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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/10/18/irs-commissioner-to-step-down-following-presidential-election/
IRS Commissioner To Step Down Following Presidential Election
IRS Commissioner To Step Down Following Presidential Election WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 26: Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman addresses the... [+] American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) As expected, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Doug Sh...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/11/03/election-day-primer-comparing-the-obama-and-romney-tax-plans/
Election Day Primer: Comparing the Obama and Romney Tax Plans
Election Day Primer: Comparing the Obama and Romney Tax Plans With Election Day just around the corner, I've received a number of questions about the differences between the Obama/Biden and Romney/Ryan tax plans. It's nearly impossible to compare the plans note by note for a couple of reasons: The plans aren't etched i...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/11/05/more-reasons-to-vote-election-day-freebies-and-promos/
More Reasons to Vote: Election Day Freebies and Promos
More Reasons to Vote: Election Day Freebies and Promos A man shows 'I voted' sticker as others vote for midterm general elections at a polling station in... [+] Silver Spring, Maryland, on November 2, 2010. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) According to the U.S. Census, during the last significant election ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/11/14/janeane-garofalo-finds-out-shes-been-married-for-20-years/
Janeane Garofalo Finds Out She's Been Married... For 20 Years
Janeane Garofalo Finds Out She's Been Married... For 20 Years NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Janeane Garofalo attends the New Group Gala 2012: Cabaret Soiree at The... [+] Edison Ballroom on February 27, 2012 in New York City. (Image credit: WireImage via @daylife) What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Stand-up comedian ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/11/16/12-days-of-charitable-giving-2012-starts-soon/
12 Days of Charitable Giving 2012 Starts Soon
12 Days of Charitable Giving 2012 Starts Soon Al Capone's Soup Kitchen (Photo credit: The-Lane-Team) There are 45 days left until the end of the year. That means you have just a little over a month to whittle down your taxable income. Sure, you could buy your friends and family a set of taxgirl mugs for the holidays – ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/11/27/roll-out-the-red-carpet-its-awards-season/
Roll Out the Red Carpet: It's Awards Season
Roll Out the Red Carpet: It's Awards Season Backstage at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week.... [+] February 13, 2009 at Bryant Park. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I am honored and flattered to announce that editors of the ABA Journal have selected my blog, taxgirl, as one of t...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/03/23/senate-passes-budget-calls-for-nearly-1-trillion-in-tax-increases/
Senate Passes Budget, Calls For Nearly $1 Trillion In Tax Increases
Senate Passes Budget, Calls For Nearly $1 Trillion In Tax Increases WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 16: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to reporters after a... [+] meeting with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill December 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) After an extraordinary fo...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/04/14/tax-day-specials-promos-and-freebies/
Tax Day Specials, Promos And Freebies
Tax Day Specials, Promos And Freebies A gin martini, with olive, in a cocktail glass. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) April 15. It’s that red letter day on the calendar that many taxpayers have come to hate: time to pay up to Uncle Sam. It may be painful to write that check but all across the country, retailers and restauran...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/04/25/hr-block-offers-apology-cash-to-make-up-for-filing-snafu/
H&R Block Offers Apology, Cash To Make Up For Filing Snafu
H&R Block Offers Apology, Cash To Make Up For Filing Snafu CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 28: A sign marks the location of an H&R Block office on December 28, 2010 in... [+] Chicago, Illinois. The banking partner of H&R Block Inc. has been ordered to stop making refund anticipation loans used by millions of Blocks customer...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/04/29/which-state-pays-most-in-gas-taxes/
Which State Pays Most In Gas Taxes?
