I'm earning maybe $4,000 this year, of which $2,000 is as self-employed. Do I still have to pay around $300 in taxes? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 6, 2009 - 4 answers

SweepstakesFilter: My wife (a Canadian like myself) recently won a large number of travel rewards points from an American chain of hotels. Help us determine if the prize is worth keeping considering what we'll have to pay in taxes to the IRS. [more inside]
posted by stungeye on Sep 25, 2009 - 6 answers

We're starting a US based online T-shirt company that pays sales commisions to designers. In the event that the designer is overseas, do we need to withhold tax? If not, what IRS form do we/they need to fill out?
posted by Dag Maggot on Aug 12, 2009 - 5 answers

US Tax Filter: How do I report an asset transfer/rollover from an IRA into a 401k to the IRS so that we are not taxed for the amount? I know you are not my tax advisor. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 11, 2009 - 6 answers

Stupid question filter : "There is no law that requires U.S. citizens to pay income tax" Is this true? Can anyone site the Law? [more inside]
posted by nola on Apr 27, 2009 - 33 answers

My nonprofit did not send out 1099s. Now what? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 27, 2009 - 6 answers

I can't pay my taxes right now, but according to the IRS's information form on payment plans, if I can pay within 120 days I don't need a installment plan -- which would charge interest. The form requests that I call the IRS to notify them and get more information. However, I haven't been able to get through on their phone line for the last week, and now it's the 15th. What should I do? [more inside]
posted by foxy_hedgehog on Apr 15, 2009 - 11 answers

Taxfilter: Is it possible to negotiate with the IRS? [more inside]
posted by brigita on Apr 13, 2009 - 8 answers

As I understand it, the US government is giving away $8000 each to almost all first-time home buyers this year. How do I protest the government giving away money for free?
posted by malp on Apr 10, 2009 - 39 answers

Married Filing Jointly - how do we correctly fill out our W4's? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 8, 2009 - 5 answers

How do you report fellowship income from a 1098T form to the IRS?
posted by twiggy32 on Apr 2, 2009 - 1 answer

A client sent me a incorrect 1099-MISC and now refuses to correct it. It's in their tax favor. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by Ookseer on Mar 20, 2009 - 7 answers

Could a soft (no more investigating) Madoff plea deal protect the IRS from claims by victims? Didn't they pay real taxes on fake income? [more inside]
posted by Pennyblack on Mar 8, 2009 - 4 answers

Taxfilter: Why does the (US) federal government bother with payroll deductions? [more inside]
posted by Rykey on Mar 4, 2009 - 25 answers

TaxFilter: Paid my taxes for 2008, then got a refund check? Did I mess up? [more inside]
posted by trokair on Mar 4, 2009 - 4 answers

Will the stimulus law affect my tax filling? [more inside]
posted by photomusic86 on Feb 24, 2009 - 3 answers

I filed my taxes online about two or three weeks ago, and completely forgot about a mutual fund I own. Or rather, I remembered it, but because I didn't take anything out of it or put anything into it, I didn't think anything of it. Of course, I forgot about the dividends. So, today I get my Form 1099-DIV from Goldman Sachs, and find that I received $71.04 in total ordinary dividends. What should I do? My taxes were filed electronically and I've already received my state refund. Should I just sit on it and if I'm questioned by the IRS, pay the $10 or whatever in extra taxes? Will I get fined a huge amount if I don't alert them now? If I do alert them, how would I go about doing that? Asking anonymously because I feel like an idiot.
posted by anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 - 8 answers

Can the amount owed against 1099-misc be deducted from my tax return? Or will I need to make a separate payment to the IRS? [more inside]
posted by The Straightener on Jan 29, 2009 - 8 answers

How do taxes usually work for a small part-time "independent contractor" gig? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 14, 2009 - 9 answers

Members of my immediate family have decided to decided they're going to stop paying federal income taxes. Should I be worried the IRS will come after me, even though I refuse to join their protest? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 22, 2008 - 13 answers

I cheated on my taxes twice. I got caught once. Will I get caught again? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 5, 2008 - 12 answers

Can I opt out of paying income taxes on inherited retirement benefits in the USA? I won't be filing a tax return, anyway. [more inside]
posted by xanthippe on Jul 22, 2008 - 9 answers

I think that the online tax service I used has messed up the New York State taxes for *anyone* who filed from New York City or Yonkers. Now what do I do? (sorry, long) [more inside]
posted by unknowncommand on Apr 27, 2008 - 8 answers

Egads! Last-Minute-(US)Tax-Question-Filter: Can a person generally claim the "Qualified Payments" as listed on their 1098-T form (sent from the university in addition to a W-2) towards an education credit? Or only the amount that they themselves paid, rather than the amount that was paid on their behalf by the university as part of their whole assistantship package? [more inside]
posted by zeph on Apr 14, 2008 - 4 answers

TaxFilter: Student abroad (moved in August), and don't want to get red flagged/audited due to sudden drop in income! How do I tell the IRS I moved? [more inside]
posted by sirion on Apr 13, 2008 - 4 answers

So I've already filed my tax returns for 2007. But I won't have the money to pay my April 15th taxes until next month. How badly will this hurt me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 11, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I bust my employer for TAX FRAUD? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 7, 2008 - 18 answers

