- February 21, 2013Can the 2013 tax-filing season get any more messed up? Apparently so. It started late (on Jan. 30) because Congress…
- February 20, 2013Every small business owner knows that work-related miles can be a valuable tax deduction. I'm not just talking out of…
- February 19, 2013Uncle Sam's all about going paperless and that includes electronic payment of tax bills, too. But one noncash method of…
- February 18, 2013If you have the federal Presidents Day holiday off, chances are you're spending some of your free time picking up…
- February 17, 2013While individual taxpayers have until April 15 this year to file their returns or get an extension, many business filers…
- February 16, 2013Most taxpayers get refunds from the Internal Revenue Service. Then there are those of us who have to hand over…
- February 15, 2013Sure the sales tax itemized deduction is back on the tax books (for 2012 filings and through 2013), but in…
- February 14, 2013When I heard earlier today that the Internal Revenue Service was experiencing an inordinately large number of visitors to its…
- February 14, 2013It's Valentine's Day so the thoughts of lovers -- young, old and in-between -- naturally turn to taxes. Oh wait,…
- February 13, 2013Yet another tax paperwork hurdle has popped up in this year's filing season path. No, it's not one of the…
- February 13, 2013Usain Bolt, the self-proclaimed most naturally gifted athlete the world has ever seen, won three gold medals at the London…
- February 12, 2013The first question every taxpayer asks is, "How much is my refund?" The second question every taxpayer asks is, "When…
- February 11, 2013Now this is a problem that a lot of would like to have. Adi Ignatius, Editor in Chief of Harvard…
- February 10, 2013Stress can damage any relationship. And one of the most stressful times of the year is tax season. That means…
- February 9, 2013This weekend's massive snow storm has left record levels of the fluffy white stuff from the Upper Midwest to New…
- February 8, 2013First, for you wisea... uh, acres (yeah, wiseacres; let's use that term) popping off about the headline, no I'm not…
- February 8, 2013The Internal Revenue Service has a Valentine present for folks claiming an education tax credit. The agency has announced that…
- February 8, 2013More of America is closer to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's physique than having a body like that dude in…
- February 7, 2013A Tennessee man seems bedeviled by the number 666. For the third time in two years on the job as…
- February 6, 2013The current U.S. Postal Service is getting a lot of attention today for its announced decision to end most Saturday…
- February 5, 2013While you've been working on your individual income tax returns, lawmakers in a couple of states have been working on…
- February 4, 2013It kind of was overshadowed by yesterday's Super Bowl, but Sunday, Feb. 3, was a big day in the tax…
- February 4, 2013Did you, like the Baltimore Ravens, come up a winner yesterday thanks to some bets you made on the National…
- February 3, 2013Most of us will be watching the Super Bowl today from the comfort of our homes. Or at a friend's…
- February 2, 2013Placed your Super Bowl bets yet? What's the over-under on how many times Harbowl will be mentioned? Most of the…
- February 2, 2013So how's tax filing season going for you? Despite Internal Revenue Service arguments that this tax filing season would be…
- February 2, 2013The year's shortest month is here. But there's no shortage of tax moves to make in February. Since we've only…
- February 1, 2013Welcome to February 2013's Daily Tax Tips. Thanks for flipping the calendar, and tax tips, page. As with the January…
- February 1, 2013The chair of the Congressional panel charged with keeping an eye on the IRS has added to the tax agency's…
- January 31, 2013I admit it. I watch TV commercials even when I'm viewing a taped program. Some ads are better than the…
- January 30, 2013Just ran across this tax tidbit as part of research I'm doing for a larger tax project and just had…
- January 30, 2013Have you filed your 2012 tax return yet? Millions already have filed today. Like racers in the starting blocks, these…
- January 29, 2013Tax filing season 2013 finally begins tomorrow, Jan. 30, for most people. But if you want to claim an education…
- January 28, 2013What do you pay your tax preparer to complete and file your tax return? The national average to prepare an…
- January 27, 2013It seems like every other driver in my part of Texas has bought a car. OK, maybe not every other…
- January 26, 2013You've probably seen the commercial where the tax preparer mentions a client who hadn't filed returns for eight years. It…
- January 25, 2013Next week is a big one for taxpayers. The 2013 federal tax filing season begins, finally, on Jan. 30. And…
- January 24, 2013Retirees who don't need all the money they've saved to live on (Call me, please; I'd love to hear how…
- January 23, 2013Tax season is fraud season. And a large amount of illegal tax returns are being filed by people who are…
- January 22, 2013It's not often that the hubby's and my lines of work -- golf writer and tax writer -- converge, but that's…