“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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“Dear PoPville,
Reaching out to get DC’s thoughts on great restaurants that offer wine flights. We love to try wine, but it’s hard to find a highly rated restaurant that offers flights. The three we have visited are Barcelona (Cathedral Heights), Etabli, and Supra. All are awesome. Thoughts on any others like these? Can you help us?”
“Dear PoPville,
I rented a free2move car over the weekend. I actually decided to do a nice deed and put gas in the car for the next person because I had time, something I always try to do. When I submitted my gas receipt for an account credit, I got an email stating I had 30 days to use the credit. I was super disappointed as there was never a 30-day use restriction on using the credit before and it was never announced nor was I personally notified of the change. I don’t need to rent a car every month so I just threw away $25. (more…)
Thanks to Sophie for the reminder: “DC street cleaning starts tomorrow and I’m soooo depressed about it! If you know, you know.”
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been shopping for a car (new or used), and recently had a Virginia car dealership provide a quote for a used car that included the DC excise tax and an additional 7% “DC sales tax,” which the dealer insisted was owed in addition to the excise tax – and which in this case added almost $2,000 to the total cost of the car. I haven’t seen a sales tax in other “out the door price” quotes I’ve been offered – just the excise tax – so I wonder if I’m being scammed. (The dealership, for what it’s worth, is near Dulles, and claims to make lots of sales to DC customers.) (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Is anyone aware of a Condo Association/HOA Ombuds-type equivalent in DC government (i.e. similar to Office of Tenant Advocate, but for condos/HOAs)? I’ve tried DC Housing Authority and after hours of being on hold, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I know it’s a small thing, but I’m curious if others ran into the same issue. It’s never happened to me before.
I tried to get a burrito bowl with chips at the upstairs Union Station Chipotle last night. When I got to the register, they told me the shelf full of chips was for online order only and that they couldn’t sell them at the register. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Need of Help! Looking for witnesses! Somebody drove into my car as I was on my way to work on Tuesday 21 of February, around 7:55 am, at the intersection of 11th St NW and Fairmont NW. (more…)