- July 9, 2014Are you seeing the same thing this summer in your neighborhood that I am in mine? I'm talking about "for…
- July 8, 2014The Internal Revenue Service likes to get its money. It also really likes to receive it electronically. The IRS is…
- July 7, 2014Did you have a great three-day Fourth of July weekend? Fantastic! Now it's time to focus on taxes. Really. Don't…
- July 7, 2014Ryan Wichman, a meteorologist at WTOL in Toledo, Ohio, couldn't help himself. "I had to share this image from an…
- July 6, 2014While federal lawmakers, the media and we taxpayers continue to complain about how much of our money Uncle Sam takes,…
- July 5, 2014U.S. residents' tax focus this past week was the Internal Revenue Service's latest crackdown on offshore accounts. The dreaded Foreign Account…
- July 4, 2014Today is the one day that residents of drought-stricken Texas don't want rain. We want our July 4th fireworks! Of…
- July 2, 2014I love July 4th, but I hate when it and other holidays cut into my exercise routine. Independence Day falling…
- July 1, 2014July 1 not only marks the middle of the year. It's the start of a new fiscal year for most…
- June 30, 2014Legal minds great and not-so-great have and will continue to parse today's Supreme Court decision that closely-held corporations can't be…
- June 29, 2014Make no mistake about it. Law enforcement officers in North Carolina still keep an out for drug dealers and moonshiners.…
- June 27, 2014If you've watched any of Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen's appearances on Capitol Hill, you know he's nothing if…
- June 26, 2014The Internal Revenue Service can take a little solace in the fact that it's not the only tax system having…
- June 26, 2014Ghana's World Cup players apparently got the the money they wanted. They took to the field pitch today to battle Portugal…
- June 25, 2014It's summer, so that means kids are everywhere. Heck, they're even in our yard -- OK, our driveway, since we…
- June 24, 2014Did you make it through last night's prime time grilling of the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner? Don't feel bad. I…
- June 24, 2014Two Central Texas men have been indicted on charges of attempting to aid terrorist groups. One of them allegedly was…
- June 23, 2014Transportation Department Secretary Anthony R. Foxx has been warning Congress for months that the Highway Trust Fund, the main pot…
- June 22, 2014This post was updated Sept. 13, 2017. My goal this summer, as it has been for the past few summers,…
- June 22, 2014Sports bars across the United States are already filling up, with bandwagons dropping off all the newly minted soccer --…
- June 21, 2014John Koskinen's first six months as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service have not been fun. But he knew that…
- June 20, 2014Well, that Congressional hearing provided just about what followers of the Tea Party targeting investigations had expected. Internal Revenue Service…
- June 20, 2014If you're gearing up to watch Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen testify today before the House Ways and Means…
- June 19, 2014Managing a coffee shop is a fine job that many people would be glad to have. But kudos to Starbucks…
- June 18, 2014Every year I nag preach remind folks about adjusting payroll withholding so that the tax man gets only as much…
- June 18, 2014Find C-SPAN on your local television provider's schedule and set your DVRs. Things are going to get exciting on Friday,…
- June 16, 2014Anyone who uses a computer knows that unfortunate things happen. You hit a wrong key and that email you meant…
- June 15, 2014Dad deserves as much rest as he can get. So on this Father's Day, a good and easy gift is…
- June 14, 2014Happy Flag Day! The 14th of June this year wraps up National Flag Week, which per presidential proclamation began on…
- June 13, 2014How's your Friday the 13th going? I hope you're not too friggatriskaidekaphobic because today actually is pretty cool. Black cat,…
- June 12, 2014We're well into the second full week of June and you know what that means. Yes, it does mean that…
- June 11, 2014The Los Angeles Kings fans have their brooms out, hoping to see their team sweep the New York Rangers tonight…
- June 10, 2014The Internal Revenue Service today officially adopted a 10-point Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Too bad for the tax agency that…
- June 9, 2014While owners of pricey California estates are forking over $1 million or more a year in property taxes, some Georgians…
- June 8, 2014The ability of some major U.S. corporations to avoid domestic taxes by setting up subsidiaries in offshore tax haven countries…
- June 6, 2014Happy National Doughnut Day! I know, my first reaction upon learning of today's seemingly light-hearted gustatory event was dismay that…
- June 5, 2014Bad news tax planners. The Senate won't act on the tax extenders -- those 50 or so temporary individual and…
- June 4, 2014Gambling and sports are inextricably linked. Sometimes the betting on games is legal, as with the Las Vegas casino sports books.…
- June 3, 2014Are you counting calories and still not losing as much weight as you'd like? Maybe counting taxes on the calories…
- June 2, 2014How the heck did June get here already? I know I say that about almost every month, but the arrival…