If you earned unemployment and food stamps and virtually nothing else over the course of 2011, will you have to pay taxes?

Your unemployment income and your money as an independent contractor are taxable. You will also have self employment tax of 15.3 percent of the...

Employed by an AZ. co., live in both CA & AZ, want to be taxed as an AZ resident, how do I estab residency for tax purposes

This is a tricky area and California has a reputation of disputing the change of residency. You can also end up being a resident of both Arizona...

My web designer/It person lives in teh phillipines

If this is an ordinary and necessary business expense then you can deduct it for your business. If your web designer is a U.S Citizen, Resident,...

Am I, and/or, my wife entitled to any of the homeowner's tax credit of 2010?

Under this law, an eligible taxpayer must have bought, or entered into a binding contract to buy, a principal residence on or before April 30,...

Husband is moving to MA for a job..I am staying at our permanent residence and he will return to TX in 2-3 yrs to retire..

Each state has different rules with regard to determining if you are a resident of the state. In fact, it is possible to be a resident of two...

How should income tax be filed

Your marital status on the last day of he tax year determines your filing status. If your daughter lived with you for more than half the year,...

1099 tax question.

Without more facts it cannot be determined whether a tax return was even required to be filed. If no filing requirement, no harm no foul. ...

Is it fair to keep all of my son income tax money when he doesnt live with the person that recives the money?

You do not state who your child lives with during the year, or if there is a court order regarding your separation that addresses this issue. If...

IRS never cashed my payroll tax checks from 2007 when I owned a daycare.

Do you also have copies of the returns filed for these taxes. These taxes carry potential personal liability if they are unpaid since they are...

Without knowing the type of income represented by the $800, it is difficult to answer your question. If this is self employment income you could...