Announcements about Taxgirl — site changes, redesigns, downtime, newsletter updates, and anything else happening behind the scenes.
No, I’m not really moving. And no, taxgirl.com isn’t going anywhere. What is happening is that I’m shifting my focus from a Facebook “group” to a Facebook “page.” It simply makes more sense for the blog. If you’re interested in keeping up with even more taxgirl excitement (including some extra polls and discussion), please follow…
Earlier in the week, I received an email about spam and I just wanted to take a moment or two to re-emphasize my thoughts on spam and your privacy. Like most bloggers, I use a service to send out feeds via RSS and email. The most popular service is Feedburner, which is what I use…
In recent days, I’ve noticed a disturbing number of comments with *not so polite* (and that’s the nice term) references to folks based on their ethnicity and other physical attributes. Those comments have been deleted. You have the right not to like somebody for whatever reason you want, even though I may think it’s kind…
Looking for a break? Feel the need to win some free stuff? Tax software? A scanner? A trip to Rome? Okay, I can’t help you with the last one (but if you’re offering, I’m totally interested). But if you’re looking to score some cool prizes, check out my current giveaways and contests: Play the refund…
Where were all of these professors when I was in law school? Just a few weeks after Professor Caron gave me a nod on his list of Top Ten Tax Blogs, Professor Jim Maule included me on his list of 10 Favorite Tax Blogs. Professor Maule teaches Tax over at that “other” law school in…
Forget the Oscars, I got my own nod this week. And yeah, I’m a little Kate Winslet-y over the whole thing. Professor Paul Caron authors TaxProf Blog – a blog that I never, ever, never miss reading – and has included taxgirl in his list of the top ten tax blogs. In case you’ve been…
Apparently, these little people that live in my house have banded together in a plot to do away with me… Last night, I fell victim to their evil plot by contracting what I think is a particularly nasty version of strep. I’m off to get medicated (with any luck). I’ll see you tomorrow!
I’ve had a couple of folks ask me why I don’t have a related posts feature on my site. The simple answer is that I had a terrible experience with a plugin (YARPP) in October – the plugin actually brought down my site. I swore no more after that. But at the wheedling and cajoling…
In case you missed it, I was interviewed for today’s front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer. You can read the article, titled Tax Revelations of Rich, Powerful Irk Honest Filers, here. I was asked to comment about how everyday taxpayers were reacting to the scandals swirling around Obama nominees Geithner, Daschle, and Killefer, each of…
Taxpayer asks: I sent you a question (insert time frame here) ago about (insert topic here). Why haven’t you answered it yet? Taxgirl says: I have received a lot of these “follow up” type emails lately. I wanted to take a few moments to set some things straight: My busy season (if you can nail…