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  • Italy charges Bulgari luxury jewelry heirs with tax evasion

    May 27, 2015
    You've got to give props to Italian tax officials for their persistence. Last fall, Italy's highest court overturned the tax…
  • Winners of meet-the-candidate contests face tax costs

    May 26, 2015
    Want to spend some up-close and person time with a potential presidential nominee? It's not exactly the type of sweepstakes…
  • Memorial Day thanks for the ultimate military sacrifice
    Plus 10 tax benefits for U.S. military men and women still serving

    May 25, 2015
    This post was reviewed and updated on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018. American Soldiers, American Wars montage by Beverly via…
  • F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone fighting UK over $1.6B tax bill

    May 24, 2015
    It's here! The greatest day in motorsports. It starts early for Formula One fans in the United States. We set…
  • More Memorial Day weekend drivers, but lower gas prices
    Various state gasoline excise taxes, other fees, affect pump prices

    May 22, 2015
    More than 37 million Americans are expected to hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of summer…
  • Will Congress OK highway money before it hits the road?
    Yes, for the short term, but they’ll be fighting over finances again in July

    May 20, 2015
    The only certainties in life, to paraphrase a Founding Father, are death, taxes and the last-minute way Congress does, or…
  • Tax calendar alert: 2015 returns due Monday 4/18/2016
    Maine and Massachusetts taxpayers to get even more time thanks to Patriots Day

    May 19, 2015
    I once worked for a company that was waaaaaay into scheduling. I mean years and years ahead scheduling. It always…
  • Supreme Court tax ruling could cost Maryland $200+ million
    Out-of-state tax decision could affect NY, Indiana, Pennsylvania & Ohio

    May 18, 2015
    Maryland's county piggyback tax system essentially double taxes Old Line State residents who earn money in other jurisdictions. That's the…
  • Alabama woman charged with $7.5 million tax identity theft
    IRS adds efforts to aid tax ID victims, catch international tax cyber crooks

    May 17, 2015
    Talashia Hinton was arrested May 12 for her alleged part of a stolen identity federal tax refund ring that filed…
  • Preakness Stakes: win, place, show, pay taxes

    May 16, 2015
    The second leg of the Triple Crown runs today at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course. You know what that means. I'm…
  • U.S. military paid NFL teams for salutes to troops
    Senator seeks accounting of tributes that made league look good

    May 15, 2015
    You know those heart-tugging salutes to the troops you've seen at various sporting events over the years? The teams didn't…
  • States evaluate tax structures. Which residents will win, lose?

    May 14, 2015
    Fun times here in Texas. Our lawmakers are still fighting over changes to the state's tax structure. Since there's no…
  • Don’t ignore that IRS letter and nine other tax notice tips

    May 13, 2015
    You filed your tax return. Now the Internal Revenue Service has questions about your Form 1040. While hearing from the…
  • Duck Dynasty’s Louisiana state tax credits could be winged
    More bad news: no official A&E show renewal yet & Vegas musical flops

    May 12, 2015
    Things are not going so well right now for the bearded bunch of Duck Dynasty. As far as I can…
  • It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a tax collector!

    May 11, 2015
    Texas has been getting a lot of adverse attention of late, thanks to a group of overly-anxious wackadoodle folks, including…
  • A Mother’s Day tax gift: 10 child care tax credit tips

    May 10, 2015
    Happy Mother's Day, not just to the women with children, but to those who help take care of the kids.…
  • 7 steps to take in appealing your home’s appraised value
    Homeowners fight property valuations that mean big real estate tax bills

    May 8, 2015
    It's property appraisal time here in Central Texas. That means my social media feeds are filled with property tax complaints.…
  • Tornadoes, tropical storm: Pick your spring weather poison
    Get ready physically, financially and tax-wise for Mother Nature’s worst

    May 7, 2015
    It's days like yesterday and today that make me wonder why we all look so forward to spring here in…
  • IRS issued $5.6 billion in erroneous education tax credits
    Bad credit news comes as college costs jump, school loans face problems

