Taxpayer asks: Hello Kelly, I have a tax question for you: -I am a normal employee and will be filing a 1040ez for that.-I also do freelance work on the side, have received 1099-MISCs for that work from clients, and will be filing a 1040 schedule C for that. Do I simply file the two…
Taxpayer asks: Last year, I lost my job. I haven’t found a full time job yet so I have been paying for my health insurance out of pocket by COBRA. Is this deductible on my taxes? A friend told me that it was but I thought only visits to the doctor and prescriptions were. Thanks…
Taxpayer asks: I have a question. I have been reading that you can deduct the cost of vacation homes or second homes. Each summer, our family rents out a beach home. Can we deduct this on our taxes? (I love your site – you’re very funny!) Taxgirl says: Thanks for the nice compliment about the…
Taxpayer asks: Hi, I have a question, I’m hoping you can help me resolve my issue. My husband recieved a 1099 Misc form as his only source of income, but we have be told that he has to file as self-employed been he has to file a Schedule C form, but our conflict is that…
Taxpayer asks: I’m a Union Steamfitter. As part of a Union am I listed as a Sub Contractor? I work for a company. Taxgirl says: If you work for a company and you receive a form W-2, then you are an employee of that company and not a subcontractor. As I understand most unions, you…
Taxpayer asks: I keep hearing all different kinds of stories about this money that we are to be expecting in May. I have heard that this is coming out of our tax returns in 2008, I’ve heard that it’s not. I’ve also heard that if I’m married we get 600.00 for the both of us…
The ask the taxgirl LIVE segment originally scheduled for today will be rescheduled. Stay tuned for details!
Taxpayer asks: I own a single-family home as rental property out of state that is characterized as investment property on my property insurance and as a non-owner occupied home on my mortgage. My brother manages and maintains the property for me. I bought his cell phone and pay his portion of the monthly charges on…
Taxpayer asks: My daughter attends an independent private elementary school. We pay around $10,000 a year in tuition. Is it deductible? Taxgirl says: Thanks for writing. This is actually one of my pet peeves in tax policy. You don’t get a break for paying for private school tuition: if you pay for private or parochial…
Live! on internet talk radio” Mark your calendars now for the second installment of ask the taxgirl – LIVE!The segment will air on blogtalkradio.com Tuesday, March 4, at 1:00 p.m. EST – details to follow. You can email me your questions beforehand – or call in and ask me LIVE.