- April 22, 2013Happy Earth Day! This event was created 43 years ago in large part as a response to the 1969 oil…
- April 21, 2013It's no secret that the United States desperately wants money from taxpayers who have tried to shield their taxable income…
- April 21, 2013Tax Day, the Tax Foundation's annual calculation of when U.S. taxpayers have earned enough money to pay their annual federal,…
- April 20, 2013If you plan to work on taxes this summer, be it business filings or estimated taxes or finishing up your…
- April 19, 2013Superman turned 75 on Wednesday, April 18. The iconic American hero first appeared on that date in 1938's Action Comics…
- April 18, 2013Had enough of your own taxes this year? Then check out President Obama's and Vice President Biden's 2012 returns. Click…
- April 17, 2013Most folks get a tax refund from the U.S. Treasury each year. And most of the time, those checks show…
- April 17, 2013Tax Day is one of the most stressful times of the year. But it also might just give our brains…
- April 16, 2013How are you feeling today? Relieved? Tired? Freaked that you owed Uncle Sam so much money? Thrilled that your final…
- April 15, 2013The Pulitzer Prize winners for 2013 were announced today and I must mention Steve Sack, who took this year's top…
- April 15, 2013Time is up. April 15, despite all your wishing and hoping, has arrived. You've put off filing for 3½ months,…
- April 14, 2013Fellow tax-filing procrastinators, take a look at the photo below for proof that I'm sharing your tax pain today as…
- April 14, 2013Do you file state taxes in addition to your federal tax return? Then today's Daily Tax Tip is for you.…
- April 13, 2013When the final week before Tax Day rolled around, so did concerns about taxpayer privacy. First came worries that the…
- April 13, 2013Local television news programs used to rely on a particular video for their 11 p.m. (10 p.m. Central time) Tax…
- April 13, 2013The Internal Revenue Service says that roughly one in five Americans file their federal and state income returns in the…
- April 12, 2013Hallelujah! We're in the home stretch of tax filing season 2013. Time is rapidly running out to finish your 2012…
- April 12, 2013I know it's late on Friday. But it's also the Friday before April 15. Not to ruin your weekend, but…
- April 12, 2013Are we having fun yet as the April 15 tax-filing deadline looms? According to a recent survey, some of us…
- April 12, 2013Cafe Malta in here in Austin is offering a tax season happy hour special of $3 glasses of Tempranillo, Pinot…
- April 11, 2013If you're still working on your tax return, chances are you owe Uncle Sam. Your payment deadline is Monday, April…
- April 11, 2013Tax season isn't official until David Letterman welcomes New York City area accountants to his late-night show to read a…
- April 10, 2013If you've been glancing at the countdown clock there in the ol' blogs right column, you are well aware that…
- April 9, 2013Since the 2013 filing season started eight days later than planned, it's no surprise that fewer tax returns have been…
- April 9, 2013We're less than a week away from April 15, Tax Day. You know what that means. Families of tax accountants…
- April 8, 2013Are you freaking out because you have one week -- seven days -- to do your federal (and, for many,…
- April 7, 2013Donating money to help reduce the federal debt is one of the more unusual charitable tax deductions. It's also today's…
- April 7, 2013I've been a big fan of Mario Batali for ages. His cooking advice regarding classic Italian eats is magnifico. And…
- April 6, 2013Tax Day is almost here and you've decided you need help filing your return. Even at this late date you…
- April 5, 2013Wesley Snipes has been released from federal prison, just in time for Tax Day 2013. The entertainment website TMZ reports…
- April 5, 2013The wide ranging federal budget cuts known as sequestration have been in place for a month now and some folks…
- April 4, 2013One of William Shakespeare's most frequently quoted lines is "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Maybe…
- April 3, 2013The hubby's favorite tax season chant -- and, yes, he does just that each year as I work on our…
- April 2, 2013Through March 22, the Internal Revenue Service has issued 66.4 million tax refunds totalling $187.8 billion. The average refund amount…
- April 2, 2013The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't always been too keen on taking tax cases. That's changed in 2013. After hearing arguments…
- April 1, 2013No April Fools' Day joke here. It's April, the month of reckoning for millions of taxpayers. Do you see that…
- March 31, 2013Happy Easter. I hope it's been, and continues to be, a wonderful day, regardless of how you celebrate this Sunday.…
- March 30, 2013Being a homeowner offers many benefits, not the least of which is the variety of residential tax breaks. The hubby…
- March 29, 2013Things have been tough for the Internal Revenue Service recently. The tax agency has taken some hits from the House…
- March 29, 2013Monday is April Fools' Day, but it's no joke for some septuagenarians. April 1 is the deadline for some folks age…