    May 6, 2015
    I count my blessings every single day. It takes a while because the list of things to be thankful for…
  • Five small business tax tips for Cinco de Mayo

    May 5, 2015
    Despite the massive crazy that can be Texas -- we do like to do everything, good or bad, big! --…
  • May the tax force be with you
    Also known as May Tax Moves to make

    May 4, 2015
    Happy May 4, the unofficial holiday of Star Wars geeks and punsters worldwide. I admit it. I've already intoned "May…
  • May 2: A big day for sports gamblers & those taking their bets
    Uncle Sam, however, once again will come up short on gambling taxes

    May 2, 2015
    It's a momentous time for sports fans. The National Hockey League and National Basketball Association are well into their annual…
  • House bill would consider gym dues a medical tax deduction

    May 1, 2015
    It's May, the month of flowers fed by April showers, the start of the summer vacation season and National Physical…
  • Cleveland’s jock tax method ruled illegal
    Ohio Supreme Court sides with former NFL players

    April 30, 2015
    Tonight belongs to future National Football League stars. The young men who will be selected during the NFL's annual players'…
  • Hungry? You better also have an appetite for taxes because some states tax food purchases

    April 30, 2015
    The money saving advice to grocery shoppers is don't go to the market when you're hungry. Today, I found a…
  • ‘Dead’ Michigan woman unable to file taxes, collect her refund

    April 29, 2015
    What's worse than going to file your federal tax return and discovering your identity has been stolen? Finding out you're…
  • NFL surrenders its tax-exempt status

    April 28, 2015
    What once seemed like a tax Hail Mary pass doomed to fall short is now a game ending completion. The…
  • Cancer survivor gets $19,000 tax bill for GoFundMe donations

    April 27, 2015
    As the sharing economy continues to grow, so do the associated tax problems. The Internal Revenue Service obviously is interested…
  • Will Michigan voters raise the state sales tax to fix roads?

    April 25, 2015
    Here in Texas, especially the western part of the state where I grew up and communities are many miles apart,…
  • It’s National Tax Freedom Day!
    Don’t forget the civilization those taxes buy

    April 24, 2015
    Today is the day this year when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to pay its total 2015…
  • Wrong tax refund amount? What now?

    April 23, 2015
    This post was updated Feb. 13, 2018. After starting a bit late, the 2018 filing season is well underway. That…
  • NY Museum of Sex paying off $82,192 sales tax lien

    April 23, 2015
    You've got to hand it to New York. The Big Apple truly does have something for everyone and every, uh,…
  • Former Treasury chief calls for global climate change action

    April 22, 2015
    Henry Paulson was running the U.S. Treasury when the country encountered its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Now he's…
  • Fiscal Year 2016 budget reconciliation battle begins

    April 21, 2015
    Capitol Hill is in the throes of contentious budget negotiations. The process is complicated not only by the differing political…
  • IRS telephone tax help was a dismal 38.5% this filing season

    April 20, 2015
    The IRS commissioner wasn't kidding. Weeks before the 2015 tax filing season started, John Koskinen warned both his employees and…
  • IRS files $3.2B tax lien against Texas man, his brother’s estate

    April 19, 2015
    Everything is bigger in Texas. While millions of Americans were filing their annual tax returns on April 15, Internal Revenue…
  • Follow the criminal tax money at Las Vegas’ Mob Museum
    Today’s IRS investigators continue the criminal tax tracking tradition

    April 18, 2015
    The next time you're in Sin City, take a break from the casinos to check out The Mob Museum's "Follow…
  • Missed April 15 tax deadline? Got an extension? Now what?

    April 17, 2015
    April came and went without your tax return. Either you filed Form 4868 to get an extension until Oct. 15…
  • Weekly Tax Tips 2015

    April 17, 2015
    The 2015 version of Weekly Tax Tips is here to help all taxpayers who got a 2014 tax return filing…
  • Taking a peek at Obama, Biden 2014 tax returns

    April 16, 2015
    Admit it. You'd love to know how much taxes your friends, coworkers, family members pay.  Sorry. I can't help you…
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