How can I make as much money as possible in the month before I move to NYC to begin grad school? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 10 answers

I will be starting graduate school in the fall (thanks for the great advice on my previous question!), and going from a quite comfortable salary to a typical grad student's pay. Obviously, in order to keep my budget balanced I will have to cut back considerably on eating out and other costly entertainments. How can I maintain some kind of social life without going broke, and without offending my friends? [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2008 - 28 answers

What is the best investment vehicle for "income stream", i.e. where can you put your money and get a return that you could live off of? Any recommendations?
posted on May 8, 2008 - 14 answers

I need to better understand the proposed tax systems. Mainly the fair tax or sales tax versus an income tax. I am writing a paper for school on the viewpoints of TTARA (The Texas Taxpayers and Research Ass.) and CTJ (citizens for tax justice) but cannot gain a clear idea of what each side is proposing. Obviously the republicans want the fair tax, and since TTARA is business minded, I assume they too seek the fair tax, or at least support it. But what is the Dem idea of fair taxation? Do they want an income tax? What is all this talk on CTJ about income tax cuts? I don’t have the patience to sift through all the material so I'm hoping someone can give me a basic idea of the differing positions on the matter. Mainly answer the question of who wants what and why, and who benefits most from each plan.... Also what about the working poor, do they benefit most from an income tax? Etc. Etc.
posted on May 4, 2008 - 17 answers

Help me read people better. What are some ways that you can locate certain personality types or backgrounds based on body language and interaction with the environment? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 31 answers

What would be the ideal type of work for someone with no formal education but who has amazing talents? [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 27 answers

How does the IRS find out if you exceed the income limit and contribute to a Roth IRA?
posted on Mar 12, 2008 - 3 answers

Okay, but what do you do if you haven't reported any income at all? [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 12 answers

Can you recommend a good CPA in Pasadena? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 2 answers

Any Australian mefites out there with tax accounting knowledge for film/tv workers? I am so confused about this "income averaging" thing everyone's talking about. I get the theory of why and how income averaging works, but I'm a bit confused about who is eligible, as I've been hearing conflicting stories... [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 4 answers

US citizen living in Canada, didn't file a US return in 2006 for my meager graduate student stipend. Should I file a late 2006 US return now, even though I know I don't owe anything? [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 6 answers

We're looking for a good online tax withholding calculator. Our 2008 income will be much higher than 2007, and we've only filed jointly once before (newlyweds). [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2008 - 7 answers

If Steve Guttenburg never, ever worked again, how much money would he earn yearly? [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2008 - 20 answers

I live in NH but still have a CT driver's license... due to a combination of supposed lack of need and laziness. [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2008 - 9 answers

Is it legal to file for child tax credit separately? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 7 answers

I want to simply my recording-keeping. Seeking an *easy* method for tracking multiple sources of income. [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 8 answers

U.S. tax question: Does married filing separately result in the same tax obligation as if a couple living together were filing as single? Does having a child create differering results?
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 5 answers

I saw a website last year that allowed me to type in my annual income. The result was that it showed my modest income to be in the 97-percentile of the average income across the globe. It was helpful to put things in perspective. Now I want to share that webtool with a friend, but can't find it. Anybody know the site?
posted on Sep 27, 2007 - 5 answers

I need software to manage my personal & business budget. [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 7 answers

I'm a full-time web designer employed 9-5 and I'd love to find a way to make a little bit of extra income on the weekend without locking myself into a full-blown second job as a freelancer. My marketable skills are - web site design, html & css development, music composition and illustration. [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2007 - 4 answers

Marriage and group assortation -- is it really as bad as it seems? [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2007 - 20 answers

Anyone care to share their monthly grocery budget and list? Headed into maternity leave, down to one income, living in DC... [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2007 - 42 answers

Quick survey: how much does your accountant charge to do your income tax? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2007 - 18 answers

Are there any statistics on what portion of the US GDP is now and historically (over the past 100 or 200 years) has been spent on luxury goods? I'll refrain from defining that term and hope that any studies referenced will do the work for me. Any international comparisons would be greatly appreciated as well.
posted on Jul 5, 2007 - 2 answers

How can I convince my wife that we need her income and that as much as we'd like to have our son at home with her instead of in Day Care, we have to face reality or severely cut back our lifestyle. [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2007 - 28 answers

Last year, I used H&R Block's web site to file my taxes. At the time, I was working on a PC laptop. Now, I'm using Mac, and none of the h&r tax filing apps are rendering properly. I tried using Firefox, Safari, Explorer, and Opera to no avail. Are there any 'free file Companies' on the web for Mac-Users?
posted on Apr 14, 2007 - 13 answers

ComputerScienceCarreerFilter, CrystalBallFilter: I'm shortly going to transition from a Community college to a four-year university - Hopefully in pursuit of a BS degree in Computer Science. Which specializations are good for job security and income potential? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 14 answers

Are there any US citizens here who have lived abroad but did freelance or contract work for clients in the States who can share their experiences? I am a US citizen living in Australia as a Permanent Resident since 2001. I have just gotten some freelance work from the States and need to figure out who I need to talk to on which shores to figure out the details. [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2007 - 10 answers

