- March 7, 2015Life. It just keeps keeping on (if we're lucky!). For most of us, our day-to-day activities fall into a predictable…
- March 6, 2015Who do people dislike more than politicians? Internal Revenue Service employees. So what the heck is former IRS Commissioner Mark…
- March 5, 2015Tax filing can be confusing and frustrating for most of us. Even criminals. Take the crook who stole Seth Rouse's…
- March 4, 2015I'm a native Texan who returned home almost 10 years ago and is still re-acclimating to the wackiness that is…
- March 3, 2015It's not unusual that the big news this filing season is the growing concern about tax identity theft as a…
- March 2, 2015Conventional political wisdom is that no candidate can win by supporting new or higher taxes. In fact, office seekers tend…
- March 2, 2015The arrival of March means we've got six short weeks until the April 15 filing deadline. The March 2015 Daily Tax…
- March 1, 2015Are you a tax lion, aggressively hunting down tax breaks? Or are you a tax lamb, cowering before the complicated…
- February 28, 2015In an effort to speed up things for folks visiting some Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs), the agency…
- February 27, 2015February sure lived up to its status as the shortest month of the year. We got to the end of…
- February 26, 2015Who loves tax season more than the Internal Revenue Service? Retailers. Flush with cash that Uncle Sam has been collecting…
- February 25, 2015A kinder, gentler Internal Revenue Service was born back in 1998 when the IRS Restructuring & Reform Act was enacted. Now…
- February 24, 2015Two months ago lots of families got pets as Christmas gifts. Now, many of those puppies and kittens and other…
- February 23, 2015Sunday's Daytona 500 was great. Well, it was until a late-race wreck forced a contrived green-white-checkers finish and the dreaded…
- February 22, 2015We'll learn tonight which of eight films -- American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma,…
- February 20, 2015The U.S. economy finally appears to be on an upward track. That's good news for the millions of folks who…
- February 19, 2015While the Internal Revenue Service has long been on high alert for fake tax filings, fraudulent returns now are a…
- February 18, 2015Tax scammers don't just go after average taxpayers. They also are looking to hook tax professionals. The latest criminal effort…
- February 17, 2015I have an old-school answering machine on my home office telephone line, primarily as a receptacle for all the robo-…
- February 16, 2015This post was updated Feb. 15, 2018. The long Presidents Day holiday is this weekend and chances are you will…
- February 15, 2015The only thing worse than messing up your own taxes is paying someone who can't do the job. If you're looking…
- February 14, 2015Just in time for Valentine's Day, many gay and lesbian couples in Alabama late last week were taking the ultimate…
- February 13, 2015Taxes and Friday the 13th are perfect partners. I mean, really, there's not much that's scarier than taxes. Today's Daily…
- February 12, 2015Attention smartphone addicted taxpayers, the 2015 version of the Internal Revenue Service's app is now available. That's good news for…
- February 11, 2015No tax season ever runs without any hitches. 2015 is no different. So far this year we've seen some early…
- February 10, 2015The Internet has made the world a much easier place, especially at tax time. E-filing, for example, continues to set…
- February 9, 2015The official name of the politically volatile health care reform law is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. That's…
February 8, 2015Alexander Hamilton, the United States' first Treasury Secretary, has moved from the $10 bill to the stage. Rumors are the…- February 7, 2015If you can afford to hire a tax professional to help you file your returns, good for you. A lot…
- February 6, 2015After being in limbo for about a day, TurboTax this afternoon resumed its state e-filing services. TurboTax, the popular tax…
- February 6, 2015Did you win your Super Bowl bets? Or was you wallet (and heart) crushed by that game-ending, goal line interception?…
- February 5, 2015Tax time is doubly annoying for most U.S. taxpayers. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia collect taxes on wage…
- February 4, 2015Call it Camp 2.0. Today the House Ways and Means Committee, now under the chairmanship of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.),…
- February 4, 2015Three days of the shortest month of the year -- and tax-filing season -- have already passed. I guess it's…
- February 3, 2015We're into the heart of the 2015 tax filing season, with tax statements finally arriving and folks filling out their…
- February 3, 2015U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew was on the hot seat today, spending three full hours being grilled by Ways and…
- February 2, 2015It's a dual Groundhog Day this year. There's the traditional meteorological news, which, by the way, is bad. Punxsutawney Phil…
- February 1, 2015Taxes and sports are inextricably linked. There are the tax breaks for teams (and rich owners) who want to build…
- February 1, 2015Super Bowl XLIX kickoff is just a few hours away, and bettors are going crazy. Yes, despite most major league…
- January 31, 2015Getting a ticket to the Super Bowl is just part of an NFL fan's ultimate quest. You also have to…
