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My daughter left her car at the dealership for recall repairs. They fixed the car and told my daughter to come pick it up; that it would be parked at a certain place in their outdoor lot. By the time she got there after work to pick it up somebody had stolen the catalytic converter off it. The...

First I want to apologize for asking a long and complicated question. I wasn't sure what category to put it in so I put it here. I believe I asked a similar question here some time ago, but (a) this is different, and (b) I couldn't find my previously asked question either. I have an elderly...

I own a house that I'm not currently living in. I contract with someone to keep up the yard. To my great surprise I recently received a mailing indicating that I missed a municipal court date (that I didn't know about) and that a guilty plea had been entered on my behalf and a warrant issued for...

I unexpectedly received a one time bonus from my employer, "to recognize your contributions in response to COVID-19 and changing work environments while continuing to provide exceptional service." I am surprised and grateful. It was a substantial bonus. Thinking ahead about income taxes: they...

This is about an application for a volunteer position at my church. Things have really changed! Seems like just a few years ago if they said they needed volunteers & you said, "I can do that," everybody applauded & praised God & you got handed the work. Recently they asked me to volunteer to...

My 95-year-old Aunt told me she had to pay $4000 in Federal Taxes and $1000 in State taxes this year. She had to take out a loan to pay it. Somehow this doesn't seem right to me. She lives in an Assisted Living facility and has 3 sources of income, most of which she pays in monthly rent to...

I was in the hospital with a sudden & unexpected severe bacterial illness (not Covid) from December 21-30. I have health insurance & I have a flex spending account for pre-tax savings to cover things like health insurance deductibles, co-insurance, co-pays, etc. I have $1500 in my flex...

My church hosts a large event for college-age men and women (whether or not they're in college and whether or not they attend our church) every year. It's basically a celebration of the completion of the fall semester, and the end of another calendar year, with some religious content sprinkled...

An elderly family member in California has designated me to be the executor of her estate. I live thousands of miles away in a different state. I have no idea what the duties or responsibilities of an executor are and I've never done anything like that before. Is there a checklist or a class I...

Why don't banks and financial institutions (most of them anyway) let me use a UPS Box as a mailing address? I got a UPS Box as a place to send my mail because it was more secure than my friont porch when I'm gone all day, and it's extremely convenient on my way to/from work. I used to have a PO...

Apologies in advance for the length of this question. I believe that my position has been "dumbed down" and my responsibilities have been reduced (by newly instituted micromanagement) to the point that I no longer qualify as FLSA Exempt. Is this even possible? My co-workers and I (not just...

My employer canceled the leases on several buildings to consolidate space. I am in a group that is "indefinitely" assigned to work 100% from home. Basically they have no room to give us office space, so that's why we're working from home. They just sent around a new set of WFH rules. One of...

I am using on-line tax preparation software. I had Student Loan Interest payments of $66.95 last year. If I completely omit my student loan interest payments I am eligible to use the Free version of the on-line tax prep software, and eligible to file for free. But when I enter my student loan...

Sorry, I know this sounds like a dumb question, but a friend of mine has marfan syndrome which means he's unusually tall. He was depressed when he found out that he can't donate his body to a medical school after he dies because they have a height limit on donated bodies. He is a foot taller...

With workplaces bringing employees back to work, what if an employee is over 65 and the CDC Guidelines say people over 65 are high risk? Can employees over 65 request ADA accommodation to continue working from home because they're considered high risk? How do they do that? Do they need to get...

I apologize if this isn't the right place for this question. I couldn't figure out where to put it. My employer keeps directing me to lie to customers. An example would be, "No decision has been made about that refund yet," when the truth is that they have already decided not to give the...

I have a home office and have worked from home frequently in the past. But I never took a tax deduction for my home office because it was not for my employer's convenience; it was for mine. As of a hasty conference call earlier today, my employer now wants me (and others) to work from home...