Taxpayer asks: Two weeks into the school season and my son has already brought home his first fundraising catalog. They have asked each child in
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: After School Care
Taxpayer asks: My child attends public school. School ends at 3 every day, but I don’t get off of work until 5 so my child
Read MoreUSC Launches Grad Tax Program
The University of Southern California Gould School of Law has announced that it will now offer a graduate Tax Law program. Upon completion of 24
Read MorePlease Stand By
I’ll be making a few changes to the site later today. I just wanted to give you a heads up in case you notice something
Read MoreSex Therapy Expenses Don’t Fly In Tax Court
William Halby, a 78-year-old tax lawyer, claimed more than one hundred thousand dollars spent on prostitutes and magazines as medical expenses for sex therapy. You
Read MoreGeithner Backtracks On Possible Tax Increase
Remember last month when Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner would not rule out a tax increase for the middle class to resolve our budget
Read MoreACORN Officials Offer Tax Advice (And A Word Or Two About Being A Pimp)
Late last week, news broke that officials with the group ACORN were secretly videotaped allegedly offering advice to folks posing as a pimp and prostitute.
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Unpaid Internships
Taxpayer asks: Hi Kelly, I had a tax question about unpaid internships and being able to deduct the expenses of that internship on your taxes.
Read MoreTaxgirl E-mails Have A New Look
I always appreciate your feedback – it’s good to know what you think I’m doing wrong (so that I can fix it) and what you
Read MoreTaxing Scholarships & Fellowships
There inevitably comes an awkward moment when I’m delivering a guest lecture at Temple Law School when I can see flashes of panic on the
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