The IRS crackdown on foreign accounts has been generating a lot of discussion in the blogosphere. Some folks argue that it’s a waste of resources,
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Foreign Accounts & FBARs
Taxpayer asks: Hi Kelly, With all the publicity about UBS and foreign bank accounts, I have some concerns that a lot of parents may be
Read MoreIRS Crackdown On UBS Continues With Indictments
The IRS is making serious noise about its attempts to combat offshore tax evasion. What could be a better pulpit than its high profile UBS
Read MoreRichard Hatch Goes Back To Jail
I feel like I should send Richard Hatch a fruit basket or something for making it so easy to find things to blog about… As
Read MoreIRS Plays Chicken With Taxpayers
Remember that great scene in the movie Footloose when Kevin Bacon is challenged to a game of chicken on the tractor? It seems that the
Read MoreAvoid Census/Tax Scams
It’s time for the Census! According to best estimates, there are 307,216,361 people in the US as of the publishing of this blog entry. The
Read MoreAsk The taxgirl: Pageants & Deductions
Taxpayer asks: A friend of mine asked me to buy an ad in a book for her daughter’s beauty pageant. She claims that it is
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Volunteering & Charitable Deductions
Taxpayer asks: My wife is a Girl Scouts Leader. Is all of her time and contributions to the troop tax deductible? If so, how? Taxgirl
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: A Year From Now
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Over at Only3Years, Iz contemplated the question of where she might be a year from now. The more I
Read MoreTaxgirl Is A Hypocrite
Earlier today, I wrote this post wherein I more or less insinuated that I believed that Daniel Andersen might be inclined to tout his tax
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