California Cigarette Tax Battle Attracts Money & Attention From Big Tobacco,...
If New York City Mayor Bloomberg gets his way, it will soon be a lot more expensive to light up in California. Yes, that Mayor Bloomberg, the same one that proposed a ban on sugary sodas this week. And...
View ArticleVice, Vice Baby: Sound Off On Sin Taxes
Sin taxes are all the rage these days – with votes pending to tax cigarettes an extra dollar per pack in the state of California to a proposed license fee in Richmond, California, on businesses selling...
View ArticleCalifornia Cigarette Tax Vote Remains Too Close To Call
Last week, voters in California were split on a measure that would impose a $1 per pack excise tax on cigarettes. Despite more than $60 million in advertising pumped into calling attention to the...
View ArticleProponents Of California Tobacco Tax Increase Concede Defeat
Light up, California! You have no worries. It turns out that, with just a few days left to count and certify ballots, proponents of Proposition 29 are officially conceding that the measure will not...
View ArticleSunday Mailbag: The Hot As Hades Edition
According to the Weather Channel, it feels like 92 degrees right now. I firmly believe that it should never feel like 92 degrees in the evening in Philadelphia. On the plus side, after a grueling day...
View ArticleHit Me With Your Best Shot: Tax Pro & Former IRS Agent Pleads Guilty To...
We all have those clients. You know, those that annoy you a lot. But most of us have the good sense not to hire someone to kill them. Not so Steven Martinez. Martinez, a former IRS agent turned private...
View ArticleAs We Creep Closer To The Debt Ceiling Limit, Is Your Tax Refund At Risk?
Every one of us has had that moment when we’ve had to shuffle the cards a bit to make sure all of the bills get paid. That’s exactly the situation our country is finding itself in right now. And what’s...
View ArticleHow Will Your State Be Impacted By Sequestration?
Five days. That’s how long until the sequestration goes into effect. Sequestration, painted as one half of the worst thing ever, is a series of across the board federal cuts which are scheduled to...
View ArticleAsk the taxgirl: Marriage License and Marital Status
Taxpayer asks: I live in California. I had the wedding in 2012, but I applied marriage license in January 2013. Can I file a joint return for 2012? Thanks. Thanks. taxgirl says: For federal income tax...
View ArticleAs Strip Clubs Pocket Tax Dollars, Lawmakers Target Tax Credits
When it comes to tax incentives, Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) wants to take it off… as in all off… for two strip clubs in California. Sen. Hill has introduced legislation in the Golden State to put an...
View ArticleAsk The Taxgirl: Domestic Partnerships & Filing Status
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View ArticleLyft and Other Gig Drivers Will Remain Independent Contractors After...
It’s not just the federal race that made news on Election Day: state and local initiatives were on also on the ballot. In California, that included a vote on whether gig drivers like those who work for...
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