Taxpayer asks: Taxgirl, First …thank you for your time and effort. I am retired with an income just under 250K. ( 245K to 247K ) My income is a combination of pension ( teacher’s and law enforcement ) , soc security, income property- apartment. This year I also worked part time and earned about 12K….
I’ll be honest. This isn’t the post that I had originally written. I had initially crafted this very extensive point by point analysis comparing Obama to McCain. To bolster my argument, I was going to explain how I originally registered to vote as a Republican, how I have never voted straight ticket, how individual issues…
I’ve received a flurry of last minute emails about me about the differences between the presidential candidates’ tax strategies. I don’t have anything new to add (though look for more political blogging later tonight) but I did want to point you to some prior taxgirl posts on the candidates and their economic and tax policies:…
It turns out that “Joe the Plumber” has more tax issues than were spotlighted during the final presidential debate. He doesn’t just not like taxes, he apparently doesn’t like to pay them. He owes the State of Ohio nearly $1200 in back taxes; Ohio has filed a lien against him to recover amounts due. “Joe…
Taxpayer asks: My wife and I make a combined annual income in the ballpark of $270-280K/year. We work hard, and are saving for a home in order to start a family. I need someone to explain something to me …. I understand that Barak Obama’s proposed tax plan uses the $250K mark as the line…
Did you see the vice presidential debate last night? I’ll admit that I didn’t watch the whole thing. For one, the Phillies were busy taking Game 2 of their series against the Brewers (go Phillies!). But also because I’m not a big fan of political debates. Rarely do you discover anything significant because these debates…
Wednesday will not be just any day. It is the day that I take my four-year-old daughter to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where she will see a pediatric cardiologist. If all goes well, and I am hopeful that it does, they will tell us that she has an “innocent murmur” and send us on our…
Deloitte prepared a chart breaking down the Obama and McCain tax proposals – but it’s no longer available (sorry). It is worth noting that following this week’s information that an economic “crisis” has been looming for some time, I don’t believe that most of these proposals will stand “as is.” I don’t know that immediately…
You already know what I think. McCain says: We should never again allow the United States to be in this position. We need strong and effective regulation, a return to job-creating growth and a restoration of ethics and the social contract between businesses and America. Obama says: This crisis serves as a stark reminder of…
Perhaps. It depends on who you are and exactly what you’re saying… Take Pastor James David Manning of Atlah World Ministries, for example. The IRS won’t advise whether is being investigated or not. But it is clear that Pastor Manning is generating some publicity for his statements earlier in the year, in which he repeatedly…