Any word if the IRS will rate the 2008 mileage rate because of the rapid increase in gas prices? [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2008 - 4 answers

For whatever reason, some people are going to fail to cash their economic stimulus checks. What happens to the money that was supposed to be given to those people, but which never leaves the IRS' account?
posted on May 29, 2008 - 4 answers

Can my great aunt make a $12,000 gift to me, my wife, and each of our two kids (for $48,000 total) without incurring the gift tax? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 12 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 on Apr 27, 2008 - 8 answers

How to find a company's Federal Tax ID # (in a hurry!) [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm still debating taking the home office deduction on this year's taxes. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 13 answers

So a friend's just received a bonus from her employer, but the bonuses seem excessive. (The taxes from that bonus exceed the total of taxes that were paid for the entire year.) Is there anything that can be done? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 14 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 on Apr 14, 2008 - 4 answers

Foreign Money Tax Filter: This is likely a silly question, but please humor me. Money sat in an interest-friendly account overseas for 20 years, was finally all withdrawn this year.... [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 5 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 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 on Apr 11, 2008 - 12 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

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

J-1 visa holder. What taxes do I pay? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 3 answers

Paying US back-taxes: should I go for an installment plan or pay it all now, and pay off the credit card companies instead? [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 8 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 on Feb 19, 2008 - 12 answers

What proof do I need to claim the Colorado Alternative Fuel Vehicle Credit on my taxes? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 1 answers

In his haste to mail our tax return as early as is humanly possible, Misterwayne forgot to get my signature on it before sending it in. How screwed are we? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 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 on Jan 31, 2008 - 7 answers

Tell me about your experience with investment partnerships. (Multiple questions inside.) [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 on Jan 10, 2008 - 3 answers

I just received an email from PayPal notifying me that my account information has been requested by the IRS. I rarely use the account--it has very little activity other than the occasional small purchase (ebay, etc) and small ebay sale. It doesn't seem like a scam email, but I have no idea why my info would be requested? Should I get a lawyer involved or is this just a large-scale email I should ignore? Here is the email with my name removed (however, the case does refer to John Doe): [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 25 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 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 on Dec 29, 2007 - 3 answers

Tax question/advice re: UK IT worker moving to US [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2007 - 4 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 on Oct 9, 2007 - 14 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

Taxing question regarding "Cost Segregation": Does it actually work? (More inside) [more inside]
posted 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 on Jul 28, 2007 - 23 answers

IRS document request -- my boss has asked me to somehow make a request to the IRS for a 1971 document that our company filed. It was a request for 501(c)(4) status, which was granted. But the original application to the IRS is lost, and we need it. So how do I request an old document? Can I do it on the Web? Do I contact the IRS or maybe do a Freedom of Info Act request?
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 3 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 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 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 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 on May 22, 2007 - 3 answers

I am a sole proprieter in CA and hiring my wife as an employee. I am having a lot of trouble figuring out the process. I know that the CA EDD is the state agency, and the IRS is the federal agency that we use to make this happen- but neither place states very clearly what to do to tell them that I am hiring her. [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 4 answers

My mortgage company called me and told me that my ex-husband requested tax info regarding a mortgage on my house from 2002. Seems that my ex-husband is finally getting around to filing his tax returns for 2002-2005 and wants to use the mortgage interest and real estate taxes that I paid on his return. We separated in 2001 and divorced finally in 2003. If I call the IRS, do you think this would jeopardize me in any way? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 12 answers

Where can I find a breakdown of government contracts given to nonprofits? [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2007 - 1 answers

You are an employee of a non-profit organization. You drive a lot. Your non-profit organization re-imburses you 13c per mile--no it's not a lot, but we all must suffer for the cause. But something you hear bothers you. [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2006 - 12 answers

IRS-filter: I need a good tax lawyer in San Francisco. [more inside]
posted 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 on Nov 19, 2006 - 9 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

I have an audit meeting with the IRS coming up. What can I/should I expect? [more inside]
posted 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 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 on Sep 4, 2006 - 1 answers

Help me with my scary tax problem. [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2006 - 12 answers

Having trouble with my 401(k) direct rollover... how screwed am I? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2006 - 6 answers

I don't think my boss is paying his payroll taxes... should I be concerned? [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2006 - 25 answers

Cluelessfilter: So I got an income tax refund and the only organizations marked on the check are 'United States Treasury' and 'Treasury / Financial Management Service'. Where is such a check cashed?
posted on May 31, 2006 - 21 answers