- 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…
- January 21, 2013Forty-four years ago a new tax system was created to ensure that the wealthy paid at least some tax. It…
- January 21, 2013I was seven in 1963. But even though my younger brother and I were just small children, my parents made…
- January 20, 2013I used to smoke. Lucky (no pun intended) for me the hubby is a nonsmoker and I gave up the…
- January 20, 2013The second inauguration of President Barack Obama might be more low-key than his historic swearing in four years ago, but…
- January 19, 2013Well, we have yet another turn in the winding road that is the 2013 tax filing season. Friday (Jan. 18)…
- January 19, 2013In addition to the tax statements that are arriving this month, you'll need some other information to file your return.…
- January 18, 2013While we're waiting for the Internal Revenue Service to finish updating its forms, we filers can go ahead and get…
- January 17, 2013The 2013 driving season won't kick in until Memorial Day weekend. That's quickly followed by thousands of Americans hitting the…
- January 16, 2013President Obama today formally proposed expansive federal gun-control measures, including 23 executive orders, in order to stem what he called…
- January 15, 2013Yeah, I'm feeling a bit like a tax geeky Paula Revere here, but the official update of Form 1040 is…
- January 14, 2013Did you get so caught up in the fiscal cliff fight and the subsequent tax rate changes for 2013 that…
- January 13, 2013The continuing chaos and complexity of the tax code finally convinced you that this is the year you'll get some…
- January 13, 2013President Obama is working on his annual budget, but we know one thing that he won't be asking Congress to…
- January 12, 2013If you're a higher income earner, take a good long look at your 2012 return. It will be the last…
- January 12, 2013Jacob Joseph "Jack" Lew, the current White House Chief of Staff, is getting as much attention for his signature as…
- January 11, 2013OK, we all agree with National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson that a bloated, confusing tax code is the biggest problem…
- January 10, 2013How long does it take you to file your tax return? The Form 1040 instructions book estimates that a taxpayer…
- January 9, 2013Yesterday I asked when will the Internal Revenue Service be ready for our tax returns? The qualified answer is Monday,…
- January 8, 2013Taxpayers are once again paying the price for Congressional procrastination. By putting off the fiscal cliff bill until Jan. 1,…
- January 7, 2013The 2013 tax season certainly will be a bit more challenging since Congress took so long to finalize the 2012…
- January 7, 2013And so it begins again. Tax season 2013 has arrived. Because Congress took its sweet time passing the American Taxpayer…
- January 7, 2013Happy New Tax Year! Yes, I realize that it's Jan. 7 not Jan. 1. But six days ago we all…
- January 6, 2013The latest session of Congress convened on Jan. 3, 2013. We're all familiar with the quote that "No man's life,…
- January 6, 2013Happy 2013 and welcome to this year's edition of By the Numbers. As with the 2011 and 2012 numerical posts,…
- January 6, 2013Happy New Tax Year! If the way we started this year is any indication -- let's all say it together:…
- January 6, 2013Peter Franchot is the biggest football fan in Maryland today. Franchot is the Maryland Comptroller. One of his key duties…