Today TaxMama hears from Dianne in the Tax Parlor, who has a long, complicated question about the new Telephone Excise Tax Refund. Her question is probably a lot like yours. So, we’ll summarize it here – and you can read the details in the Tax Parlor, OK? ” Over the years, we a variety of […]
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Today TaxMama hears from Mark in Bellevue, WA who tells us. “Over the past year, I lent my sister roughly $10,000.00 to assist her in moving to a new city, getting a new job and turning her life around. I also purchased a car for her (in my name). The agreement was that she would […]
Today TaxMama hears from Tony in Ohio who tells us. “I am currently getting garnishments taken out of my wages. Is this refundable? Or do I at least get credit towards filing my next return?” ~~~~ Dear Tony, If your paycheck is being garnished by IRS or your state, that money is going towards paying […]
Today TaxMama hears from George in Brooklyn, NY who asks. “If a corporation gives an individual a car to use for commuting purposes, what amount gets reported on the individual tax return and how does the corporation report it on their side? Is the income subject to Social Security taxes for the employee?” ~~~~ Dear […]
Today TaxMama hears from Mitchell in the Tax Parlor who just made a disturbing discovery. “I’m in the investigation process of setting up a corporation, S or LLC, for my one-man engineering business. Then I come across this category for Personal Service Corporation (PSC), whose definition includes engineering, but appears to be different than an […]
Today TaxMama hears from Mike in the Tax Parlor who tells us “My wife and I formed an LLC and began doing business last January. We are a home-based craft business and have done all our business under my SSN not a Tax ID #. Can we file our expenses/income for the business under our […]
Today TaxMama hears from Puzzled in San Francisco, CA who wants to know: “My financial advisor told me there is a great deal of uncertainty with regard to egg donor compensation. Many egg donor boards mention that if the compensation if considered “pain and suffering” then it’s not taxable. I would much rather keep the […]
Today TaxMama hears from Anita in Fair Oaks, CA who tells us: “We own a few acres of land full of trees. We did timber harvesting. Can we adjust the tax basis of the land as, probably, the land value has decreased due to the harvesting of timber? Do we get depletion allowance?” ~~~~ Dear […]
Today TaxMama hears from Ronald in Tucson, AZ who asks: “Is it legal to sell my residence to my C corp and be exempt from capital gains tax?” OK, my friends, this is one of those questions we tax professionals look at, and cringe! Let me try to answer this one, briefly. OK? Well Ronald, […]
Today TaxMama hears from Lisa, who tells us: “I recently read your article regarding divorce and taxes on MarketWatch.com. You mentioned filing a Form 8888 to have refunds split and directly deposited. My husband has been out of permanent work since June. He has been drawing unemployment and doing odd jobs. My income is approximately […]
Today TaxMama hears from Phyllis in Iowa, who tells us: “I started a small business out of my home in October of 2005. In February of 2006 I made the business into an Limited Liability Company (LLC) with a partner. Do I need to file separate income taxes on myself and the business? If so […]