- August 30, 2012You should watch the Republican and Democratic conventions. You're helping pay for them. The price tags this year are expected…
- August 29, 2012I know you didn't worry too much about taxes over the summer. I'm a tax geek, not a fool! And…
- August 29, 2012It's a presidential election year, so we're being bombarded with pointed phrases to catch our attention and inflame our political…
- August 28, 2012Another day, another poll and some more public perceptions for Mitt Romney to consider. The Pew Research Foundation, which earlier…
- August 27, 2012Republicans have gathered in Tampa to officially kick off their 2012 effort to have Mitt Romney move into the White…
- August 26, 2012The federal tax on gas is 18.4 cents per gallon. It's been at that rate since 1993. In July, the…
- August 26, 2012Shankar Iyer, a former senior research associate at Penn Specialty, had $24,000 in administrative services fees deducted from his 401(k).…
- August 25, 2012If Taxmageddon arrives on Jan. 1, 2013 -- which I don't expect to happen, but with Congress, who really knows?…
- August 24, 2012"That's right, you're not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway," sings Lyle Lovett. Or more accurately, Texas wants your…
- August 23, 2012The Internal Revenue Service catches a lot of flak, much of it deserved. But one thing the agency has done…
- August 23, 2012Politicians still hold back-room meetings, especially in connection with their parties' presidential nominating conventions. Such meetings have been at a…
- August 22, 2012We just got a letter from our former mortgage holder. The lender informed us that it "has received payment in…
- August 21, 2012Earlier today you read the thoughts of two of my Twitter pals, Frank Woodman and Yoenis Cespedes, on whether the…
- August 21, 2012Welcome to the continuation of a weekend Twitter conversation about the name "Bush tax cuts." On Saturday, some of us…
- August 21, 2012Over the weekend, some of us tax folks were talking via Twitter about the Bush tax cuts. Not the specifics,…
- August 20, 2012Do you have a 401(k) plan? Good. These tax-favored workplace retirement plans are a handy way to help build a…
- August 19, 2012Two. That's how many full tax returns Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says we'll eventually get from him when he…
- August 19, 2012OK, I was joking (mostly) when I suggested yesterday that you spend your Saturday reviewing Paul Ryan's last two tax…
- August 18, 2012Another part of the 2012 presidential campaign puzzle fell into place when Paul Ryan on Friday afternoon released his 2010…
- August 17, 2012It's always a thrill to be recognized, but I'm especially honored that the ol' blog was named a 2012 Association…
- August 17, 2012Summer's winding down and across the country schools will soon reopen. You know what that means. Well, yes, parents will…
- August 16, 2012Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says that details on how he and Mitt Romney will pay for their tax…
- August 16, 2012The only consolation about not winning the big Powerball prize -- it reached $337 million by the time the numbers…
- August 15, 2012Newly minted Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan voted in 1999 to repeal the Glass-Steagall Act. Its official name is…
- August 15, 2012Well, with apologies to Dirty Harry, do you? Tonight's jackpot for Powerball, which is played in 42 States, Washington, D.C.,…
- August 14, 2012Forget about Paul Ryan and his budget and tax calculations for a minute. He's still just a vice presidential candidate.…
- August 14, 2012Delegates to the Republican National Convention who are duffers will want to check out the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook…
- August 13, 2012California usually is a bellwether when it comes to legislation, but this time it's playing follow the federal tax law…
- August 12, 2012Paul Ryan is now under the most intense scrutiny he's ever faced. Journalists, bloggers, campaign staff and just plain old…
- August 12, 2012The London 2012 Olympic Games are winding down. That means we spectators now go back to our regular television and…
- August 12, 2012By now I'm sure you're overloaded with Paul Ryan data. Get used to it. More is coming, all the way…
- August 11, 2012It's been a political love fest today as Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced that Rep. Paul Ryan is his…
- August 10, 2012One Congressman has an idea about what should happen in the wake of confirmation that the Internal Revenue Service purposely…
- August 9, 2012In 2011 the Internal Revenue Service processed more than 2.9 million tax returns which were filed using Individual Taxpayer Identification…
- August 8, 2012Taxmageddon. There, I said (and typed) it. Yeah, it's a silly sounding word, but so is taxopocalypse and the idea…
- August 8, 2012Massachusetts shoppers are getting used to making last-minute retail arrangements, at least when it comes to the state's sales tax…
- August 7, 2012Whoa! Just what is in the water on the Senate side of Capitol Hill? Before the upper chamber left for…
- August 6, 2012I'm hoping that Mitt Romney's tax advisers open up storefront operations across America. I'd give them a shot at my…
- August 5, 2012It's just the fifth day of the month, but it's a 30 kind of day. This morning I blogged about…
- August 5, 2012The current Summer Olympics also are known as the London games or London 2012. But you're not likely to hear…