Which State Pays Most In Gas Taxes? MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 04: Raul Rivero uses a gas station's pump to fill his vehicle with gas on... [+] February 4, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that gas pump prices are at their highest level on record for this period of the year and may be an indication that the year ahea...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/04/29/willie-nelson-who-saved-his-career-and-his-house-with-the-irs-tapes-turns-80/
Willie Nelson, Who Saved His Career And His House With The IRS Tapes, Turns 80
Willie Nelson, Who Saved His Career And His House With The IRS Tapes, Turns 80 Today - or maybe tomorrow, depending on who you ask - is the 80th birthday of country music legend Willie Nelson (he says today but his birth certificate says tomorrow). He's been making music since 1956 and his songs are so ubiquitous that ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/06/19/archbishop-says-those-who-avoid-taxes-are-actually-robbing-god/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Archbishop Says Those Who Avoid Taxes 'Are Actually Robbing God'
Archbishop Says Those Who Avoid Taxes 'Are Actually Robbing God' The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) On the last day of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, a number of major world leaders agreed on new measures meant to ensure tax compliance by individuals and companies. The fo...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/09/24/achtung-baby-bono-defends-u2-tax-moves/
Achtung Baby: Bono Defends U2 Tax Moves
Achtung Baby: Bono Defends U2 Tax Moves Bono, lead singer of rock band, U2, speaks at the launch of the authorised biography of Archbishop... [+] Emeritus Desmond Tutu, on October 6, 2011 at St. George's Cathedral, in Cape Town. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Is U2 frontman Bono a hypocrite? The rocker s...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/09/27/11-reasons-why-i-never-want-to-own-a-house-again/
11 Reasons Why I Never Want To Own A House Again
11 Reasons Why I Never Want To Own A House Again red sold sign (Photo credit: Diana Parkhouse) When my phone vibrated, I didn't even have to look. I knew what it meant: the house had finally sold. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel when it was finally over. I wondered if I would feel sad or anxious or regretful. Wha...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/11/06/blackberry-pins-recovery-hopes-on-rumored-1-billion-in-tax-refunds/
BlackBerry Pins Recovery Hopes On Rumored $1 Billion In Tax Refunds
BlackBerry Pins Recovery Hopes On Rumored $1 Billion In Tax Refunds Broken Blackberry (Photo credit: MattHurst) BlackBerry has been bleeding red for years. It turns out that might be the very thing that saves the company. After its $4.7 billion buyout deal collapsed, the company suddenly reversed gears, announcing that...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/11/30/from-treasure-to-trash-man-tosses-out-bitcoin-wallet-on-hard-drive-worth-9-million/
From Treasure To Trash: Man Tosses Out Bitcoin Wallet On Hard Drive Worth $9 Million
From Treasure To Trash: Man Tosses Out Bitcoin Wallet On Hard Drive Worth $9 Million Trash heap (Photo credit: quinn.anya) Years ago, when renovating with friends, I took off my rings so that they wouldn't get damaged. In the flurry of clean-up, the rings got tossed into the trash. Despite going through bag after bag o...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/12/18/everybody-wins-lotteries-like-mega-millions-benefit-taxpayers-seniors-schools-more/
Everybody Wins! Lotteries Like Mega Millions Benefit Taxpayers, Seniors, Schools & More
Everybody Wins! Lotteries Like Mega Millions Benefit Taxpayers, Seniors, Schools & More Mega Millions tickets (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Unlike most Americans, I didn't play Mega Millions yesterday. The odds of winning were 1 in 259 million. Statistically, I had a 1,000 times better chance of being killed by an aste...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/01/11/prada-appears-to-follow-italys-latest-fashion-trend-tax-transfers-allegations-of-evasion/
Prada Following Italy's Latest Fashion Trend: Tax Transfers, Allegations Of Evasion
Prada Following Italy's Latest Fashion Trend: Tax Transfers, Allegations Of Evasion Clearly, the fashion gods are angry. English: The Prada store in Rome. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last year, Italian tax authorities took on the fashion house of Dolce & Gabbana, eventually imposing a fine of 343.3 million euros ($439.70...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/01/13/will-overstock-force-irs-to-make-up-its-mind-about-bitcoin/
Will Overstock Force IRS To Make Up Its Mind About Bitcoin?
