Where DO tax dollars go?
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Still haven’t done your taxes? Get them done for FREE.
With tax day just around the corner, there’s no day but today to do your return. Feeling stuck? Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, more efficiently known as VITA, sites can help you out for free. They’re in each of the 50 states, and the program volunteers have been well trained in all matters of basic tax… Continue reading Still haven’t done your taxes? Get them done for FREE.
Did you know….
Tax day this year is Monday, April 18 instead of Friday, April 15. Why? Emancipation Day falls on Saturday, April 16, but it is observed in D.C. on Friday, April 15. So, the IRS to extended the tax filing deadline because under the tax code, filing deadlines can’t fall on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays. So,… Continue reading Did you know….
April Madness? You’ve heard of March Madness, and are probably filling out your brackets as I type. I dare you to nerd out for a minute and fill out this APRIL Madness bracket too, created by Robert G. Nassau consisting of the most taxpayer-friendly Internal Revenue Code sections. If you DO fill one out, I… Continue reading
A real email, received by me February 26, 2011 @6pm
I’ve got a tax event that I’d like you to help me prepare a strategy for: on April 15th I intend to flee the country, for reasons hinted at but decisively undisclosed in the beginning of this sentence. This will also will require a cover letter “explaining” my absence.What are your rates?Many thanks,Bernie Madoff Jr.… Continue reading A real email, received by me February 26, 2011 @6pm
Tax Tips (from a girl who knows)
Since I fell in love with tax code at the tender age of 18, I’ve been sending my friends emails about taxes to kick off every tax season. Below is the substantive content; you, my internet friends (fans?) may find the resources helpful too. Enjoy and reblog if you like, please! - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf - 1040 Instructions. I’m… Continue reading Tax Tips (from a girl who knows)
Disney heiress is smart about… estate taxes?! Yup.
Abigail Disney has a really good head on her shoulders. On top of being a leading philanthropist and talented documentary filmmaker, she’s a beneficiary of a huge estate…and understands the taxes behind it. Now, if only she’d get rid of the pigtails, I could take her completely seriously.Disney heiress is smart about... estate taxes?! Yup.
The NYT was actually funny today, or at least appealed to my sense of humor. Really love the loophole, Chinese lessons, and the that/which deduction. Happy filing, freelancers.
Alabama is a weird place.
There are some strange tax laws out there (yes, I google these things, try it sometime). Folks living in Alabama should buy their playing cards somewhere else. According to their state tax code (40-12-144): …every person, firm, corporation, club or association within the State of Alabama which sells or stores or uses or otherwise consumes… Continue reading Alabama is a weird place.
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