- July 16, 2012I am in San Diego for the next four days to attend one of the annual IRS Nationwide Tax Forums.…
- July 15, 2012Heisenberg's final act begins tonight. No, not the Nobel Prize winning physicist (and hello to all the science nerds who…
- July 14, 2012Despite occasional campaign ad detours, the economy still is the key presidential election issue. President Obama says the way to…
- July 13, 2012This post was updated Friday, April 13, 2018. I admit it. I'm a bit superstitious. I throw spilled salt over…
- July 12, 2012If the weather isn't too hot where you are, take a walk today in honor of Henry David Thoreau. He…
- July 12, 2012In addition to being a tax geek, I'm also a partial superhero geek. I say partial because I'm partial to…
- July 11, 2012Pending home sales picked up a bit in May, according to the National Association of Realtors. The number of homes…
- July 11, 2012This afternoon the House will vote for the 31st time to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).…
- July 10, 2012There's still a lot of buzz about the Obama tax rate proposal, a lot more than there really should be…
- July 9, 2012Jobs and taxes are naturally linked. We pay, after all, an income tax. The connection was underscored today when Obama…
- July 9, 2012Stop me if you've heard this before. Obama is calling for tax rate hikes on America's higher earners. Oh wait.…
- July 7, 2012Two pet supply stores opened this week in my area of northwest Austin. It seems like a bit of overkill,…
- July 6, 2012The deadly Tuscaloosa tornado of 2011 has tax ramifications beyond the usual disaster tax relief for its victims. In the…
- July 4, 2012We Americans are obsessed with taxes. For years we've watched an anti-tax pledge shape our legislative processes, at the federal…
- July 3, 2012As soon as the Supreme Court's health care ruling, and by Supreme Court I mean Chief Justice John Roberts' swing…
- July 2, 2012The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or MAP-21 and also known as the Highway Investment, Job…
- July 1, 2012As of today, Texans who buy items from Amazon will pay sales tax on those products. A lot of online…
- June 30, 2012Attention Amazon shoppers in the Lone Star State. Get your orders in today if you want to save a few…
- June 29, 2012Nah, the Supreme Court's tax-based decision that the health care law is constitutional is not a new NBC sitcom, although…
- June 29, 2012An amazing thing happened while most of us were distracted by the Supreme Court rulings this week on immigration and health…
- June 28, 2012Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., I apologize for dismissing your efforts before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Patient Protection…
- June 28, 2012Breaking news: Tax serves as basis for health care act constitutionality. You heard correctly. Supreme Court rules that Congressional taxing…
- June 27, 2012Are you ready for tomorrow's big health care act ruling? One Senate candidate is prepared. Richard Mourdock recorded three responses,…
- June 27, 2012Are your kids too old, or think they're too old, to go to day camp? Maybe it's time they got jobs.…
- June 26, 2012The third time is definitely is a charm for the Internal Revenue Service when it comes to bringing bucks back…
- June 26, 2012The Treasury Department is promising two Ways and Means members that it will get them answers about the failed plan…
- June 25, 2012Today's Supreme Court split ruling on Arizona's immigration law isn't going to do anything to quell the debate on this…
- June 24, 2012It's no secret that the very rich make up a very small percentage of America. It's also no secret that…
- June 23, 2012It now is official. Smokers can puff away without having to pay more in California cigarette taxes. For a brief…
- June 23, 2012UPDATE: Effective with the 2013 tax year, the Form TD F 90-22.1 has been replaced with an updated form, FinCEN Form…
- June 22, 2012Summer officially arrived at 7:09 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, June 20, and the heat wave was right on time. Eastern…
- June 21, 2012It's mid-afternoon and I'm sitting at my desk wearing a T-shirt and shorts. Why am I sharing today's attire choice,…
- June 20, 2012A couple of weeks ago on my neighborhood walk I found myself wondering if every parent in my suburban community…
- June 19, 2012John Edwards, now Roger Clemens. Before that we had the reversal of the bungled corruption case against the late Sen.…
- June 19, 2012When we talk about taxes, most of the time we focus on the amount of federal income tax we pay.…
- June 18, 2012It's been a crazy Monday. It began with the regular start-of-the-week chaos: Following up what I didn't finish last week,…
- June 18, 2012California smokers might be puffing a bit nervously today as the Proposition 29 tally continues. Golden State election officials still…
- June 17, 2012On special family-related days, a lot of attention is given to the traditional unit: mom, dad, kids. But the reality…
- June 17, 2012Happy Father's Day! Fatherhood generally doesn't get as much appreciation as motherhood. That's understandable. In most societies, moms are more…
- June 16, 2012Own a business? Hired a vet? Be sure you check out the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. And be sure to…