Will Overstock Force IRS To Make Up Its Mind About Bitcoin? Overstock raised eyebrows earlier this month when the retailer announced it would accept Bitcoin as payment. While Bitcoin has slowly been making inroads into the U.S. economy, Overstock is by far the largest, most mainstream company to tout the currency as a ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/01/28/state-of-the-union-2014-live/
State Of The Union 2014 LIVE
State Of The Union 2014 LIVE 10:27 p.m. The Speaker adjourned the session. The response speeches will begin shortly... I'll try to summarize those for you later. Have a great night! 10:26 p.m. The President has left the chamber. 10:25 p.m. Forbes has the full text of the speech up here. 10:22 p.m. One question that was...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/02/11/understanding-your-tax-forms-the-w-2/
Understanding Your Tax Forms: The W-2
Understanding Your Tax Forms: The W-2 Each year about this time, mailboxes across America are filled with tax forms. Sometimes, those tax forms go straight to a tax professional, unopened. Other times, taxpayers may dutifully open those forms and type the information, box for box, into tax preparation software. In both...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/03/04/taxes-from-a-to-z-2014-b-is-for-basis/
Taxes From A To Z (2014): B Is For Basis
Taxes From A To Z (2014): B Is For Basis B is for Basis. Basis is, at its most simple, the cost that you pay for assets. The actual cost is sometimes referred to as "cost basis" because you can make adjustments to basis over time. When it comes to real property, your basis is your cost plus any significant improvements...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/04/03/taxes-from-a-to-z-t-is-for-tip-income/
Taxes From A To Z (2014): T Is For Tip Income
Taxes From A To Z (2014): T Is For Tip Income T is for Tip Income. All tips you receive - whether by cash, included on a credit card or as part of a tip-sharing arrangement - are reportable as income and are subject to federal income tax. For tax purposes, tips also include items which are not as traditional as cash, i...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/04/11/taxes-from-a-to-z-2014-y-is-for-yacht/
Taxes From A To Z (2014): Y Is For Yacht
Taxes From A To Z (2014): Y Is For Yacht Y is for Yacht. If you could live (or vacation) anywhere in the world, where would it be? If your idea of the perfect home is on the water, you're in luck: the Internal Revenue Service doesn't insist that you have a traditional main home - or second/vacation home -  in order to ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/06/12/eu-launches-investigation-into-apple-starbucks-fiat-tax-deals-more-to-follow/
EU Launches Investigation Into Apple, Starbucks & Fiat Tax Deals: More To Follow?
EU Launches Investigation Into Apple, Starbucks & Fiat Tax Deals: More To Follow? The United States hasn't been shy about demanding records into tax and financial practices of multinational banks and corporations in the name of tax fairness. In fact, the attempts to gain records, which have been characterized as he...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/07/07/the-real-cost-of-summer-vacation-dont-get-buried-in-taxes/
The Real Cost Of Summer Vacation: Don't Get Buried In Taxes
The Real Cost Of Summer Vacation: Don't Get Buried In Taxes I took a real vacation this year. That in itself is pretty amazing since most Americans don't take real vacations. Despite evidence that indicates that vacations lend themselves to happier, healthier employees, we're still hesitant to leave our desks behind: m...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/07/10/who-should-pay-for-schools-answer-remains-unclear-as-cigarette-tax-boost-on-hold/
Who Should Pay For Schools? Answer Remains Unclear As Cigarette Tax Boost On Hold
Who Should Pay For Schools? Answer Remains Unclear As Cigarette Tax Boost On Hold There are a few facts that everyone can agree on with respect to the Philadelphia School District budget wars: The school district is operating at a deficit. The school district can't open its doors without staff. Nobody likes to pay taxe...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/10/17/apple-seeds-perk-wars-adds-egg-freezing-as-employee-benefit/
Apple Seeds Perk Wars, Adds Egg Freezing As Employee Benefit
