Taxpayer asks: My daughter worked as a bagger (bagged groceries) last year at our base commissary. The baggers do not receive a salary and work
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: EITC Eligibility
Taxpayer asks: I was told that if I make more than 46,000.00, my family didn’t qualify for the EIC. My wife saw on the news
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Do I Have To File?
Taxpayer asks: Hi taxgirl, do I have to file taxes if I’ve made less than $2,800.00? I’m a student and I claimed 1 dependent for
Read MoreTransgender Community Claims Victory In Tax Court
Nearly 10 years ago, Rhiannon O’Donnabhain (then Robert Donovan) underwent sex-change and breast augmentation surgeries in order to complete her transformation from male to female
Read More2011 Budget & Tax Proposals
I got a glimpse of the 2011 budget proposal on the news last night. It’s big. As in big thick book big. And I will
Read MoreIRS Goes Gun-Shopping
Well, this is certainly the kind of news that you don’t like reading just before you file your taxes… According to TaxProf Blog, the IRS
Read MoreWhat Obama’s Budget Might Mean For You
I’ve received a bunch of comments and emails from taxpayers telling me what they think of Obama’s budget. I’ll be sharing some of them throughout
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Public School Tuition
Taxpayer asks: Hello. You answered a question asking whether private school tuition was deductible. Our daughter is enrolled in full-day kindergarten at a public school
Read MoreEmail Subscriptions
I’ve received a couple of emails about problems with subscribing to taxgirl via email. I’ve checked into it and it appears that some folks aren’t
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Qualifying Wages For Making Work Pay Credit
Taxpayer asks: My daughter only made $3,900.00 this year, then was laid off… She only worked for one employer.. so is she illegible for the
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