Full-time job = salary = W-2 form = income to report on federal taxes. So far, so good. But I also made a few dollars (~$1,000) in 2006 from ads on my websites (some Adsense, some others). No documentation for the income, other than deposit receipts into my bank account. How do I include this modest sum in my annual income? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2007 - 9 answers

How do i turn some coin without ruining my studies? I'm in the 4th year of my degree which i should have finished a while ago, due to pressure to pay rent each week I've been working a lot, and subsequently failed a lot of papers due to pressures all around. I cant get government support. [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2007 - 10 answers

H&R Block sells kinda pricey tax preparation software and for an extra $15 bucks, or so, you can file online using that software. Or, you can go to the IRS website and grab a link that allows you to prepare AND FILE your taxes for FREE -- using H&R Block's website. This makes no sense to me. Why on earth would they do that??? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2007 - 10 answers

How do I "incorporate under my business" for the purpose of deducting health care costs from my income as a self-employed person? [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2007 - 7 answers

I work in a company that seemingly doesn't believe in pay rises. Does Australian law allow this? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2006 - 6 answers

Is there a study outlining the reasons that childbirth rates tend to be higher for lower income people not just in the US but worldwide? Beyond religious reasons - and above and beyond farming reasons (presumably even in the US when farming was a bigger part of the workforce, more kids meant more "free" workers to tend and pick crops) ... is it some immortality gene driving that? Is it as banal as having nothing better to do?
posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 26 answers

Is there a law requiring you to pay Income Tax? I saw this video over at youtube, from The FreedomtoFacisim.com website. They say that Income tax is illegal and there are no laws. They even mention that the 16th admendment isn't valid via the supreme court. Ok, are these guys wackos? IRS has guns, so they make the rules, thats all I know.
posted on Nov 5, 2006 - 30 answers

How can income stratification in the US be changed? [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2006 - 33 answers

In the next few months I'm planning to move out of the family home for the first time and rent a place with a couple of friends. I have a decent income (i work 9-5 5 days a week), but would like to earn something on the side to pay my monthly rent, and leave me with my existing income to enjoy. [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2006 - 3 answers

How does the way I'm paid affect my ability to secure a loan or mortgage in the future? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2006 - 12 answers

I live in New York and recently started a new job in New Jersey. On my first pay stub, I noticed that I'm paying a state income tax for both NY and NJ (and the tax for new jersey is actually $30 more than the NY tax). How can I be forced to pay income tax to two different states when I only live in one? This seems unjust.
posted on Apr 30, 2006 - 5 answers

I live in NYC, I make $60k a year, and I take home about $750 per week, which comes to $39k. This strikes me as ridiculous. Am I not using some deduction that everyone else knows about? Would I pay fewer taxes if I kept my Manhattan job but lived in New Jersey?
posted on Apr 26, 2006 - 40 answers

What percent of your income do you spend on your car payment and mortgage payment?
posted on Apr 22, 2006 - 54 answers

I am a US citizen and resident, contracting with a European organization for a freelance project that won't be over until near the end of the year (we're still fighting over discussing the actual due date, but that's another issue). I requested a certain fee in US$. They agreed to that fee, but they want to pay it in Euros, based on today's exchange rate. Is this common practice? [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2006 - 17 answers

Have you claimed a domestic partner, boyfriend, or girlfriend as a dependent for IRS tax purporses? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2006 - 11 answers

My mom is bad with money. She has asked me and my brother to help her with her financial situation, and my brother wants to have power over her financial accounts at her bank. She does not gamble or have drug problems, she just lives beyond her means and we can't stop her unless we have control of her assets which she has agreed to. She currently holds two known mortgages on the home and we want to be able to keep her from putting on any more against it. [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2006 - 24 answers

I'm a Canadian who has very recently bought a pre-owned computer for a business I'm starting. Can I claim it in the upcoming income tax? Should I have registered the business first, and then make the necessary purchases? What is the deadline for claiming small business expenses on income tax anyway?
posted on Jan 17, 2006 - 5 answers

We have a couple of blogs and use a combination of Google Ads, AdBrite and Amazon Associates placements on them. We're trying to figure out how best to approach the income from these ads on our tax filings... [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2006 - 20 answers

I have a full time job and by the end of the day I am too tired to stand. But I need another source of income as I am getting married soon and need to save for all sorts of things. What type of work can I do from home part time that will actually bring in money...all I seem to find on the internet are get rich quick schemes. I don't want to stuff envelopes or anything like that. I have a communications degree and some graphic design experience, some technical writing experience and am handy with a computer. Any suggestions?
posted on Dec 30, 2005 - 10 answers

Canadian Investment Loan Income Tax question. I get so sick of people telling me "You can write off the interest...." and then when I ask them what that means exactly... Silence. [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2005 - 6 answers

How many people in the United States make over $25 million a year in pre-tax income? How many over some other threshold? Google is failing me, and census.gov is resisting my navigational efforts.
posted on Dec 3, 2005 - 10 answers

AnnualReviewFilter: It's that time of year again. Is there a rule of thumb or minimum, percentage-wise, to expect to keep up with inflation and cost-of-living for this year compared to last? [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2005 - 8 answers