Apple Seeds Perk Wars, Adds Egg Freezing As Employee Benefit When I was in high school, I had my entire life mapped out. I planned on four years of college (three if I took classes through summer) followed immediately by three years of law school. It takes seven years to make partner at most firms which meant, I figure...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/10/29/irs-scores-victory-in-courts-against-aicpa-in-tax-preparer-suit/
IRS Scores Victory In Court Against AICPA In Tax Preparer Suit
IRS Scores Victory In Court Against AICPA In Tax Preparer Suit In the latest chapter of "definitely not the last word on regulating tax preparers," another lawsuit has been resolved and this time, it's the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that brought home the win. That case, American Institute of Certified Public Accoun...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/10/30/irs-announces-2015-tax-brackets-standard-deduction-amounts-and-more/
IRS Announces 2015 Tax Brackets, Standard Deduction Amounts And More
IRS Announces 2015 Tax Brackets, Standard Deduction Amounts And More Author's notes: I've updated this piece as a separate post to include Social Security benefits, Pease limitations, PEP threshold amounts and more. You'll find the updated post - which includes the tax tables and other information below - here. These ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/02/11/irs-releases-latest-version-of-its-mobile-app-and-somethings-missing/
IRS Releases Latest Version Of Its Mobile App - And Something's Missing
IRS Releases Latest Version Of Its Mobile App - And Something's Missing The Internal Revenue Service has announced the release of IRS2Go 5.0, the latest version of its mobile app. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen touted the update, saying, "The new version of IRS2Go provides taxpayers another way to quickly get informati...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/03/06/taxes-from-a-to-z-2015-c-is-for-commuting-expenses/
Taxes From A To Z (2015): C Is For Commuting Expenses
Taxes From A To Z (2015): C Is For Commuting Expenses It’s my annual “Taxes from A to Z” series! Next up: C Is For Commuting Expenses This should be a short post: you cannot deduct the costs of getting to and from work, no matter if you take a bus, trolley, subway, taxi, or drive your own car. Commuting expenses to...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/03/17/understanding-your-forms-form-1098-mortgage-interest-statement/
Understanding Your Forms: Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement
Understanding Your Forms: Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement Each year about this time, mailboxes across America are filled with tax forms. Sometimes, those tax forms go straight to a tax professional, unopened. Other times, taxpayers may dutifully open those forms and type the information, box for box, into ta...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/04/01/lois-lerner-escapes-criminal-contempt-charges-no-waiver-of-fifth-amendment/
Lois Lerner Escapes Criminal Contempt Charges After DOJ Finds She Did Not Waive Rights
Lois Lerner Escapes Criminal Contempt Charges After DOJ Finds She Did Not Waive Rights Contempt. That was the verdict last year, when, upon recommendation of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the full House of Representatives voted 231-187 to hold Lois G. Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusal to...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/04/03/taxes-from-a-to-z-2015-v-is-for-veterans-benefits/
Taxes From A To Z (2015): V Is For Veterans' Benefits
Taxes From A To Z (2015): V Is For Veterans' Benefits It’s my annual "Taxes from A to Z" series! Next up: V is for Veterans' Benefits Under the Tax Code, income is reportable and taxable unless otherwise excluded. Fortunately, when it comes to veterans' benefits, those paid under any law, regulation, or administrat...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/04/11/10-notorious-tax-cheats-al-capone-public-enemy-number-one/
10 Notorious Tax Cheats: Al Capone, Public Enemy Number One
10 Notorious Tax Cheats: Al Capone, Public Enemy Number One "They can't collect legal taxes from illegal money." Those infamous words would eventually come back to haunt Alphonse Gabriel Capone, better known as Al Capone, Public Enemy Number One. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1899, Al Capone quickly became acquainted w...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/05/05/taxes-not-tequila-a-refresher-course-on-cinco-de-mayo/
Taxes, Not Tequila: A Refresher Course On Cinco De Mayo
