Our next tax trivia question is: Taxpayers may indicate on their tax returns that money be given to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. About how
Read MoreLil Kim Has Big Tax Troubles
I don’t make a habit of posting about celebrity tax woes. Quite frankly, I don’t get why most taxpayers care if an occasional pop star
Read MoreFree Tax Help Is Available
You can probably guess that I tend to recommend finding a competent, reliable tax professional to help you out come tax time. I’m not too
Read MoreTax Trivia Giveaway #5: Drafting The Tax Code
Our next tax trivia question is: The man who is largely responsible for writing the modern-day Tax Code, Ward M. Hussey, also drafted language for
Read MoreThe Credit We Love To Hate: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
If you follow the blog regularly, you’ll know that I’m not a fan of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). So maybe it wasn’t so
Read MoreTax Trivia Giveaway #4: Social Security Numbers
Our next tax trivia question is: The original purpose of the Social Security number, which was introduced in 1935, was to track individuals’ accounts within
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth
Taxpayer asks: Dear TaxGirl, Recently I received a request from a company to fill out a W-9 form. I am not, nor have I ever
Read MoreTax Trivia Giveaway #3: High Income Taxpayers
Our next tax trivia question is: In 2000, Vice President Cheney and his wife owed federal taxes of $14,295,058 on adjusted gross income of $36,086,635.
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Incomplete Paperwork
Taxpayer asks: Hi,I just got my taxes done and I don’t see paperwork for my homestead credit or working pay credit in my taxes. I
Read MoreTax Trivia Giveaway #2: Prostitution & Tax Evasion
Our next tax trivia question is: Cristina Warthen (née Cristina Schultz), now married to Ask Jeeves founder David Warthen, is a Stanford Law School grad who grossed
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