Today TaxMama hears from Annie in Alabama who tells us. “My daughter got married on 12/23/06. She is a full time student. Now her husband want to file with her. Can I still file with her as a dependent? Or does her husband get to file with her?” ~~~~ Dear Annie, If your daughter is […]
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Today TaxMama hears from Betty who tells us. “I belong to a non profit organization that sponsors scholarships for student members. The board of this organization voted to give a “gift” (not scholarship) to two student members of the organization who have not achieved the 3.0 GPA required for scholarship awards. Can this gift be […]
Today TaxMama hears from Bob in CT, who tells us. “I arranged a grant for $40,000 for a 501©(3) organization. Normally I require a finder’s fee of 20%. This time, I did not charge a fee to this organization, and essentially gave it back. Is the $8,000 I actually donated by not taking it, a […]
Today TaxMama hears from Melissa in the Tax Parlor, who tells us , “Hello! I am a real estate agent (independent contractor) and I was just offered a very part time consulting position for a local non-profit neighborhood organization. I will be researching the neighborhood real estate market and reporting back to the non-profit. This […]
Today TaxMama hears from Marti in the Tax Parlor, who tells us , “I recently got married and we are trying to figure out the best ways to save money on taxes. We sold a property and plan to use the criteria for paying no capital gains on it. We own another property together and […]
Today TaxMama hears from Brad in the Tax Forum, who tells us , “I was awarded social security disability after three years. I received substantial back pay, around $33,000. This settlement will be added to my spouse’s income. Is this taxable? Will I have to report the FULL amount paid to me in 06? Or […]
Today TaxMama hears from Stephen in Las Vegas, who’s been around , “My daughter worked part time in 2005 and made only $4000. This year, she made $13,000. Years ago, I remember being in the same situation myself, where I had a large increase in income from one year to the next. I remember I […]
Today TaxMama hears from Mark in New Jersey, who’s upset , “I just got a letter saying NJ wants $535.00 in tax on cigarettes that I bought for my wife online in 2003. Is there a time limit on my obligations for these taxes? Am I really liable to have to pay this much money? […]
IRS Plans Feb. 3 Start Date for Processing Extender Claims IR-2007-03, Jan. 8, 2007 Washington — The Internal Revenue Service plans a Feb. 3 start date for processing tax returns that claim key tax provisions enacted in December. The IRS announced today that it will begin processing both e-file and paper tax returns on Feb. […]
Since I can’t easily get to the e-mail address with your questions, I thought I’d turn to today’s news. This siutation just got to me. How does this strike you? What do you do if you no longer have a job and your COBRA has run out – and you can’t get or afford new coverage […]
Today TaxMama hears from Manola in the Tax Parlor, who says, “I sold a house, the closing was on 12/29/06. The proceeds were to be wired to my acct. on that date, but it posted 1/2/07. Do I pay my taxes on the monies (it is not a primary residence), on 1996, 1997, or whenever is […]
Today TaxMama hears from Lynne in Mansfield, Texas, who says, “I received a notice that payment is owed. Will I be able to file my taxes and have them take the amount out that is owed? And still receive a refund?” ~~~~ Dear Lynne, Well, that must be depressing. I can’t answer you since I […]