Taxes, Not Tequila: A Refresher Course On Cinco De Mayo Happy Cinco de Mayo! Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo isn't Mexican Independence Day - that's on September 16 (be sure and drop that casually tonight over tequila shots and margaritas and you'll sound super smart). It is, instead, the anniversary of the M...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/07/04/taxation-without-representation-why-we-celebrate-july-4th/
Taxation Without Representation: Why We Celebrate July 4th
Taxation Without Representation: Why We Celebrate July 4th On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted what we call The Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence is exactly what it sounds like: an announcement to the world that the United States of America had voted to declare its ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/08/01/man-visits-15-banks-collecting-pennies-to-pay-property-taxes-and-still-falls-short/
Man Visits 15 Banks Collecting Pennies To Pay Property Taxes - And Still Falls Short
Man Visits 15 Banks Collecting Pennies To Pay Property Taxes - And Still Falls Short Calling property taxes "unethical, unchristian-like and above all, it is thievery," tax protester Steven Piotrowski finally paid off his 2013 Montgomery County property taxes this week, preventing a sheriff's sale at the last minute. H...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/08/19/avoiding-startup-gotchas/
Avoiding Startup Gotchas
Avoiding Startup Gotchas Since opening her own practice in Cookeville, Tenn. in 2003, estate lawyer Joy Buck Gothard has hired four employees. She considers them family, she says, and has encouraged each to get health insurance by paying a subsidy straight from her office checking account to the insurer of the worker's...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/08/20/lawyers-accountants-and-administrators-oh-my-putting-together-a-professional-team/
Lawyers, Accountants and Administrators, Oh My! Putting Together A Professional Team
Lawyers, Accountants and Administrators, Oh My! Putting Together A Professional Team (This post is part of my Small Business Startup & Survival Guide. You can catch up on the whole series here.) PITTSBURGH, PA - AUGUST 16: Christen Press #23 of the United States celebrates her goal with... [+] teammate Shannon Boxx #7 ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/12/01/germany-investigating-volkswagen-employees-for-emissions-scandal-related-tax-evasion/
Germany Investigating Volkswagen Employees For Emissions Scandal Related Tax Evasion
Germany Investigating Volkswagen Employees For Emissions Scandal Related Tax Evasion A worker checks the Volkswagen sign on a Golf car during the so called 'Open Door Day' to celebrate... [+] the 25th anniversary of the German manufacturer Volkswagen Sachsen in Zwickau, eastern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. More than...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/12/06/new-law-orders-delinquent-taxpayers-pay-up-or-lose-your-passport/
New Law Warns Delinquent Taxpayers: Pay Up Or You Could Lose Your Passport
New Law Warns Delinquent Taxpayers: Pay Up Or You Could Lose Your Passport On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or "FAST Act." The purpose of the bill was to provide long-term funding for transportation projects, including new highways. Also tucked into t...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/12/18/tax-preparer-for-mike-the-situation-sorrentino-pleads-guilty-to-tax-fraud-conspiracy/
Tax Preparer For Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud Conspiracy
Tax Preparer For Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud Conspiracy Gallery: Reality TV Stars Whose Real Life Money Missteps Landed Them In Trouble 10 images View gallery The former tax preparer for reality television star Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino and his brother, Marc Sorren...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/12/23/judge-okays-gun-ammo-tax-after-legal-challenge-from-nra-gun-rights-groups/
Judge Okays Gun & Ammo Tax After Legal Challenge From NRA, Gun Rights Groups
Judge Okays Gun & Ammo Tax After Legal Challenge From NRA, Gun Rights Groups MONA, UT - MARCH 5: An AR-15, .233 or 5.56 caliber bullet is shown here at Barnes Bullets on March... [+] 5, 2015 in Mona, Utah. The ATF is considering a controversial ban on some bullets of this caliber which is commonly used in AR-15 rifles....
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2016/01/21/do-you-need-to-file-a-tax-return-in-2016/
Do You Need To File A Tax Return In 2016?
