebrate my five year blogoversary. So here’s the next one: In the beginning of the blog, I used a number of different platforms (Typepad, Blogspot, etc.). I eventually bought the domain taxgirl.com from another owner. A bit after I was up…
Over the years, I’ve written about some pretty goofy stuff. This was my favorite taxgirl story for 2007 and possibly of all time: Woman Sues – and Wins – Over Toilet Paper Tax What’s your favorite tax story on taxgirl?
In honor of my blogoversary, here’s more trivia… My most popular day for visits since I started keeping track using Google analytics was March 6, 2010. There are two really interesting things about that particular day: 1, It’s a Saturday, which tends to be my least popular day of the week for views. 2, I…
I promised I would do a few giveaways mixed in with some trivia to celebrate my five year blogoversary. So here’s the first: Over the years, I’ve changed blogging platforms a few times. I’ve used Blogger, WordPress.com, Typepad and proprietary software. I currently used WordPress.org, which is the platform that I’ve used since September 2008….
Five years ago today, I was tapping away at my computer and I got inspired. I had been tagged “taxgirl” a few years before when my odd fascination with tax had accidentally leaked to the outside world. Why not make it official? Why not formally organize my tax ramblings into a running list of posts…
The spectacle that was the Lebron-athon on yesterday is over. If you haven’t heard (in which case I desperately want to know how that happened), James chose Miami. It might have had something to do with taxes. Or maybe he was desperate to get out of Cleveland, a city that is devastated – and ticked…
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden was in Milwaukee when he stopped in at Kopp’s Frozen Custard (not ice cream!) for a quick bite. After getting a cone, the vice president asked, “What do we owe ya?” The store manager replied, “Don’t worry, it’s on us. Lower our taxes and we’ll call it even.” Biden’s…
“…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. They say death and taxes are inevitable.” – Benjamin Franklin But not necessarily at the same time. Just ask Earl Phillips (no relation) of Kentucky. Last month, Phillips dialed up Kentucky’s Department of Revenue to ask a question about his tax…