Category Archives: State Taxes

*AskTaxMama Newsletter, *Tax Quips, 1099s, Amending Returns, Form 1099, Form W-2, Missing Information, Multi-State Taxes, State Taxes

Oops Got Another 1099, W-2 etc

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18
Mar

Today TaxMama® hears from various folks in the TaxQuips Forum and elsewhere with another common problem. “I filed my tax return and then got another W-2, 1099, or a corrected 1099 from my brokers. What should I do now?”

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*AskTaxMama Newsletter, *Tax Quips, Change of Address, Multiple States, Payroll, State Taxes

Moving & Payroll

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09
Mar

Today TaxMama® hears from various folks in the TaxQuips Forum and elsewhere with this common problem. “My client moved to a different state while working for the same company. His W-2 shows withholding for the former state, but none for the state he lived in. His employer won’t correct the W-2. What should we do?”

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*AskTaxMama Newsletter, *Tax Quips, Community Property, Multi-State Taxes, Nexus, State Taxes, Tax Home, Travel

Not A Temporary Job

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  Today TaxMama® hears from Dustin in the TaxQuips Forum, who has a very reasonable question. (Let me paraphrase.) “I live in Idaho and just got a construction job in Nevada that will last two years. My wife wants to stay in Idaho near her doctor during her pregnancy. What’s the best way to handle […]

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*Tax Quips, Double Taxation, State Taxes

Double Taxation

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Today TaxMama® hears from NutShell in the TaxQuips Forum, with this brilliant observation. (let me summarize) “I just figured out that if I have capital gains income, I am taxed by both the IRS and the state. If I live in an income tax-free state or overseas, should I sell my stocks before moving into a […]

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*Tax Quips, Double Taxation, Illinois, Reciprocity, State Taxes, Wisconsin

State Reciprocity

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Today TaxMama® hears from Crazy4Cats in the TaxQuips Forum, with this a very long question. Let me summarize. “Her husband works in Illinois and they live in Wisconsin. When they started out, they went to a storefront preparer who told them there is reciprocity between the states, and apparently only prepared a WI tax return. She […]

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*Tax Quips, Employees, Employer ID Number, Hiring Family, Payroll, State Taxes

Mom Provides Child Care

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  Today TaxMama hears from Scott in the TaxQuips Forum who needs guidance. “My mother in law babysits for me, and I pay her a flat amount every month to do so. Her only job is working for us right now. She needs 3 more years of income to earn enough credits to be fully […]

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*Tax Quips, Construction, Sales taxes, State Taxes

Construction Sales Tax

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Today TaxMama® hears from Yimmy in the TaxQuips Forum, who wants to know.  “I moved into a newly constructed home in Oct. 2012. Are the sales taxes paid on the construction materials used in building the home tax deductible? The home is in Georgia.”

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*Tax Quips, Credits, State Taxes, U. S. Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands Taxes

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Today TaxMama® hears from Pat in the TaxQuips Forum with a quickie question. “Are income taxes paid to the Virgin Islands deductible as state taxes? VI taxes are governed by the Internal Revenue Code so it doesn’t seem logical they’d be deductible, as federal taxes generally aren’t. In addition, the U.S. Virgin Islands aren’t a […]

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*Tax Quips, California, Sales taxes, State Taxes, Use tax

Reporting Sales Tax Collected on Personal Return

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Today TaxMama® hears from Della in the TaxQuips Forum with this brief question. “I live in California and I am an online seller. I have received a Form 1099 K. Where do I report my sales tax that I should have collected from California buyers? The question is where do I report this information on […]

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*Tax Quips, California, Community, Community Property, Filing Status, Injured Spouse, State Taxes, Tax Debt

Marrying for Love

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Today TaxMama® hears from Someone Privately with a romantic story. “My client was deeply in love with a woman who was dying of cancer. To demonstrate their love, they got married in July of 2011. She died in February 2012. The problem? She had a lot of tax debt, spanning several years. How do we […]

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*AskTaxMama Newsletter, California, IRS News, State Taxes

Californians! Hold Schedule C Returns

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 Hold Schedule C returns (02-23-2012) The FTB has changed Schedule CA to reduce the amount of self-employment tax deductible for California purposes. According to the FTB, taxpayers may only deduct 50% of the self-employment tax for California purposes, while they can deduct more than 50% for federal purposes. If the FTB is correct, there will […]

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