- June 2, 2014Uncle Sam already has decided that richer individuals should pay more taxes. Now wealthy individuals are getting some second looks…
- May 31, 2014A professional golfer, billionaire investor and Las Vegas gambler walk into ... trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Though the…
- May 30, 2014It's summer, when most of us take vacations. Most of those trips are by car. That's why you tend to…
- May 29, 2014The Ways and Means Committee is continuing its piecemeal approach to the 55 expired tax breaks known as the extenders.…
- May 28, 2014This post was updated March 14, 2018. Driverless cars, like the Google prototype from a few years ago pictured below, are still…
- May 27, 2014Federal employees in every type of job, from Uncle Sam's money movers in Treasury to members of the military to…
- May 26, 2014Today, despite the festive outings across the United States, is the most somber of national holidays. Photo credit: The U.S.…
- May 25, 2014The best day in auto racing is two-thirds over, with the checkers having waved for the Formula 1 race along…
- May 24, 2014Sad that Kimye's wedding is over? Me neither. But I am surprised that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West didn't milk…
- May 22, 2014Are you heading out this coming Memorial Day weekend? I hope you have a great break from your job or…
- May 21, 2014Times are good for New York's Madison Square Garden. Sure, the Knicks didn't make the NBA playoffs. But the iconic…
- May 20, 2014Congressional gridlock generally is a problem, not just for folks on Capitol Hill, but also for all of us who…
- May 20, 2014A year ago today, one of the most destructive tornadoes in the United States' history struck the Oklahoma City suburb…
- May 19, 2014Today, May 19, 2014, is the 40th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube. For all you youngsters who don't have any…
- May 18, 2014My personal measurement of wealth usually depends on how close (or far) it is to payday. Not that the hubby…
- May 17, 2014It makes sense that a guy who plays for the Broncos would have a winning touch when it comes to…
- May 16, 2014If you live in Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming or my home state of Texas, you are not…
- May 15, 2014Sportswriters and broadcasters, not to mention all the Cowboys haters out there, were soooo disappointed when the Dallas NFL team…
- May 14, 2014The tax version of Groundhog Day is playing out again on Capitol Hill, this time in the Senate theater. But…
- May 13, 2014The Internal Revenue Service's effort to regulate paid tax preparers is over. At least in its current format. The IRS…
- May 12, 2014Are we just a bit too paranoid in the wake of the Edward Snowden National Security Agency revelations? Maybe. Maybe…
- May 11, 2014It's another Mother's Day and for the last few years, my mom and I have lived close enough so that…
- May 10, 2014Finally! Starting today, all U.S. taxpayers can enjoy their money without worrying about the tax collector. Friday, May 9, was…
- May 9, 2014Have you ever owed the Internal Revenue Service money that you just couldn't pay? What about other overdue bills? If…
- May 8, 2014Have you ever driven somewhere and as soon as you turned off your car's engine wondered how you got there?…
- May 8, 2014Lois Lerner, the former head of the Internal Revenue Service's exempt organizations division, is officially in contempt of Congress. What…
- May 7, 2014You can pick on Cleveland and its sports teams all you want, but you've got to hand it to Browns,…
- May 6, 2014Two housing related surveys were released today. I didn't need to read them to know what they said. I had…
- May 5, 2014We saw this coming. Congress is getting in on the whacking of Donald Sterling. The owner (for now) of the…
- May 4, 2014Yeah, I watched the White House Correspondents Dinner last night. I admit it. As well as being a tax geek…
- May 3, 2014Tonight could be the end of the 2014 season for the Los Angeles Clippers. They face the Golden State Warriors…
- May 2, 2014The names are pretty self-explanatory. The Stop Wasteful Federal Bonuses Bill. The No Bonuses for Tax-Delinquent IRS Employees Act of…
- May 1, 2014May is here. Finally. After a long and brutal winter, May's flowers and warmth are very, very welcome. So are…
- May 1, 2014Sorry Florida online shoppers. Effective today, May 1, Amazon is now collecting sales tax on your purchases. t's not just…
- April 30, 2014If you just discovered an error on an old tax return, you might be able to correct it. All you…
- April 29, 2014The reinstatement of the extenders, those 50 or so tax laws that regularly expire ad must be renewed by Congress,…
- April 28, 2014The cinematic chronicling of Frank Underwood's Machiavellian ways in House of Cards will continue in Maryland. State officials and the…
- April 26, 2014All in all, it was a pretty uneventful tax filing season. The relatively smooth 2014 filings probably are due in…
- April 25, 2014Welcome to Tax Crime Friday! On the heels of reports of doctors being targeted in a nationwide identity theft scheme…
- April 25, 2014Tax identity thieves this filing season apparently have a new top target: doctors. Hundreds of physicians across several states and Puerto…