One of my special interests has always been estate planning and the associated tax consequences (if you follow the blog, you may recall that I
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2011 Budget & Tax Proposals
I got a glimpse of the 2011 budget proposal on the news last night. It’s big. As in big thick book big. And I will
Read MoreFederal Estate Tax Update
Um, there is none. Seriously. And just three more days left in the year. The discussions about the constitutionality of a retroactive tax have already
Read MoreFederal Estate Tax Bill Up For A Vote
I, for one, am just reeling about the possibility that the House may vote on legislation to extend current estate tax rates. Shocked. I mean, there
Read MoreFederal Estate Tax Makes News Again
Remember years ago when there was a lot of buzz about the federal estate tax “repeal” set to take place in 2010? It’s still law.
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Wills & Taxes
Taxpayer asks: I’ve been trying to get my parents to make a Will. I’m now there only living child. My parents have told me everything
Read MoreCongressional Officials Critical of Tax Breaks in Proposed Stimulus Plan
As blogged previously, Obama’s proposed stimulus package is meeting resistance – on both sides of the aisle. Key members of the Senate Finance Committee have
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: “Buying” The Family Home At A Discount
Taxpayer asks: My father wants to sell me his house (approx. value of $300,000) for what he owes on it ($54,000). I know, a pretty
Read MoreTop Taxgirl Headlines Of 2007
Well, as determined by me, so they’re certainly subjective. But isn’t that why you read the blog to begin with? 10, My personal headlines slide
Read MoreStranger Things Have Happened
But not many… in the Ways and Means Committee. The Business Journal of Phoenix (how’s that for a source?) is reporting that U.S. Rep. Harry
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