- 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…
- March 28, 2013Kids. If your neighborhood is anything like mine, it's full of 'em. And chances are that some of those children…
- March 27, 2013It's tax-filing season, so you know what that means. It's also peak tax scam season. In addition to collecting Americans'…
- March 27, 2013Everybody's a critic, even James Tiberius Kirk. That's right, William Shatner has weighed in on the Internal Revenue Service video…
- March 26, 2013The future of marriage is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. OK, maybe that's a bit of…
- March 26, 2013Online shoppers, your days of tax-free purchases could soon be over. Late last week, by a 75-to-24 vote, the Senate…
- March 25, 2013The other shoe has dropped on the Internal Revenue Service videos under fire by a House Ways and Means Committee…
- March 24, 2013No, the headline isn't a joke. It's part of a question considered today by Chuck Klosterman, who writes The Ethicist…
- March 24, 2013With the enactment of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, workplace retirement plans were expanded for many…
- March 23, 2013The gambling gods are going crazy today. The men's NCAA basketball tournament is in full swing and tonight's Powerball multistate…
- March 23, 2013Lucky for the Internal Revenue Service that the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee only set its phasers to stun.…
- March 22, 2013Marijuana smokers in Colorado were jubilant last year when voters passed Amendment 64 to legalize recreational use of the drug.…
- March 21, 2013Attention Minnesota TurboTax users. Your state's revenue department has put that and other Intuit tax products back on the the…
- March 21, 2013I'm not a basketball fan, but I am a sports fan, so I know millions of folks -- including President…
- March 20, 2013It's been, and still is, a screwy tax filing season for everyone -- taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service, tax preparers.…