- October 11, 2015Business tax filers are catching up with individual taxpayers when it comes to electronically submitting returns. The Internal Revenue Service…
- October 10, 2015Computers and taxes are inseparable. Most of us use our computers to file our taxes every year. The Internal Revenue Service…
- October 9, 2015I love that Subaru commercial where the little kid (he's 5!) imagines what it would be like to drive his…
- October 8, 2015House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) withdrew today from the race to succeed Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Speaker of…
- October 7, 2015It breaks my heart as a fan to say this, but professional sports is business. That's true not just for…
- October 6, 2015A couple of weeks ago, Rep. Frank Pallone called for a Congressional review of fantasy sports operations. The ranking Democrat…
- October 5, 2015We love our pets. Too much so, apparently, in the case of an animal care group that was seeking nonprofit…
- October 4, 2015When Donald Trump finally released his tax plan on Sept. 28, he included a provision he says would encourage U.S.…
- October 3, 2015Fall has arrived. That means in addition to leaves changing colors, some folks will be changing their workplace benefits. Yep,…
- October 2, 2015October is here, finally bringing with it colorful leaves and cooler Fall weather. OK, not so much here in Central…
- October 1, 2015Did you notice anything different this morning? No? Good. That's because the federal government is still up and running, at…
- September 30, 2015Online sales tax collection is about to cross the halfway mark. On Thursday, Oct. 1, Michigan will become the 26th…
- September 29, 2015Attention Maryland residents. If you paid taxes to another state between 2011 and 2014 and were denied a tax credit…
- September 28, 2015The Donald sure knows how to sell, that's for sure. As part of Trump's just-released tax plan, in April some taxpayers…
- September 27, 2015The Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal has brought new attention to alternative fuel vehicles. Conservationists love the vehicles. So do automakers,…
- September 26, 2015When avowed Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and a whole passel of Republicans in both chambers don't like you, you know…
- September 25, 2015House Speaker John Boehner swears it wasn't a literal come-to-Jesus talk he had with Pope Francis that led him to…
- September 24, 2015Greece, despite another bailout from Eurozone lenders, is still struggling to get its economy together. Now it faces another internal…
- September 23, 2015Do you regularly give to charities? Do your neighbors? That's probably the case if you live in Utah. A new study…
- September 22, 2015Uncle Sam runs out of money on Oct. 1, but a group of Democratic Senators is hopeful that lawmakers will…
- September 21, 2015We got a $147.26 check today from a neighborhood medical clinic. It was a refund for treatment the hubby got…
- September 20, 2015The ubiquitous ads for fantasy sports companies have attracted some unintended attention. Rep. Frank Pallone, a member of the House…
- September 19, 2015Georgia's fuel taxes went up in July. The transportation bill that created the new tax also continued the cities' or…
- September 18, 2015As the global refugee crisis continues to grow, Pope Francis has a warning for churches. Open your doors to these…
- September 17, 2015We get it Republican presidential hopefuls. There are way too many a lot of you out there and nobody can…
- September 17, 2015The House Ways and Means Committee plans to mark up seven bills this morning (Thursday, Sept. 17), most of which…
- September 16, 2015Jeb Bush's tax proposal would save him $773,000 in taxes. Donald Trump hasn't released his tax plan yet (he says…
- September 15, 2015Every state collects some type of tax. That means some taxpayers in all states end up in tax trouble. And…
- September 14, 2015NOTE: This post was updated Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 Each year, the Internal Revenue Service assesses estimated tax penalties against…
- September 12, 2015You've got to give it to Alabama lawmakers. They don't mess around when they talk about sin taxes. Oh sure,…
- September 11, 2015Next week, Colorado's recreational marijuana users are in for a tax treat. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the state's two marijuana…
- September 10, 2015I am so jazzed for tonight. Tom Brady Deflators New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers. Football is finally here! I know,…
- September 9, 2015I don't have children, and I never played one on TV. But I was a kid once and I still…
- September 8, 2015Tax identity theft techniques continue to morph. This summer, the con artists started sending out paper letters masquerading as real…
- September 7, 2015I grew up in Texas. West Texas, to be specific, where independence is, in large part because of the vast…
- September 6, 2015Labor Day weekend means one thing for NASCAR fans: The Southern 500 from Darlington, South Carolina. The race at the…
- September 5, 2015Donald J. Trump, the leader for the Republican nomination for president, is still finalizing his plan to reform the country's…
- September 4, 2015How do you plan to spend your three-day Labor Day break? Some folks will go shopping. And if they're shopping…
- September 2, 2015Hello, September! We've been waiting all summer for you. Parents are thrilled that their children of all ages are back…
- September 1, 2015Somebody is $11.6 million richer and somebody else (or some company) is in big trouble with the Internal Revenue Service.…