Archives for Taxes - Page 10
Don’t Forget the Small Stuff – Business Expenses Add Up
While I don't travel for business very often (thankfully), I did have the pleasure of traveling to Chicago last weekend for a conference and reunion of the International Association of…
Oct 16th: Tax Deadline for those who filed extensions!
In years past, the IRS had a 2 part system for filing on extension. They gave a 4-month automatic extension until August 15th, which most of us used! You could…
IRS Raising Fees for Payment Installment Agreements
Fees are everywhere. They are popping up left and right. And they're escalating. This is attributed to the increasing cost of doing business. To remain open, businesses pass their expenses…
IRS Announces Telephone Tax Refund
Here's one we've all been waiting for. Drum roll IRS announces a telephone tax refund! What? You haven't heard of this yet? Well, back in May, the United States government…
Tax Credits for Hybrid Cars
Are gas prices dropping? When will they rise? There is conflicting information about what actually drives the cost of our fuel. CNN reports gas prices may be as low as…
Who Pays for Sex Reassignment Surgery?
"They don't 'cut it off!' It just becomes an innie instead of an outtie." - Felicity Huffman as Bree Osbourne in Transamerica Denise Lavoie, an Associated Press Writer in Boston…
Phishing Scams Pose As the IRS
It is not unsual for crime doer's to pose as banks or other entities in hopes of stealing our identities. Phishing e-mails are an internet scam to gather our personal…
Taxed on Benefits
Nina recently talked about domestic partnerships and the benefits that you do receive with those, though minimally really. I thought I would give some personal experience on that. Surfgirl and…
Getting Ahead at Tax Time
"I can give you 1040 good reasons why I hate the government." - Terri Guillemets I recently wrote an article appearing in the latest issue of the BLADE, a Southern…
eSmartTax Review: Don’t Bother
A few weeks ago I posted my price comparisons for tax preparing and filing options. This is primarily of interest to those with an AGI above $50k as there are…