Years ago, I found myself sitting in law school in Moot Court wearing an oversized itchy blue suit. It was a horrible experience. In a desperate attempt to avoid anything like that in the future I enrolled in a tax course. I loved it. I signed up for another. Before I knew it, in addition to my JD, I had a LL.M Taxation. I needed only to don my cape…. taxgirl ® was born. Today, I live and work in Philadelphia, PA, one of the best cities in the world . I landed in the City of Brotherly Love by way of Temple University School of Law. While at law school, I interned at the estates attorney division of the IRS. At IRS, I participated in the review and audit of federal estate tax returns. I even took the lead on a successful audit. At
Archive for September, 2011
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty issued a strong reproof of the IRS in his response to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post, blasting a new IRS tax crackdown that could ensnare tens of thousands of innocent Americans living in Canada. Flaherty’s irate statement called for the IRS to stop badgering “innocent and law-abiding people” who live in Canada and do not owe the US any taxes. According to him, the US requirement for taxes to be paid by those holding dual US and Canadian citizenship is spreading “unnecessary stress and fear.”
The US has a worldwide taxation policy that requires US citizens to declare all their income for taxation regardless of where they live or where their income is drawn from. The Toron
Starting Monday, there’s up to 50% off thousands of items in store and online in the Debenhams sale.
What’s the deal?
The Debenhams 50% off sale starts on Monday so you can save up to 50% on selected items in store and online, including: Menswear, Womenswear, Homewares and Beauty & Fragrance.
Plus there is free delivery on all orders over £30 throughout the sale.
How do I benefit?
All you need to do is visit the Debenhams website or your nearest Debenhams store and browse their selection of sale items.
Expiry
The Debenhams sale will run from Monday 26th September to Sunday 10th October, 2011.
Conditions
All items are subject to availability and on offer while stocks last.
We have done our very best to make sure that the information included in this Deal is accurate.
Add another credit card to the list of those offering affluent customers the more-secure E.M.V. chip technology that’s becoming dominant in Europe.
This time, it’s one with a particularly unwieldy name, even by travel rewards credit card standards: the Citi Executive AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard, a joint offering from Citibank and American Airlines.
The card carries a host of travel perks as well as a hefty $450 annual fee, and an E.M.V. version is expected to be available sometime later this year, Citibank and American said in a press release. A Citibank spokeswoman declined to provide details on precisely when the chip cards would be made available, or to discuss whether the chips would be offered on less-pricey versions of the Citi AAdvantage card.
In the press release, the companies noted that cards with E.M.V. chi
If you’re concerned over the recent news you’re hearing about Bank of America, you’re not alone. The memories of Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bear Sterns are still fresh in the minds of investors as well as those who kept funds in these banks.
Virtually overnight Lehman Brothers went from a healthy, thriving financial institution to a bank wiped off the financial map.
Before discussing Bank of Americas problems specifically, it is important to remember that your money on deposit is safe even if Bank of America ceases to operate. In the United States, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, insures your account up to $250,000. The pr
Legislatures in Texas have enacted a new law directly affecting the surety bond industry. When one looks at the changes included in the bill, it’s hard to see what it actually accomplishes; it raises the question of whether the legislators writing laws affecting the world of surety have adequate knowledge of the industry.
The new bill is named HB 1951 and allows non-Treasury listed surety companies to issue bonds up to $1,000,000 without proof of reinsurance. Although Texas sureties don’t need to be registered with the Department of Treasury now, they need to write bonds within the limits of 10% of their capital and surplus and still must write within state regulatory limits. The