- December 23, 2014If you celebrate Christmas, you've probably had your tree up for a while. And if you got a real tree,…
- December 22, 2014The stock market has been on a crazy run in 2014. When its wild swings up and down ultimately shake…
- December 21, 2014Now this is more like what I expected. I was shocked when a Gallup poll showed that the public perception…
- December 20, 2014It's the time of year when most folks are on their best behavior. After all, Santa Claus is coming to town…
- December 19, 2014Yes, it's the holiday season. Christmas is less than a week away, and you've got a house to clean, meals…
- December 18, 2014Well, well, well. I'm going to pull my crystal ball (yes, that's it pictured there) out of storage and dust…
- December 18, 2014Even if the IRS can get the 2015 filing season started on time, which despite my optimism* is still questionable…
- December 16, 2014Maybe it's just me, but I haven't heard much this year about the so-called war on Christmas. In case you've…
- December 15, 2014Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid plans this week to handle some presidential nominations (thanks showboating Texas senator Ted Cruz), then…
- December 13, 2014Have you filled up your car lately? If so, you were probably like me. Very pleasantly surprised. Gas prices have…
- December 12, 2014The tax reform 2014 train has another passenger, this one boarding at the U.S. Senate's tax-writing station. Sen. Orrin Hatch…
- December 11, 2014Almost two full years after the 113th Congress clocked in, its first bill has been filed just as the legislative…
- December 10, 2014Back in 2008 when the housing bubble burst and the financial crisis began, homeowners were literally walking away from their residences.…
- December 9, 2014Sen. Tom Coburn, the Republican who's served Oklahomans in Congress' upper chamber since 2005 and for six years in the…
- December 8, 2014For the last few years, my mother has lived just up the road from me. So not only do I…
- December 7, 2014The 2015 filing season is less than two months away (we hope!), but the Internal Revenue Service still is holding…
- December 6, 2014The hubby and I performed our annual holiday ritual today. We bought some toys for Austin area kids who might…
- December 4, 2014The New York City police restraint that led to the death of Eric Garner got the tax world's attention immediately…
- December 3, 2014December brings a special kind of crazy. There's shopping, travel, more shopping, tax moves to make, family and friend get-togethers,…
- December 2, 2014In an effort to get out of town before Christmas and mollify taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service and the White…
- December 1, 2014Ho! Ho! Ho! Holy Moly! It's December already! The song is wrong, or at least incomplete. It may well be…
- November 30, 2014The Internal Revenue Service's problems are far from over. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) is poring over…
- November 29, 2014It's day three -- or more for some -- of the Thanksgiving holiday. Are you tired of your relatives yet?…
- November 27, 2014President Abraham Lincoln is famous for so many wonderful, impressive, inspiring actions and words. He gave us stirring arguments in…
- November 26, 2014Just when it looked like things were going so well with the tax extenders negotiations, the Washington we all know…
- November 25, 2014Major League Baseball fans on opposite sides of the United States are going to have very different Thanksgivings this year.…
- November 24, 2014Apparently a lot of folks are not happy about proposals to extend the 55 or so tax breaks that expired…
- November 23, 2014Things have been pretty quiet of late in the Congressional crusade against the Internal Revenue Service, so you can't be…
- November 22, 2014The Internal Revenue Service recently released its figures on how inflation will affect many federal tax provisions in 2015. But…
- November 21, 2014Looking for a hint as to how the new Republican controlled Congress will work with the Democratic president for the next…
- November 20, 2014Oregon voters on Nov. 4 approved use of small amounts of recreational marijuana in their state. The fight over taxing…
- November 19, 2014It looks like Rep. Paul Ryan is shelving national political ambitions for a while to take over the House Ways…
- November 18, 2014Electronic devices allow smokers to inhale smokeless nicotine vapor are increasingly popular. To describe this activity, the word vape was…
- November 16, 2014Is an anti-soda trend finally getting a foothold? Berkeley, California, voters on Nov. 4 approved a tax on sugary beverages.…
- November 15, 2014The many differences between European countries and the United States extend to taxes. The Tax Foundation recently looked at the…
- November 13, 2014I am a glutton for punishment. For work, I write about taxes. For fun, I'm a life-long Dallas Cowboys fan. The…
- November 12, 2014Representatives and Senators clocked in today, meeting as lame ducks for the 20th time since 1940. Not exactly lame, but…
- November 11, 2014Getting a job sometimes is the hardest job of all. And military veterans face particular challenges as they transition from…
- November 10, 2014A lot is going on in the next eight weeks. The holidays are almost here. Got your turkey yet? Made…
- November 8, 2014Berkeley, California, finally went where no taxing jurisdiction has gone before. Voters in the city on the eastern side of…