My girlfriend nannies for three girls and has concerns about tax season, raises, bonuses and general treatment. [more inside]
posted by PetiePal on Apr 12, 2013 - 21 answers

What's the best place to live on a low budget given a life-consuming job in Manhattan near Madison Square Park? And how low can I go both before and after unintelligible-but-critically-important-tax-stuff? [more inside]
posted by ch3cooh on Jan 6, 2013 - 21 answers

How do I claim taxes working as a salaried IT consultant? I have a client in another state that I travel to on a weekly basis. [more inside]
posted by jwfree on Jun 2, 2010 - 2 answers

Please fill in the following advice: "Expect 1/x of your salary to go to taxes." [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 7, 2010 - 22 answers

I'm making four times what I have in the past, so should I continue to do my own taxes or should I try an accountant this year? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 14, 2009 - 19 answers

The owner of the small company I work for has suggested that I be compensated in the form of dividends on stock he would let me purchase for a nominal price rather than as regular salary. I would take home the same amount but this would save the company on taxes. Is this legit? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 18, 2008 - 19 answers

Where can I get the Italian salary data that was released for less than a day? [more inside]
posted by GarageWine on May 1, 2008 - 3 answers

TaxFilter: I work in VA and live in NC. My state taxes are already a nightmare... [more inside]
posted by littlerobothead on Feb 27, 2008 - 10 answers

I have the opportunity to work a job that is paying $ XX /hour full time plus benefits. I've only worked salary jobs in the past, so how do I consider this compared to salary positions. My biggest concern is tax logistics, how is that factored in compared to a salary position? It's in Colorado if anyone has any input from a state tax point of view as well.
posted by anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 - 5 answers