- February 12, 2012NOTE: This post was edited/updated on Feb. 26, 2018, to reflect 2017 tax year numbers and changes coming due to the…
- February 11, 2012Last year the IRS jumped into the digital tax pool with IRS2Go. This filing season, Uncle Sam has upgraded the…
- February 10, 2012What will it take for the payroll tax conference committee to arrive at a deal? One Washington, D.C., tax expert…
- February 10, 2012Groundhog Day was last week, but it's obviously Congress' favorite movie. Capitol Hill lawmakers just love doing the same thing…
- February 9, 2012Tired of reading about people with much more money than you paying taxes at a much lower rate? Then here's…
- February 8, 2012The president is planning to release his fiscal year 2013 budget on Monday, Feb. 13, and two tax proposals expected…
- February 7, 2012Washington and Oregon have been good neighbors. But a change in sales tax collection could put a strain on that…
- February 7, 2012Maybe it's time for those of us who dismiss those goofy Super Bowl prop bets to reassess our position. Two…
- February 6, 2012Republicans and Democrats trying to work out a full-year extension of the payroll tax cut are at loggerheads again. When…
- February 5, 2012My running joke is that my ultimate retirement plan is winning the lottery. That's not likely to happen, so I…
- February 5, 2012Got a little money riding on Super Bowl XLVI? You definitely aren't alone. Every year Super Bowl Sunday is the…
- February 4, 2012It's a big day in the Silver State. Nevada voters are caucusing to determine how the state's 28 delegates will…
- February 3, 2012Californians could have a lot more to like about Facebook following the company's initial public offering. When the Menlo Park-based…
- February 2, 2012You've had a month to think about your taxes. Maybe you've already done them and are waiting for your refund.…
- February 2, 2012Mitt Romney needs to follow the advice that the hubby is always giving me: Think it. Then say it. Of…
- February 1, 2012Ah, February. Such a short month, but so many tax moves to make in these 29 days. That's right, 2012…
- February 1, 2012Welcome to February 2012's Daily Tax Tips. Thanks for making the jump from the January list. Just like the January…
- February 1, 2012Just days after the Internal Revenue Service announced some tax refunds were delayed due to fine tuning of methods to…
- January 31, 2012Thank you, Citibank, for muddying the tax waters when it comes to frequent flier miles. Folks who opened Citibank savings…
- January 30, 2012"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." From the short story "The…
- January 29, 2012Even in today's global economy, the stiffest and most direct competition that states face often comes from other states. With…
- January 29, 2012UPDATE: Santorum's tax preparation comments to the media blogged below were made before it was announced the candidate's daughter is…
- January 29, 2012You're an honest person, right? So you include every penny you make on your tax returns, right? Yeah, I know.…
- January 28, 2012During tax filing season you're focusing on last year's tax return. Sometimes, though, you need a copy of an older…
- January 28, 2012A couple of years ago -- Yikes! Has it been that long!? -- I asked in a post Are you…
- January 27, 2012Tax refunds via debit cards didn't work for Uncle Sam last year, but maybe the Empire State will have better…
- January 27, 2012Few folks are as eager as those awaiting a tax refund. Well, there's bad news for some of you early…
- January 26, 2012Lost in the political sniping this week about which candidate pays how much in taxes was a report on which…
- January 25, 2012Tuesday was the day that news really wasn't new. First, Mitt Romney released his tax returns, which didn't tell us…
- January 25, 2012Testing my ability to post via my new phone. Thanks for your indulgence of this nontax detour, but I'm hoping…
- January 24, 2012Not to run this Mitt Romney tax return thing into the ground, but I just ran across a nice 1040…
- January 24, 2012Now we know. The economic downturn also affected millionaire Mitt Romney. Tax data released by the Republican presidential candidate show…
- January 23, 2012There's a lot of talk about hiring a tax professional during filing season. But you also should get expert help…
- January 23, 2012Long-time readers of the ol' tax blog know that in prior tax seasons I conducted several giveaways. That's not happening…
- January 22, 2012In 2009, the Internal Revenue Service electronically processed nearly 95.5 million individual tax returns, or roughly two-thirds of all individual…
- January 22, 2012Electronic tax filing began last week. Whether you choose to use Free File, use tax software on your own or…
- January 21, 2012One positive thing from the ongoing Republican presidential candidate campaign is the focus it's put on tax rates and income…
January 20, 2012Mitt Romney, still the leader for the Republican presidential nomination, says his tax rate is around 15 percent.- January 20, 2012Mitt Romney, still the leader for the Republican presidential nomination, says his tax rate is around 15 percent. That makes…
- January 20, 2012For all you tax folk in Washington, D.C., mark your calendar for next Wednesday. At 9 a.m. local time that…
