IRS Commish Doug Shulman has not been shy about talking about targeted enforcement. Targeted enforcement – the idea of cherry picking certain target groups to
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Fix The Tax Code Friday: A Year From Now
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Over at Only3Years, Iz contemplated the question of where she might be a year from now. The more I
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Charitable Deductions
Earlier today, I blogged the case of the Herbstreits who have sued the IRS for denying a charitable deduction for donating their home (but not
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: One Change
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! And it’s been a long tax week for many of us. So, with tax returns fresh on your mind,
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: National Sales Tax
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, my post about a national sales tax on online sales was all in jest for April Fool’s
Read MoreFix the Tax Code Friday: Making Work Pay Credit
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Next week, the revised tax tables for the Making Work Pay Credit go into effect. Last year, after stimulus
Read MoreFix the Tax Code Friday: Personal Debt Cancellation
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, I’ve been fielding a number of questions about forms 1099-C (debt cancellation). Under the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt
Read MoreFix the Tax Code Friday: Severance Packages
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, unemployment news has been grim, to say the least. Total job losses over the last six months
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Personal Interest Deduction
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Not too long ago, I answered an “ask the taxgirl” question about credit card interest on tax returns. It
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Property Tax Abatement
It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran an article about an issue that has been on the minds of
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