The year is 2020 and the United States of America has recently elected the first woman as well as the first Jewish President, Susan Eisenberg. A few weeks after election day, the President- Elect calls up her mother. “So mom, I can count on you to be coming to my inauguration?” “I don’t think so. It’s […]
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Dear Family, This weekend is the Memorial Day Weekend. Speaking with TomBuck earlier this week, he tells me his community goes out to the cemetery to honor all the local war veterans, alive or dead. In a close-knit community, this is just one of the many instances when people connect. One of the nice things […]
The IRS Oversight Board released today its Annual Report to Congress 2010. It reports on the IRS’ performance during fiscal year 2010 and its progress in meeting the goals and strategic foundations established in the IRS Strategic Plan 2009-2013.https://diwa.gimpa.edu.gh/wp-content/languages/new/federal-resume-writing-services.html While the IRS achieved a successful 2010 tax filing season, the Board notes that the agency […]
Today TaxMama hears from Doug in the TaxQuips Forum who is arguing with his work buddies. “We are a group of field technicians that work entirely out of our home and have no local office to report to. We drive directly from our home to a customer site, and the visit usually is completed that […]
Dear Family, Join me today at 11:00 am PT, as I visit Paul Petillo, author of Retirement Planning for the Utterly Confused (love that title!) on Financial Impact Factor Radio. 600 issues of Ask TaxMama! Wow! Thanks to all of you who have been with me since the beginning. It’s been an interesting roller coaster […]
WASHINGTON ― During Small Business Week, May 16-20, the Internal Revenue Service encourages those who are self-employed or own a small business to take advantage of certain tax benefits and learn about IRS resources that can help them meet their federal tax obligations. “When you’re running a business, you don’t need to be a tax […]
Courtesy of NAEA IRS Commissioner Shulman sent two identical letters to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) in response to the April 18 Senate and House letters sent to the commissioner expressing concern on the two-year limit on the innocent spouse rules. In the April 18 letters to IRS, […]
Courtesy of IRS WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service today requested public comment on issues relating to the shared responsibility provisions included in the Affordable Care Act that will apply to certain employers starting in 2014.
Dear Family, Happy Mothers Day weekend. Rather than going to crowded, noisy, over-priced places with bad service on Sunday, consider having everyone go to Mom’s and bring the food and dishes. She won’t have to cook or clean up – and you’ll all have a better time. Good news for taxpayers like you, and all […]
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is taking steps to stop tax preparers with criminal tax convictions or permanent injunctions from preparing tax returns. This is just one of several recent moves to improve the quality and oversight of the tax preparation industry. More than 700,000 tax preparers nationwide have registered with the IRS and […]
Today TaxMama hears from Emilia in the TaxQuips Forum with an interesting situation. Emilia and her husband are US citizens working in Peru.https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/languages/new/wellbutrin.html Her husband is taking a temporary assignment in Mexico – and needs to prepare a Form 8802.https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/languages/new/ivermectin.html They are confused about some of the rules – and IRS does not offer clear […]
Courtesy of IRS Now that the federal income tax filing deadline is in your rear-view mirror, what happens after you file? A lot of taxpayers have post tax-filing questions such as what records do I keep and more importantly, “Where’s my Refund?” The IRS has answers for you below.