- August 20, 2013Senate tax writers say that no tax break is safe in their quest to overhaul the U.S. income tax code.…
- August 19, 2013Max's and Dave's Tax Reform Tour makes its third stop today and tomorrow, Aug. 19 and Aug. 20, in Northern…
- August 17, 2013The summer 2013 sales tax holidays are coming to an end. Maryland's week-long tax-free event wraps up at 11:59 p.m.…
- August 16, 2013I am not an Elvis Presley fan, but I grew up with his music. I also fondly remember those hot…
- August 15, 2013Happy National Failures Day! Yeah, I have no idea how official this is or who came up with this lame…
- August 14, 2013This post was updated Friday, June 1, 2018 If you're out of work, thank you for taking a break from…
- August 13, 2013Same-sex couples are still waiting for the Internal Revenue Service to issue guidance on how it will process their returns.…
- August 12, 2013As obsessive-compulsive television detective Adrian Monk learned, public bathroom attendants are a dwindling breed. A German cleaning company owner, however, apparently…
- August 11, 2013Apparently it's criminal Sunday. The ol' blog started out today with a report on a cop turned tax fraudster. Then…
- August 10, 2013Minnesota is not one of the 18 states with back-to-school sales tax holidays this year. But shoppers there still might…
- August 9, 2013So-called gentlemen's clubs and the dancers they employ are easy tax targets. Here in Texas, a "pole tax" on strip…
- August 9, 2013Massachusetts never RSVPs to the sales tax holiday party, but always seem to show up just in time for the…
- August 8, 2013I've heard of traffic grinding to a halt because of shoppers jamming the roads in search of bargains, but this…
- August 7, 2013In case you missed it last night, The Daily Show took a look at tax reform efforts. And the ol'…
- August 7, 2013Ah summer! Days soaking in the rays at your beach house. Or retreating from the heat at your cabin in…
- August 6, 2013Just when you thought politics and taxes couldn't get any crazier, an old and specious argument against the tanning tax…
- August 5, 2013Sin taxes, the added sales taxes on products usually deemed unhealthy, might discourage the targeted bad habits but they do…
- August 4, 2013In 1938, the E.H. Ferree company, a wallet manufacturer in Lockport, N.Y., decided to promote its product by showing how…
- August 3, 2013The Max & Dave Traveling Tax Reform Tour has so far made stops in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Philadelphia. The road…
- August 2, 2013In speaking to professional tax preparers in Grapevine, Texas, earlier this week, Daniel Werfel jokingly noted that some of his…
- August 1, 2013Shoppers in 12 states can buy a variety of items this weekend, or at least part of it, and not…
- July 31, 2013Everyone wanted to hear Internal Revenue Service chief Danny Werfel (yes, since I've seen him in person, I now feel…
- July 31, 2013Internal Revenue Service Principal Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel spoke to hundreds of tax preparers meeting in Texas Tuesday, but his message…
- July 30, 2013All three of the sessions I've attended on this first day of the Dallas/Fort Worth area IRS Nationwide Tax Forum…
- July 29, 2013You know you are a beyond-all-hope tax geek when you see a headline like the one below and immediately think…
- July 29, 2013In seeking specifics from their Senate colleagues on ways to reform the tax code, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus…
- July 28, 2013Congress is about to go on its annual August recess without coming to an agreement on a farm bill. The…
- July 26, 2013By the end of today, we should know what tax laws U.S. senators think should remain (or be added to)…
- July 25, 2013Edith Windsor, the woman whose estate tax lawsuit led the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Defense of Marriage Act…
- July 24, 2013It's that time of year again. Parents are down to their last nerve as summer vacation seems to drag on…
- July 23, 2013Mark your calendars, Philadelphia-area taxpayers. The chairmen of the House and Senate tax-writing committees want to hear your thoughts on…
- July 23, 2013Prince Charles is no doubt enjoying his new status as a grandfather. But the king in waiting (and waiting and waiting)…
- July 22, 2013Congratulations to the new royal parents on the arrival of the future king of England. Kate Middleton, officially known as…
- July 21, 2013How attractive is the Unites States tax system? Not very, according to a recent analysis by two German economists. In…
- July 20, 2013It's always a pain to get a place ready to sell. But tax officials are facing some special problems in…
- July 19, 2013The Motor City is getting a lot of attention today. Unfortunately, it's because Detroit has filed for bankruptcy. Detroit, Mich.,…
- July 18, 2013The chairmen of the House and Senate tax-writing committees agree that overhaul of the huge and complicated U.S. tax code…
- July 18, 2013Everyone makes tax mistakes, even the Internal Revenue Service. That was again made clear earlier this month when the IRS…
- July 17, 2013IRS Principal Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel spent most of this afternoon (July 17) answering questions from the House Small Business…
- July 17, 2013Later today, IRS Principal Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel will go before the House Small Business Committee to discuss the agency's…