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TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable – January 2011 Session

Note:  TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable is a monthly live discussion open to all TaxMama Family Members and above, and all TaxMama’s EA Exam and Solving the Tax Puzzle Students. Don’t you wish you were here?http://pmilv.com/wp-content/languages/new/orlistat.html REPLAY today’s session below – you can listen and SEE the session and forms.

Cashing Part of IRA

Today TaxMama hears from Christine in the TaxQuips Forum, who is unhappy with her investment. “I have an IRA, with 2 classes of shares of the same mutual fund.  One is doing OK; the other is leaking money like a sieve.  I’d like to use the poor one (about $2,800) to pay down or off […]

IRS2Go App for Your iPhone and Android

Courtesy of IRS   See the Video: IRS2Go:  English WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today unveiled IRS2Go, its first smartphone application that lets taxpayers check on their status of their tax refund and obtain helpful tax information. “This new smart phone app reflects our commitment to modernizing the agency and engaging taxpayers where they want when they […]

California and The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Courtesy of the California Franchise Tax Board.http://www.redmagicstyle.com/wp-content/languages/new/singulair.html Bad news folks! Wait until you see how the federal medical benefits mess up your California paychecks!http://www.redmagicstyle.com/wp-content/languages/new/aciphex.html The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by the President in March of 2010, requires employee benefit plans that provide coverage for family members to cover the employee’s adult children […]

New Baby New W-4

Today TaxMama hears from Lindsay in the TaxQuips Forum, with the right question at the right time. “I need to find out how to fill out a new W-4 since I recently had a baby. I had a baby in September. I am single, with one job. Should I claim 2 on my W-4, and […]

Property Tax For NonItemizers

Today TaxMama hears from Sethu in the TaxQuips Forum, who is angry.http://pmilv.com/wp-content/languages/new/albuterol.html “For the 2009 tax year the non-itemizers (those who used standard deduction) could add up to $1,000 to their regular standard deduction if they paid real estate taxes greater than $1,000. I do not see that provision for the tax year 2010. When […]

Ask TaxMama Issue 584 – Mapping Taxes

  Dear Family,  Yesterday IRS officially announced that February 14th is when they will start processing tax returns with itemized deductions and other forms that were affected by the tax law changes on. Although IRS says that most people are unaffected by this late filing, odds are, YOU are not most people. According to Spidell […]

How to Get Your Prior Year Tax Information from the IRS

Courtesy of IRS Taxpayers who need certain prior year tax return information can obtain it from the IRS. Here are nine things to know if you need federal tax return information from a previously filed tax return.

A New Addition To The Family

This is a true story, reprinted with permission. Does this delivery qualify as a dependent this year? You decide. Nagendra’s  account of what happened: I’m sure my wife Allison will have a different story to tell about this delivery but here’s how I saw it. 4am Waking with tremendous abdominal pain. “What the heck is […]

Unused Charity Vouchers

Today TaxMama hears from Alice in the TaxQuips Forum with an interesting concept.buy generic cialis online blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/buygeneric/cialis.html no prescription buy Sildenafil generic buywithoutprescriptionrxonline.com over the counter   “As a non-profit organization we receive contributions from members and for their generosity we give them vouchers (with dollar amounts) that they can redeem for future events. My question […]

Using the Clubhouse

Today TaxMama hears from Linda in the TaxQuips Forum with this concern.buy aciphex generic buynoprescriptiononlinerxx.com over the counter   “I have a very small business teaching classes and sometimes use a local clubhouse as a venue. Some participants pay me directly; others pay the clubhouse.buy amoxicillin generic buynoprescriptiononlinerxx.com over the counter The clubhouse keeps 10% […]

2010 Sales Tax

Today TaxMama hears from Brian in the TaxQuips Forum with a good question.buy albuterol online www.calmandgentledentalcare.co.uk/wp-content/languages/new/uk/albuterol.html no prescription   “I bought a new 2010 personal car in 2010.https://www.ncil4rehab.com/wp-content/languages/new/bactroban.html Is the car sales tax deductible on 2010 taxes?”