- September 17, 2012Are you worried about Uncle Sam's involvement in your health care? That concern, which was probably the first argument against…
- September 17, 2012A quick nag reminder about today's estimated tax payment deadline. Your third 1040-ES of 2012 is due by midnight if…
- September 16, 2012A little over a year ago, the House and Senate failed to reach a deal on how to cut the federal…
- September 15, 2012I'm at a BlogathonATX today, a conference for bloggers here in my current home town of Austin. Last week, I…
- September 14, 2012It's official. The House's already minimal 2012 work period has gotten even shorter. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) today…
- September 14, 2012Here's a question for my fellow estimated tax payers: Have you sent in your third 1040-ES voucher yet? If not,…
- September 13, 2012Amazon will begin collecting sales taxes on California purchases Saturday, Sept. 15. In advance of the deadline, online customers and…
- September 13, 2012Summer vacation time is over. School's back in session. Moms and dads are back at work. But one group of…
- September 12, 2012The hubby and I have always shared our finances. We've both worked. Sometimes his paycheck has been bigger. A few…
- September 12, 2012I'm still recovering from a recent business trip, but I spent most of the morning making arrangements for more out-of-town…
- September 11, 2012Bradley Birkenfeld, the former UBS banker credited with helping break open Uncle Sam's investigation into secret untaxed Swiss accounts, is…
- September 10, 2012What one word would you use to describe the 2012 candidates for president and vice president? Remember that your mother…
- September 9, 2012The case of the elusive Mitt Romney tax returns gets curiouser and curiouser. Ever since the Republican presidential nominee announced…
- September 8, 2012Lindsay Lohan wasn't among the celebrities who attended the Democratic convention last week, but she did the next best thing.…
- September 7, 2012If you watched the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, you heard several speakers, including the two vice presidential candidates and…
- September 6, 2012I am in the Mile High City for the next few days (that sound you hear is the hubby celebrating…
- September 6, 2012Mitt Romney's tax returns are in the news again, this time purportedly "kidnapped" by hackers who are demanding a $1 million…
- September 5, 2012You watched the Republican convention. You're tuning in to this week's gathering of Democrats. After all, you did help pay…
- September 5, 2012The National Football League kicks off its 2012 season tonight, so naturally I'm thinking about taxes. Hey, it's my Dallas…
- September 5, 2012Careful readers of the ol' blog already have noticed that I finally got out of my long Labor Day holiday…
- September 4, 2012Democrats have gathered in Charlotte, N.C., to officially nominate Barack Obama as the person they want to stay in the…
- September 2, 2012We Americans aren't the only ones watching opposing political parties duke it out over the tax burdens and responsibilities of…
- September 1, 2012Sorry, online shoppers in Pennsylvania. Your Amazon purchases now cost a bit more. Beginning today, Sept. 1, the Keystone State…
- August 31, 2012Heading out for a long Labor Day holiday break? If you need some reading for your last weekend of summer…
- 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…