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Taxes From A To Z (2018): Y Is For Yo-Yo Market

Taxes From A To Z (2018): Y Is For Yo-Yo Market

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 12, 2018July 17, 2022

It’s Taxes from A to Z. Y is for yo-yo market.

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Understanding When A Loss Isn’t Really A Tax Loss

Understanding When A Loss Isn’t Really A Tax Loss

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 24, 2015November 16, 2019

I swear it is better to stuff your mattress with your money. That was a comment from one of my friends today after she took

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Taxes From A To Z (2014): W Is For Worthless Securities

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 8, 2014August 17, 2020

Taxes From A to Z: W is for Worthless Securities

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How You Can Lose Money on Paper & Still Win at Tax Time Like Romney

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 26, 2012July 5, 2020

We’re programmed to hate losses. A loss tends to mean that you did something wrong, made a poor move, or chose the ill-advised option. But

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9 Tax-Related Myths About Selling Your Home

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 10, 2012June 28, 2020

I am moving. It feels weird to finally say that out loud (er, yes, the blog counts as out loud). I have lived in my

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All You Need To Know About IPOs, Going Public & Stock Options

Kelly Phillips ErbMay 14, 2012December 23, 2021

Admit it. For weeks now, you’ve been dropping the terms “IPO” and “going public” and “stock options” in water-cooler conversation and at cocktail parties and

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Taxes From A To Z: C Is For Capital Losses

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 5, 2012June 1, 2020

C is for Capital Losses. We hear a lot in the tax world about capital gains. But what about its counterpart, capital losses? You don’t

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A Loss By Any Other Name Isn’t The Same: All About Capital Losses (And Gains)

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 8, 2011November 4, 2019

That horrible crash you heard today? It was the market. And it was not pretty. The Dow fell 630 points today, marking the worst day

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What the Heck is Basis, Anyway?

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 20, 2010

Last week, I committed a terrible tax blogging sin: I used jargon. I try not to use jargon on my blog. I find it annoying,

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Ask The Taxgirl: New Cars, Tax Deductions & Losses

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 23, 2009May 17, 2020

Taxpayer asks: Earlier this year, I agreed to co-sign on a loan for my adult son for a new car so that he could get

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