It’s my annual Taxes from A to Z series! This time, it’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) style. If you’re wondering whether you can
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Taxes From A To Z (2018): O Is For Organ Donation
It’s Taxes from A to Z. O is for organ donation.
Read MoreHeart Surgery & Hospital Stays: Deducting Medical Expenses On Your Tax Return
I’m in sunny southeastern North Carolina this week but not for the change of weather. My dad had heart surgery on Friday and I flew
Read MoreFiling Your Tax Return In 2015? You Might Want To Leave Those Medical Receipts At Home
Form W-2? Check. Forms 1099-MISC? Check. Forms 1099-B? Check. Form 1098? Check. Receipts to support charitable deductions? Check. Receipts for medical expenses? Er, you might
Read MoreApple Adds Egg Freezing As Employee Benefit
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?
Read MoreBack To School 2014: Medical Expenses & Health Savings Accounts
(UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. We have our winner! See the comments for more info.) Earlier, I outlined the benefits of the popular Flexible
Read MoreThe Cure For Cold & Flu Season: An Alphabet Soup Of Tax-Favored Accounts
With cold and flu season ramping up, your wallet is likely to take a hit – especially now that the threshold for claiming the medical deduction has increased under Obamacare. What options exist for easing the pain of copays, medications and other medical expenses?
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Deducting The Cost Of Birth Control
Taxpayer asks: Hi Taxgirl, My health insurance doesn’t cover the cost of my birth control. I am trying to decide between pills and an IUD.
Read More11 Tax-Favored Valentine’s Day Gifts For 2013
“Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia.” – Judith Viorst, children’s author and tax activist
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Parents Paying For Medical Expenses & FSAs
Taxpayer asks: Hi Taxgirl, My parents are willing to pay for me to have gastric bypass and whatever that entails (Dr appointments, nutritionist and so
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