Dear Family, It’s been a busy and fun week in Las Vegas at the IRS Tax Forum. We must have walked 5 miles a day, just inside the Rio. Learned lots of things. Hope to remember them. I am writing from my hotel room at the Gold Coast, right across the street from the Rio. […]
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Last Friday, my office manager, Lulu, and her friends went on their annual outing to see the Harry Potter movie – in IMAX. Did you know they’ve been putting it out in IMAX format for 3 years? I had no idea. Well, heck, I had to see this! So I booked tickets to the IMAX […]
Today TaxMama hears from Louise, from the Food Pantries in Albany, NY www.foodpantries.net . Louise tells us. “We are a small 501©(3) organization. I’m desperately trying to find out if we are eligible to claim exemption from federal and state fuel taxes (sales, use and excise). The Food Pantries for the Capital District has two […]
Today TaxMama hears from Janice in the Tax Parlor who asks, ” I have a client who is an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). His shifts are 24 hours at a time. Are EMT’s on 24-hour shifts eligible to deduct per diem for meals? Of course he says that his coworkers take the deduction. ” ~~~~ […]
Today TaxMama hears from the Humane Society with a warning about phony museum donations by hunters. The press release is below. I won’t read it to you – but I will summarize it. You’re going to see some words in the following press release that will trigger all kinds of hostility and negative reactions, no […]
Today Kelly from college wants to know, “If a parent claims a child as a dependent on their taxes, is that parent legally required to support the child financially, in any way? And what is the legal definition of a dependent? I’m a college student and my parents claim me on their taxes, but refuse […]