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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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Throwing A Holiday Party That Even Uncle Sam Will Love

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 14, 2012

Dear corporate types, I do love the B52s but under no circumstances should “Rock Lobster” be played – and danced to – at a company

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16 Ways To Turn Your Bucket List Into A Tax Deduction

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 6, 2012June 16, 2020

Whether you want to trek the rain forest, learn a new language or sail the world, Uncle Sam might help you pay for it.

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The Cost Of Getting Better: Deducting Medical Expenses

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 17, 2012June 8, 2020

I’m back in North Carolina for the second time in two weeks, this time with Nurse Kate (my daughter) in tow. My mom had heart

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Eleven Tax-Favorable Valentine’s Day Gifts

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 14, 2012June 1, 2020

Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket, or a holding pattern over Philadelphia. –

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Back To School: Deductions For Soccer, Cheerleading & Extracurricular Activities?

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 15, 2011May 19, 2020

I need a full time assistant just to manage the kids these days (don’t worry, Mom, I don’t actually have one). School started last week

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Ask The Taxgirl: Deductions For Cheftestants

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 27, 2011May 21, 2020

Taxpayer asks: I was watching Top Chef Masters and I ahd a question. I know you have to report your winnings on a game show.

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Tax Book Giveaway

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 22, 2011May 18, 2020

It’s a giveaway! The folks at J.K. Lasser have donated two copies of their book, J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax 2011: For Preparing Your 2010

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Saturday Night Live

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 24, 2011

I was on the radio Saturday night – late, my time – on KGO. You can listen to the clip here (I’m on at about

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Senate Votes To Eliminate Tax Deduction For Punitive Damages

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 21, 2010May 19, 2020

When I was a little girl, rather than completely clean up my room, I used to decorate it. I’d make a tissue flower and put

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