What movies, music, and celebrity headlines can teach us about taxes — Taxgirl’s take on tax in pop culture and the news.
Life just got more real for Teresa and Joe Giudice. The couple, known for their over the top lifestyle on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey” have pleaded guilty to a number of charges and now face the possibility of jail – and deportation.
Crazy about Pharrell Williams’ Grammy hat? Now you can own it – and score a charitable deduction. Here’s how.
As Europe struggles with the notion of a financial transaction tax (a/k/a “Robin Hood tax”), a number of celebs have stepped up to voice their opinion… in film.
On Sunday, thirty three couples said “I do” on the stage of the Los Angeles Staples Center during the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The couples, a mix of gay and straight couples, were married by officiant Queen Latifah in front of more than 28 million people. No matter how much of a spectacle the wedding might have been, the result is still the same.
While the US has yet to offer a solid position on the taxation of Bitcoin, other countries are moving ahead with policy decisions. To date, Singapore and Germany have been cited as those with the most definitive answers on taxing Bitcoin. Are they about to be surpassed by the UK?
Rapper The Game (or simply, Game), born Jayceon Terrell Taylor, has some tax advice for his fellow rappers. Only, he probably needs to stick to rapping. And I need to stick to tax advice. Trust me on both of these things.
Rapper MC Hammer was on top of the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s producing hit after hit. He was practically a household name before his financial troubles made a different kind of headline in 1996. Since that time, Hammer has reinvented himself as a pastor, reality television star and now, CEO of an athletic management company. And just when it seemed that things were back on their way up, the IRS has come calling…
What’s it like to go to school in one of the most dangerous high schools in America? Diane Sawyer offered a window into that world when her special “Hidden America” profiled Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion High School. The feature touched viewers all across America – including Grammy-award winning singer Drake – who stopped by the school during a follow-up visit by ABC News to offer some news and a message of hope.
Days after filing court documents to keep their version of the Beastie Boys’ song, “Girls” in their commercial, Goldieblox has announced that they’re pulling the song from the ad. What’s driving the change? The company claims it’s out of respect for Adam Yauch’s request that his music not be used in advertising.
Aaron Carter, little brother of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, burst onto the spotlight just over ten years ago. Today, facing more than $2 million in debt, he’s ready to put the past behind him and move on. At age 25, can he make a comeback?