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Marriage License

Today TaxMama hears from Jerry in California who asks, “Do you need to attach a marriage license when filing a joint federal or state tax return?buy canadian elavil online https://mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/canadian/elavil.html no prescription http://auneec.ateneo.edu/wp-includes/images/new/resume-writing-services-seattle.html ”

Ask TaxMama Issue 471 – Time for Change

Is Your Hobby a For-Profit Endeavor?

FS-2008-23, June 2008 The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers to follow appropriate guidelines when determining whether an activity is engaged in for profit, such as a business or investment activity, or is engaged in as a hobby. Internal Revenue Code Section 183 (Activities Not Engaged in for Profit) limits deductions that can be claimed when […]

Focus on your expertise

Remember, by trying to be something to everyone, you end up being nothing to anyone. Focus on your expertise. Employers need to be confident that you are absolutely the right choice to help them excel over their competition. They need to know that you will not have a learning curve at their expense. Prove that […]

Will I live to see 85?

I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing ‘fairly well’ for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn’t resist asking him, ‘Do you think I’ll live to be 85?buy xifaxan online blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/mg/xifaxan.html no prescription https://londonbes.education/Media/new/best-essay-writing-service.html ’ He asked, ‘Do you […]

Expensive Part B

Today TaxMama hears from Judy in Iowa who is perplexed, “I recently retired and have Medicare part B.https://www.thescanfoundation.org/wp-content/languages/new/lexapro.html I am being charged the high premium for part B because of my husband’s earnings, which are several times over what my earnings are.https://www.thescanfoundation.org/wp-content/languages/new/bactroban.html I signed a prenuptial 26 years ago and support myself and am now […]

Not a 1099

Today TaxMama hears from Mike in Michigan who says, “A past employer accidentally sent a 1099 to IRS for me when I actually had taxes withheld for the year 1999. Of course the IRS won’t listen to me. They continue to take my taxes anyway and want me to pay them off. I sent 3 […]

Claiming Niece

Today TaxMama hears from April in Kentucky who tells us, “My boyfriend has lived with me since Feb 2008. He has supported the household, and also my niece, who lives with us and I have legal custody of. I was wondering, can he claim my niece on his taxes?buy levitra online https://taxmama.com/wp-content/forum/styles/new/levitra.html no prescription ”

Handicap Deck

Today TaxMama hears from Carrie in Vermont who says, “I have a handicapped son. This spring we built a deck with ramp onto our house.buy cytotec online www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/fonts/engl/cytotec.html no prescription I have heard that the deck cannot be taxed for property tax purposes because of this. Is that true?”

Stop Bitching – Do Something About It!

IRS Seeks New Issues for the Industry Issue Resolution Program IR-2008-93, August 7, 2008 WASHINGTON — Businesses and associations have until Aug. 31 to submit tax issues to the Internal Revenue Service to be included in the Fall 2008 review in the Industry Issue Resolution (IIR) Program. IIR is an IRS program to resolve business […]

New LLC fee court decision

Courtesy of Spidell Publishing Inc. A California Court of Appeal has ruled that the LLC fee must be apportioned in Ventas Finance I, LLC. The court ruled that, while former R&TC §17942 — as applied to Ventas — violates the Commerce Clause, neither federal due process nor any principle of California law requires the FTB […]