- January 16, 2014You'd think we'd be used to a late filing season by now. It's happened several times, including last year. But…
- January 15, 2014Maybe the National Taxpayer Advocate's recommendations came too late in the budgeting process. Or maybe members of Congress just like…
- January 14, 2014If you're a Californian, forget about your current federal tax return for a minute. You need to check on your…
- January 14, 2014The Internal Revenue Service has apparently dodged a major bullet in the controversy over how it mishandled applications for nonprofit…
- January 13, 2014The U.S. tax system is based on the pay-as-you-earn concept. Every worker who gets a paycheck knows this by the…
- January 12, 2014This morning I logged on to EFTPS, pronounced eff-tips and officially known as the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, to…
- January 11, 2014Personal exemptions are one way for taxpayers to reduce their adjusted gross income to a lower taxable income amount. Remember,…
- January 10, 2014I'm a big believer in you get what you pay for. Apparently, so is National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson. Olson…
- January 9, 2014Colorado tax collectors appear to be the big winners in the state's sale of recreational marijuana. Owners of the 37…
- January 8, 2014Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered his war on poverty speech. It was LBJ's first State of…
- January 7, 2014Regardless of whether you file a 1040EZ or a long 1040 with a dozen schedules attached, some planning before you…
- January 5, 2014Can it already be another New Year? Yes. And that means a new tax-filing season. 2014 arrived with much less…
- January 5, 2014Happy 2014! Another year has arrived and that means it's also time for a whole new set of By the…
- January 5, 2014It's that time again. Another new tax year has rolled around. 2014 came in with less fanfare than 2013's fiscal…
- January 5, 2014In addition to the many dollar amounts that the Internal Revenue Service adjusts annually for inflation, a key figure that…
- January 3, 2014Lorraine Yaleni Begazo and her younger brother Brandon Ferdinando Begazo have no idea of the tax benefits they've provided their…
- January 2, 2014Wow! Has your first work day of 2014 been as crazy as mine? If this is what the new year…
- January 1, 2014For good or ill, 2013 is gone. Welcome 2014! On the tax front, 2013 was quite an eventful year. So before…
- January 1, 2014Welcome to 2014 with its new and fun tax times! We'll get to those shortly. For now, simply enjoy the…
- December 31, 2013East Coast taxpayers have about half a day of 2013 left. West Coasters get a few more hours. But regardless…
- December 30, 2013Whenever you're tempted to curse traffic as you head to and from work next year, aim some of your epithets…
- December 29, 2013The St. Louis Rams don't have anything to fight for on this last weekend of the National Football League 2013…
- December 28, 2013Did you pay your real estate taxes this month so you can deduct the payment on your 2013 taxes? How…
- December 27, 2013I have a cold. One with coughing. Coughing so much last night that my throat is sore and I have,…
- December 26, 2013Happy Boxing Day. No, dear television news reader, Boxing Day has nothing to do with people in a ring punching…
- December 25, 2013With Mary so close to delivering her child, why did she and Joseph risk traveling to Bethlehem? Taxes. A census…
- December 24, 2013If you're rushing around this Christmas Eve to finish up your shopping, I hope you find everything you're looking for…
- December 23, 2013The birth of Jesus is one of the most well-known stories. For Christians, it is, as the saying goes, the…
- December 22, 2013The part of West Texas where I grew up definitely had winter weather, but not much snow. We'd get a…
- December 21, 2013Welcome Winter Solstice! We Northern Hemisphere residents are glad you're here because after this shortest day of the year (and…
- December 20, 2013What's the first Christmas carol you remember hearing as a child? OK, other than Santa Claus is Coming to Town.…
- December 20, 2013The Intenral Revenue Service finally has an official, full-time commissioner. John A. Koskinen, a former chairman of U.S.-owned mortgage financier…
- December 19, 2013Our houses in South Florida and here in Austin each had storage space under the stairway. That's where our 24…
- December 19, 2013Timing is everything, especially when it comes to taxes. That was made clear yesterday when we finally got official word…
- December 18, 2013Is there any popular holiday tune more beloved than The Christmas Song? Its title alone -- THE Christmas Song, not…
- December 17, 2013Economic wonks have gathered in Washington, D.C., or if they can't travel to the nation's capital, around their video screens…
- December 16, 2013My brother and I tended to get sick around Christmas. Maybe we wore ourselves out with all the excitement. Maybe…
- December 15, 2013The busiest travel time every year is around Thanksgiving. But plenty of folks also hit the road for Christmas. Despite…
- December 13, 2013'Tis the season to be jolly, but not too jolly at, as the song goes, the annual office Christmas party…
- December 12, 2013Christmas is less than two weeks away. I must admit that the holiday has sneaked up on me this year,…