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Partnership Penalties
Today TaxMama® hears from Lara in the TaxQuips Forum who is helping get a partnership out of trouble. As it happens, this seems to be the week for questions from tax pros about the penalties IRS imposes on late-filed partnership tax returns. So let’s t
Helping Someone in Need
Today TaxMama® hears from MJ in the TaxQuips Forum who tells us, “We have a friend whose child has been injured, and would like to raise funds for her to help pay for the bills. We cannot afford to file for a non-profit (KY); and don’t know if thatâ€
Big Gain on Home - and Military Home Issues
Today TaxMama® hears from Joe in the TaxQuips Forum. Joe has just returned from 30 years of service in the armed forces. He hasn’t lived in his home for most of that time, so it doesn’t qualify for the personal residence exclusion. Now it’s time t
Corps and 1099s
Today TaxMama® hears from Bill in the TaxQuips Forum. Bill insists that for payments made in 2012, we do not have to send 1099s to corporations. TaxMama says, she just read that corporations DO get 1099’d. Who is correct? Well My Friends, As i
Fight for Your Rights
Today TaxMama® will be speaking with Bob McCormick on KFWB’s Money 101 program at 9:00 am Pacific time. Bob’s theme this week is “Fight for your right to money.†You can listen live in Southern California at 980-AM or via the Internet if you visi
Two Wrongs
America on a one-year work program with Disney. At the end of her contract, she filed her 2011 taxes with a tax agency that none of her coworkers used. Her coworkers all received their refund; and she ended up owing the IRS money. The agency made a mistak
Catching Up
Today TaxMama® hears from Richard, who wants to come in from the cold. “I was in rough financial shape for several years and have not filed a tax return in three years. How do I go about squaring up with the IRS now that my finances have improved?â€
It Never Hurts to Ask
Today TaxMama® hears from Sue, who overcame a big problem. To make a long story short, Sue suddenly discovered, purely by accident, that she’d only been paying one of the two taxes required by her city for her business. They hit her with about $12,000
Excessive Disclosure
Today TaxMama® wants to address some political craziness. This year’s presidential campaign is getting out of hand. On the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recently stated that a “reliable source†has revealed that Romney has
Fun Tax Facts
Today TaxMama® decides it’s time to have fun with taxes. Let’s play with some tax trivia and see if you know the answers? OK My Friends, here goes: 1) What 11th century noblewoman rode through town, naked, to protest her own husband’s ta