Good news! Going through some old paperwork I just found a check for $2,600 that I'd never cashed from 2003. Bad news! It was a rollover distribution from a 401K at Fidelity, made out to E-trade. Fidelity says they did file a 1099 in the year they cut the check. Am I screwed for the back taxes, plus penalties? [more inside]
posted by stupidsexyFlanders on Feb 19, 2008 - 12 answers

There's a name mis-match between my social security card and my W-2. Can I still file my taxes and get a refund? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 31, 2008 - 7 answers

Tell me about your experience with investment partnerships. (Multiple questions inside.) [more inside]
posted by ijoshua on Jan 26, 2008 - 2 answers

I haven't filed (US and NJ) taxes in... hm. Possibly ever. I'd like to fix that, but have no idea what I made and when, and how to start. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 17, 2008 - 16 answers

I was given (gifts) federal savings bonds throughout my early childhood. When I was starting college, I cashed the bonds. Then, we had a devastating home fire disaster. I lost ALL of the paperwork for these bonds. The IRS came back regarding my taxes and wants to tax me on ALL of the redemtion. How can I construct the proper cost basis with NO information? Continue on for more details ... [more inside]
posted by Ryaske on Jan 12, 2008 - 7 answers

Why does the recent legislation passed to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) affect the applicability of Education Credits (IRS Form 8863) and delay my ability to file? [more inside]
posted by Asherah on Jan 10, 2008 - 3 answers

TaxdodgeFilter: My wife is a US citizen, I'm a british citizen, and we both live in Switzerland. I pay my taxes here in Switzerland (and nothing to the UK), but what will she have to pay to the IRS? [more inside]
posted by slater on Jan 3, 2008 - 12 answers

Recommendations on a good online summary/overview of educational tax credits and deductions in the US? [more inside]
posted by NotMyselfRightNow on Dec 29, 2007 - 3 answers

I'm a woman, divorced, being audited by the IRS, in some credit card debt and have problems with my rental history. Should I sell my home? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 9, 2007 - 14 answers

Taxing question regarding "Cost Segregation": Does it actually work? (More inside) [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Aug 16, 2007 - 0 answers

I'm going to marry a guy who has a lot of debt and possible trouble with the IRS. What should I know? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 28, 2007 - 23 answers

Yikes! I recently started helping a small non-profit manage its finances, and I just discovered they failed to file their taxes last year. Are they doomed? [more inside]
posted by ad_hominem on Jun 17, 2007 - 7 answers

I have inadvertently ignored letters from the IRS and they have "filed a tax return for me"; the results they got are clearly absurd, and now they claim I owe them $18K. Do I have any recourse? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 12, 2007 - 14 answers

Taxes. Apparently I owe them. A lot of them. About $40,000 more than I have. And the story gets worse. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 22, 2007 - 19 answers

Has anyone had experience with Tax consultants. The ones that claim to settle your IRS debt for pennies on the dollar? [more inside]
posted by JABof72 on May 22, 2007 - 3 answers

IRS-filter: I need a good tax lawyer in San Francisco. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 21, 2006 - 2 answers

How do I approach the IRS? They got me - dead to rights - I screwed up a few years back, when rolling over my 401K into a IRA (then into a downpayment for my house). I *thought* my credit union paid taxes on that money when I rolled it over. I made a mistake. Now, that I'm "caught up", and ready to pony up the delinquent taxes, what the best way to ask the IRS to waive the penalties? Say "Pretty, please?" Everyone says one *can* negotiate with the IRS. So how, would one go about doing so? What might one do to make a positive outcome more likely?
posted by derekb on Nov 19, 2006 - 9 answers

I have an audit meeting with the IRS coming up. What can I/should I expect? [more inside]
posted by jasonspaceman on Sep 22, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm trying to make my new web project legal in California. After reading through the Nolo press book(s), we thought that perhaps the LLC was the best corporate structure (we are going to issue stock and give the primary developer a portion in lieu of payment). While the Federal government taxes LLCs like sole proprietorships - you aren't taxed unless you make profit, and I don't see our profit outpacing our costs for a year - the State of California charges an LLC "tax" (really a fee) of $800, due almost immediately after your incorporation paperwork goes through, so... [more inside]
posted by luriete on Sep 8, 2006 - 9 answers

tax-audit-filter: how can i find a reliable and inexpensive tax representative in the washington d.c. area, for help with a surprise audit? of course there's [more inside]
posted by garfy3 on Sep 4, 2006 - 1 answer

Does anyone know what the tax filing business code is for a graphic designer?
posted by ryanissuper on Apr 17, 2006 - 1 answer

I haven't filed last year's taxes yet because I'd been told Uncle Sam didn't mind you filing late, if he owed you (I'm due a tax return, rather than owing taxes). Now, I want to file an extension on this year's taxes, without having sent in last year's. Will doing this trigger the IRS to send thugs to my house? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 13, 2006 - 5 answers

If I'm getting a tax refund, do I still have to file by April 17th (this year)? Someone told me that if you're getting a refund, it doesn't matter when you file......thanks!
posted by webjunkie on Apr 11, 2006 - 14 answers