- 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…
- January 5, 2013While we're waiting for the Internal Revenue Service to update tax forms and publications and reprogram its computers to mesh…
- January 4, 2013It's baaaaack and for some folks it is as scary as the ghosts in Poltergeist. It is the full 6.2…
- January 3, 2013Are you rich? You might be according to the new tax laws that were enacted as part of the bill…
- January 2, 2013Keeping track of all the fiscal cliff machinations these last few days has left me feeling like a special agent…
- January 1, 2013518 days after we knew the country was going to face what has become known as the fiscal cliff, federal…
- January 1, 2013Early reports of what's in the Senate-approved fiscal cliff deal were pretty darn spot on. The Senate took H.R. 8, the…
- January 1, 2013By an overwhelming 89-to-8 vote, the Senate OK'ed a fiscal cliff package around 2 a.m. ET on New Year's Day.…
- December 31, 2012Assume crash positions, people. We are going over the fiscal cliff. The Senate is still working on a proposal to…
- December 31, 2012Is your email box as flooded as mine today with pleas for money from charities? Those nonprofits know that today…
- December 30, 2012OK, I was mostly joking when I said earlier today that fiscal cliff talks would not impinge on viewing of…
- December 30, 2012Talks reportedly are continuing on Capitol Hill this Sunday, Dec. 30, as lawmakers struggle to find a way keep us…
- December 29, 2012As you're getting your 2013 tax filing material together (you are doing that now, aren't you?) take a good look…
- December 28, 2012Don't get too excited, but there appears to be some optimism that a fiscal cliff deal might be near in…
- December 27, 2012It's always darkest before dawn. Personally, I think it's the darkest when it's dark. Dawn in central Iowa by Carl…