Dear Family, Can you believe it. This is the 650th issue. Ask TaxMama has been running for 12 ½ years. We’ve answered thousands of questions; solved innumerable tax problems; saved people millions of tax dollars over the years – and even improved the federal tax administration system and the tax profession a tiny bit. The […]
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Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Serivce [TaxMama note: For the most part, if you cannot itemize your deductions, you’ll have a hard time using these.] Summertime is the season that often leads to major life decisions, such as buying a home, moving or a job change. If you are looking for a new job that […]
Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service Get answers to tax questions, download federal tax forms or publications or check on a charity at the IRS website – IRS.gov. The site offers free online tax support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Here are six reasons to visit IRS.gov this summer.
The year is 1912 over one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1912:
Dear Family, Happy Friday the 13th! It will be a nice day – I’ll make sure of it. Since, it is my husband’s birthday. So, I’ll be devising delightfully cute ways to torment him. (His personal preference is to hide under the bed on his birthday…so anything I do to get him out from under […]
Courtesy of the IRS School’s out, but the IRS has another lesson for students who will be starting summer jobs. Summer jobs represent an opportunity for students to learn about the tax system. Not all of the money they earn will be included in their paychecks because their employer must withhold taxes. Here are six […]
Over the years, TaxMama® has learned that the hardest part about doing your tax return is organizing all the data you’ve collected all year. I also realized, early in life, working in accounts payable and payroll departments – that employees have a remarkable resistance to finishing up their expense reports so that they can reimbursed. […]
🙂 X Bartender in dress-shirt. C=:-) The Chef. 🙂 8 Bartender in bowtie.
Lots of people are taking off early and getting ready for 4th of July in advance. Others are taking a long weekend next week – including my Lulu. Can you imagine – she’s off to a beach party for the 4th of July in a nice secluded cove. It actually looks really nifty. They seem […]
Report from IRS Stakeholder Meeting – Los Angeles, June 28, 2012 Stakeholder Meeting Topics covered – Collections, Tax Assistance Counter, ITINs and more
Clarification of the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program for employers (Form 8952) IRS introduced this last year, and I explored how this could affect employers, and whether or not this is a good idea – or an audit trap. [See MarketWatch article.] The VCSP is for business employers , governments and exempt organizations, who have been […]
Useful English System conversions/units: 1. Ratio of an igloo’s circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi 2. 2.4 statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing at Yale University Hospital = 1 I.V. League