“Dear PoPville,

This is a long shot question, but after multiple discussions with my CPA and DC OTR, I am still at a loss. I have a small business and in January 2023 by the IRS we were notified that we received the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for 2021. This is fantastic news, except now we have to refile our taxes. (more…)



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“Dear PoPville,

Thanks to the Prince’s obsession with exposed brick, I’m thinking of exposing myself. I mean, my brick. I mean, the brick party wall in one room of my 100+ year old Columbia Heights row house.

I would love to hear experiences with this process. Are you glad you did it? Did you find horrors under the plaster? (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

I received my proposed property tax assessment for 2024 last week (as have many others also I’m guessing) and I’m wondering if anyone would know why the “proposed assessed value” for my condo decreased from 2023 to 2024 and yet the “2024 Estimated Taxable Assessment” increased? (more…)


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