Do You Need To File A Tax Return In 2016? Tax season has opened for the 2016 filing season. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expects to process nearly 150 million individual tax returns in 2016. Will you be filing one of those returns? And more important, do you need to? For the 2016 tax filing season, you'll report ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2016/01/21/yet-another-state-announces-a-delay-in-tax-refunds-citing-fraud-concerns/
Yet Another State Announces A Delay In Tax Refunds, Citing Fraud Concerns
Yet Another State Announces A Delay In Tax Refunds, Citing Fraud Concerns Noting that "[w]e know we aren't going to win any popularity contests," the South Carolina Department of Revenue has announced that it will delay issuing most tax refunds until after March 1, 2016. The state tax agency is taking extra time this y...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2016/02/09/with-fuel-prices-low-president-obama-floats-10-per-barrel-tax-on-oil/
With Fuel Prices Low, President Obama Floats $10 Per Barrel Tax On Oil
With Fuel Prices Low, President Obama Floats $10 Per Barrel Tax On Oil A customer prepares to pump fuel at a Go Mart Inc. gas station in Rockbridge, Ohio, U.S., on... [+] Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg I filled my gas tank on Saturday for just $29.50. At this time last year, I was paying abou...
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IRS Says Up To 100,000 Taxpayers Potentially Affected In Student Loan Tool Breach
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As Tax Season Opens, IRS Issues Reminders About W-2 Identity Theft Scam
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Treasury Proposes To Strike Nearly 300 Tax Regulations
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IRS Confirms That Previously Delayed Tax Refunds Should Be Arriving Soon
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Cohen Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion, Bank Fraud & Campaign Finance Law Violations Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Enters Plea Deal Over Tax And Bank Fraud And Campaign Finance ... [+] Violations 2018 Getty Images President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty today to a total of eight counts ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/09/14/projected-2019-tax-rates-brackets-standard-deduction-amounts-and-more/
Projected 2019 Tax Rates, Brackets, Standard Deduction Amounts And More
Projected 2019 Tax Rates, Brackets, Standard Deduction Amounts And More The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the consumer price index (CPI) has increased by .2% for August, the same as in July. The CPI measures the cost of goods and services - in other words, your cost of living. When the CPI doesn't...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/09/16/helping-out-after-hurricane-florence-where-what--how-to-donate/
Helping Out After Hurricane Florence: Where, What & How To Donate
Helping Out After Hurricane Florence: Where, What & How To Donate 2018 Getty Images Hurricane Florence made landfall last week, crashing into the North Carolina coast, devastating families and businesses. At least 14 people have been reported dead, more than 100 have been rescued from flood waters, tens of thousands of...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/11/02/us-tax-court-to-snipes-pay-the-irs/?sh=13c5341432eb
U.S. Tax Court To Wesley Snipes: Pay The IRS
U.S. Tax Court To Wesley Snipes: Pay The IRS Comic-Con International 2018 - RZA: Movies, Music And Martial Arts Getty Images You know those commercials that promise you can settle your tax debts for pennies on a dollar? While there are ways to reduce your tax obligations, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) isn’t likel...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/11/26/ohio-becomes-the-first-state-to-allow-taxpayers-to-pay-tax-bills-using-cryptocurrency/
Ohio Becomes The First State To Allow Taxpayers To Pay Tax Bills Using Cryptocurrency
Ohio Becomes The First State To Allow Taxpayers To Pay Tax Bills Using Cryptocurrency By now, most taxpayers understand that there are tax consequences associated with cryptocurrency, but ironically, until recently you couldn’t pay those taxes using cryptocurrency. That’s about to change: With the launch of OhioCrypto....
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/12/04/irs-warns-on-surge-of-new-email-phishing-scams/
IRS Warns On Surge Of New Email Phishing Scams
IRS Warns On Surge Of New Email Phishing Scams It’s the most wonderful time of the year … for scammers. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), state tax agencies and the nation’s tax industry are warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for scams at this time of year. The call follows what the IRS refers to as “a surge of n...