Question: I am one of those anal-retentive people who starts working on his tax returns before the tax year even comes to an end. But forget about 2010. I have heard that there is a new real-estate sales tax for 2011. What do you know about that? —K.J.S., Laurel, Md.
Answer: Not a lot, if only because the tax doesn’t become effective until 2013, which means the Internal Revenue Service is a long, long way from writing the rules.