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Message From NJ: Amnesty Works

When NJ announced its tax amnesty program, it had high hopes. With sinking revenues and a gaping hole in the budget, Governor Corzine hoped that

On April 20, President Obama put forth Mary L. Smith as his nominee to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division. A hearing

It seems that the IRS’ on again off again love affair with the idea of certifying tax preparers is on again. Earlier this month, IRS

I’m no defense attorney but even I know that making threats to the prosecutor is never a good idea. Jack Chang, a tax preparer and

Initially, reports out of my home state of Pennsylvania were that Governor Rendell planned to raise income taxes by about 10% to 3.37%. This week,

Just a few days ago, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman asked for public feedback on proposals to clarify a 1989 law regarding the taxation of cell

Taxpayer asks: I work for a small corporation. We routinely issue w9 forms whenever asked. However, a new customer asked me to send them a

The IRS is fighting back on the cell phone issue – only someone forgot to call their PR person first. As blogged earlier, the IRS

If the IRS felt that the announcement that they were looking for ways to resolve the “cell phone tax” issue would allay the fears of

Taxpayer asks: hi taxgirl , i have a question, i bought a 2009 nissan on january 17 2009,do i qualify for the sales tax deduction?