Tax season can be intimidating for seasoned pros, not to mention the fear it strikes into the hearts of newbies. This series is intended to give you the basics. We’ll start with the very basic of basics: do I have to file?
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Taxpayer Alleges IRS Agent Offered Sex In Exchange For Lower Tax Penalties On Audit
Talk about some serious negotiations. A 40-year-old man out of Fall Creek, Oregon, has filed a federal lawsuit against the IRS, alleging that she used
Read MoreU.S. Postal Service To Eliminate Saturday Delivery: Will It Save Tax Dollars?
The U.S. Postal Service is expected to announce today that it will officially stop delivering mail on Saturdays as of August 1, 2013.
Read MorePay Taxes On Your Super Bowl XLVII Winnings? You Can Bet On It
This year, you can bet on everything from the winning team to who will score first and which Harbaugh brother – or both – will sport a cap during the game. What does all of this mean come tax time?
Read MoreIRS Loses Big In Court (Again), Tax Season Chugs Along
On January 18, 2013, a federal court stopped IRS “dead in its tracks” from enforcing its new regulatory scheme for registered tax-return preparers. In response,
Read MoreIRS Releases Proposed Regs for Health Care Law: Who’s Covered, Who’s Exempt, and What Happens If You Don’t Pay?
The IRS has finally released proposed regulations relating to the requirement to maintain minimum health care insurance coverage under the terms of the Patient Protection
Read MorePastor Who Refused To Pay Applebee’s Service Charge Becomes Unwitting Poster Child For Server Pay And Tax Issues
So this pastor walks into an Applebee’s… It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But really, it was the beginning of a series of bad events.
Read MoreTax Tips From The Pros
Tax season starts on January 30! To get things started, I asked tax professionals around the country to give me their top tax tips. Here’s
Read MoreTax Season Kicks Off January 30th: Here’s What’s On Tap
(Update: The contest is now closed. I have the winners! They are: BrynMawr Girl, csom97, Davis C. Burroughs, IV, David Moore and Scott Coyle. Thanks
Read MoreWhy Justice Matters, Revisited
Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor the day, as I do always, I am reposting an article (as is)
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