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Apple Adds Egg Freezing As Employee Benefit

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 17, 2014May 24, 2021

Apple and Facebook have fired the latest round in the “perk wars” – efforts to woo and keep talent in the tech sector. Not content with fancy meals, tech companies are offering female employees the opportunity to freeze their eggs. As perks keep expanding, what are the tax consequences to those employees?

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Why Santa Claus Won’t Have To Pay Income Tax This Year

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 24, 2012July 5, 2020

It’s Christmas Eve and, at my house, we’re busy preparing for guests. Mostly, we’re waiting on the cousins but my kids are also waiting for

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Ask The Taxgirl: Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 31, 2012May 21, 2020

Taxpayer asks: Dear TaxGirl, Recently I received a request from a company to fill out a W-9 form.  I am not, nor have I ever

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Ask The Taxgirl: Gifts In The Workplace

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 24, 2010May 19, 2020

Taxpayer asks: I own a small business. I was planning on getting my employees a little something for Christmas this year but I heard on

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Yes, Some BP Payments Are Taxable

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 27, 2010

Oh media, stop trying to create drama where there is none… Days after the IRS confirmed that some compensatory payments to victims of the Gulf

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