Today TaxMama wants to discuss a tax issue that will affect tax preparers, certain taxpayers – and perhaps your friends and relatives around the country. Same-Sex marriage. Please don’t turn away because the topic is odious to you. You probably know someone affected – and may be able to help them.
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Today TaxMama hears from Bill in the TaxQuips Forum, who is angry “I don’t want to pay a fee nor spend my time and money on exams and continuing education that I do not choose. I spent my money going through H&R Block tax courses and subscribe to magazines and websites to keep up-to-date with […]
Today TaxMama hears from George in the TaxQuips Forum, with an interesting question. George asks, “Has there been any further guidance on the IRS Memo # 200911007 (dated 11/24/2008; released 3/13/2009) relative to applying the $1 million limit per property as opposed to per taxpayer with respect to mortgage interest deductions? This become a big […]
Dear Family, This has been an interesting week. I got to do some political lobbying and met a passionate woman. Rebecca Madigan gave up a perfectly good job to pursue the cause of small business-owners, affiliate marketers, generally, folks who work from home. Rebecca started the Peformance Marketing Association (PMA) to help set standards for […]
Today TaxMama wants to talk to you about feeling helpless in the face of encroaching laws and rules. In the course of what I do and what I write, I encounter ever more legislation and more complex procedures constricting our lives. And people. Sometimes the despair radiating from people caught in the sticky web of […]
Today TaxMama hears from Pastor Derrell a new student in the EA class, who explains why he feels the need to make a living doing taxes. That brings to mind other people you’d also find interesting. So, today, let me introduce you to a few special people – no special order. Just good, interesting people […]
Today TaxMama hears from Felicia who is upset. “My mother and I bought a home two years ago; but both of us lost our jobs and are on unemployment. For some reason, when she was doing her taxes with her tax lady, my mother ended up owing almost $1,000.00. Why would that happen if she […]
Today TaxMama hears from Mona in the TaxQuips Forum with this problem.https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/languages/new/xifaxan.html “I recently started to receive a QDRO check from another state. How do the income taxes get handled? Do I pay the issuing state or the state I live in?” https://taxmama.wpengine.com/forum/taxquips/qdro-taxes/
[Reprint of an article from Dec. 2004] Numbers updated 11/24/2019 Finally, a tax advantaged health care program that cuts across all income levels and lifestyles – the new Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) – a real boon for people who pay for their insurance coverage. The HSAs slipped into December 8th The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement […]
Today TaxMama hears from Rebecca in California who is facing serious problems.buy amoxil online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/languages/new/amoxil.html no prescription “We don’t know what to do, and now that the CA franchise tax board has garnished my paycheck, we don’t have any extra funds. This is based on tax returns not filed for 1999 and 2000. What can […]
Today TaxMama wants to discuss unemployment issues.http://www.ijasrjournal.org/wp-content/languages/new/proofread-online.html Too often I learn during tax season, that a client didn’t work and didn’t collect unemployment insurance, or other compensation to which they were entitled. This especially true of folks who are not comfortable with English. Since we’re heading for a season when many people’s jobs may end…
Dear Family, Today is National Tax Freedom Day, according to The Tax Foundation, who tracks such things. This year’s Tax Freedom Day is one day later than in 2009, but more than two weeks earlier than in 2007. Though, since each state has their own tax rate, your tax freedom day may come sooner,…or later. […]