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I’m almost finished compiling my list of the top ten most popular taxgirl posts of 2009. Just one day left to go. But as we wrap up the year, I’m curious: What do you think topped the list as the most read post of the year? I’ll tell you the answer tomorrow. And if there’s…
You like me! You really like me! I’ve recently been recognized by a few other blogs and pubs and I’ve been terribly remiss with my thank yous. So, indulge me for a minute or two… Thanks to the ABA Journal for my nomination as a best legal blog for 2009. And thanks to those of…
I was pretty psyched to find out that I’ve been nominated by the ABA Journal as one of the Top 100 Legal Blogs for the second year in a row (insert lots of girly screaming here). Many thanks to the ABA Journal for including me on the list alongside some of my blogging heroes… And…
I start the week off with an apology: I have missed many of your collective parties, happy hours and other social occasions. I was under the impression that I needed to be invited to these events in order to attend. Thank goodness for Tareq and Michaele Salahi, to set me straight. The Salahis are, as…
Okay, maybe love is a bit much said. But the whole audit/examination process is over (at least for now, yes, yes, we know that 2008 is coming). It was oddly informative. While I’ve dealt with the IRS tons of times before, including related to audits, there’s still a different feeling on the other side of…
Earlier this month, I posted on WalletPop that tax audits were on the rise. I know – not just because the IRS has admitted as much (they have) or because I’m seeing an increase in audits at my practice and with my colleagues (I am) – but because I’m finding myself on the other side…
About a year ago, I was notified by the ABA Journal that my blog was nominated as one of the top 100 legal blawgs for 2008. I was, needless to day, extremely honored. One of my colleagues in Pennsylvania, Neil Hendershot, wrote about my nomination, including some really kind commentary. He also suggested his own…
Here’s a novel way to avoid paying tax: kidnap the tax collectors. In what may be the oddest tax news I’ve read recently, the online paper, Sindh Today, has reported that an Indian man may be charged with kidnapping after he allegedly attempted to abduct two excise officers. According to reports, the driver slowed at…
That yellow ball in the sky this morning threw me for a loop. They say it’s called the sun. At any rate, I was thrilled to see it. I grabbed a cup of coffee and cozied up to the computer for another edition of “Sunday Mailbag.” Here’s a couple of “nontax” ask the taxgirl questions…
It’s October, which means that it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. Last year, on the blog, I promised to donate a dollar for every unique comment on my cancer post. This year, I’m doing it again. I saw, on twitter, and elsewhere criticisms of similar campaigns, asking why it’s necessary to ask for comments: why not…