Ask TaxMama Issue 649 – Happy 13
Dear Family, Happy Friday the 13th! It will be a nice day – I’ll make sure of it. Since, it is my husband’s birthday. So, I’ll be devising delightfully cute ways to torment him. (His personal...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 650 – Hot Dog!
Dear Family, Can you believe it. This is the 650th issue. Ask TaxMama has been running for 12 ½ years. We’ve answered thousands of questions; solved innumerable tax problems; saved people millions of...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 651 – Another Buggy Whip
Dear Family, Next week is the anniversary of the Paperback book, which was first introduced by Penguin. There was a brand of paperback books called PocketBooks. As you may have realized, I am an avid...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 652 – Happy Tax Holiday Season
Dear Family, States around the country are offering sales tax holidays this time of year. Click on the graphic (at left) to find the details. All these years, we never really heard anything about the...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 653 Happy Aviation Weekend
Dear Family, Our celebration this week is all about aviation, flight and fancy. This takes me back to a rather taxing incident in high school. My boyfriend was a pilot and I loved to go flying with...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 654 – Still Summer
Dear Family, Friday is a nice, gray day here in the Valley. The sun is not burning brightly down upon our heads and shoulders – at least, not yet. Thank goodness. It’s been tough out there – and my...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 661 – Shuttle Moves
Dear Family, Those of us in the Los Angeles area are dealing with a special and unusual phenomenon today. The Space Shuttle is taking its final trip, heading for the museum where it will make its home...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 662 – 2013 News
Dear Family, This week, the IRS announces new limits on a variety of things for 2013. That’s the entire content of this week’s IRS news features: In IRS News we get the new limits on a variety of...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 664 – Honoring Veterans Weekend
Dear Family, In honor of Veterans’ Day this weekend, in IRS News we are reminded that time is running out to get a substantial tax credit for hiring a veteran this year. The special, expanded tax...
View ArticleAsk TaxMama Issue 666 – Happy Chanukah
There’s a party at the IRS today. Yup, they have parties, too. Ted Meyer, currently a territory manager in Los Angeles is retiring after over 3 decades of service. Although I am sure we’re all happy...
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