Welcome to the Dr. Friday Radio Show! In this episode, we have host, John Haggard, and tax expert, Dr. Friday, take on the latest tax updates, answer caller's questions, and talk over the following topics:
Counties That Have a Tax Extension Until May 16, 2022What Is Earned Income Tax Credit?Will Congress Pass This Huge Tax Increase?Earned Income Limits for Taxpayers Who Do Not Have Qualifying ChildrenWhat You Should Know About the Build Back Better PlanWhat the IRS Considers as Earned IncomeHow The People You Vote For Affect Your TaxesDo I Need A SSN To Be Eligible to Claim the Earned Income Tax Credit?Child Age Requirements for Earned Income CreditGifting Property Away and Capital Gaines Tax ConsequencesWhy You Should Trust Dr. Friday With Your TaxesHow To Get Back On Track With the IRSTranscript
Announcer 0:00 No, no, no, she’s not a medical doctor, but she can sure cure your tax problems or financial woes. She’s the How-To Girl. It’s the Dr. Friday show. If you have a question for Dr. Friday, call her now. 615-737-9986. So here’s your host, financial counselor, and tax consultant, Dr. Friday.
John Haggard 0:28 Live from America's Music City. It may be Saturday where you are but it's Friday, all day, every day all the time with the tax doctor, the tax lady, the doctor of accounting, ladies and gentlemen, known in these parts of America as Dr. Friday. Right here she is. Dr. Friday, how are you?
Dr. Friday 0:49 I am awesome. What an intro. That's why I love having you do my shows. Because John, you really know how to bring in an intro.
John Haggard 0:57 Well, I'll tell you what, you are the one. And that's why we like to do this because folks who have questions who have been running from, who haven't, you know, filing an income tax return in 10 years, because they think, "Well, you know what, I ain't done it in 10 years, what's another 10 gonna be?"
John Haggard 1:13 They're gonna learn some things today from Dr. Friday, that could save you a lot of trouble. I'm going to just promo one thing folks, you're going to hear especially those of you who are new to Nashville. If you have not met or heard of Dr. Friday, and you're just tuning across the internet, or maybe hear on the radio, especially the folks from California and Chicago and New York and Philadelphia and other markets.
John Haggard 1:36 We're meeting new people, it seems like every week in Nashville, as people move here, I'm gonna give you something here that you might want to know. If you are one of those who hadn't filed an income tax return or let's say, you know, you've gotten the last as Dr. Friday would call it "love" letter. And now including taxes and interest and penalties, you owe a million dollars.
John Haggard 2:01 And you say, "You know what? I mean, forget it, you know, I'm just gonna go off the grid. There's no way." I'm going to tell you this. And we'll prove it later, in that particular case, Dr. Friday had client folks who owed over $1 million, not a typo. I said $1 million. And you settled it for about what Dr. Friday?
Dr. Friday 2:21 A little over 100,000. Just right around 102,000.
John Haggard 2:27 Now, you know, folks, I mean, every case is different. But imagine that? How would you like to be staring at that? Or maybe you're staring at a bill that's 500,000 or 100,000? Or it could be 25,000? Anyway, it's more money than you've ever got. You don't think you could ever make it? That's the type of work she does.
John Haggard 2:42 Do you know why? Here's one of the things you should know, and listen very carefull