As last year, I’ll be turning over the reins at taxgirl.com to my readers for the last week in August. This year, I’m offering you
Read MoreStar Wars: States Will Vie For Space-Related Tax Breaks
If a member of Congress was ever qualified to speak up about the space program, I’d say Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) would fit the bill.
Read MorePennsylvania Hopes To Shame Taxpayers Into Payment
Despite the fact that Pennsylvania’s tax amnesty campaign was routinely cited as “mean” and “inappropriate”, the Department of Revenue (“DOR”) felt that it worked. The
Read MoreDC Offers Tax Amnesty
It’s a tough economy all over these days. It’s not just the feds struggling to raise revenue – state and local governments are facing the
Read More"Reunification" Tax Proposed for the Koreas
In 1945, following the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two parts: the then-Soviet occupied North and the American-occupied South. Both Koreas
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Filing Status
Today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question is inspired by a comment on yesterday’s post from TexasEd: What if there was no such thing as
Read MoreIRS Asked To Rule On Same Sex Partnerships
Yet another decision is expected on the legality of same-sex marriages (CNN predicts that it will happen between 9 am and noon PST today). This
Read MoreWill The UK Change Its Tax Rules For Tiger?
All of that fuss over Usain Bolt and now he has a back issue? Thank goodness he’s not the only mega-rich athlete thinking of playing
Read MoreVoinovich Drives Home Gas Tax Increase
I’m writing this particular post from my hotel room in Durham, NC, just across the way from Duke Hospital where my dad had surgery on
Read MoreShould A “Graduate Tax” Be Tied To Earnings?
When I was in college, I spent a year in the northeast of England (Hull, to be exact) on an exchange program. I had a
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