- February 22, 2012OK, the Internal Revenue Service's online refund tracking tool Where's My Refund? is still there at the agency's website. But…
- February 21, 2012The stock market topped 13,000 today for the first time since 2008 before ending the day just under that mark.…
- February 21, 2012After today's Fat Tuesday celebrations a lot of folks probably will be looking at ways to trim the extra pounds…
- February 20, 2012Many Americans for whom this third Monday in February is a day off from work are spending it at local…
- February 19, 2012The start of the summer driving season is more than three months away, but gasoline prices already are going through…
- February 19, 2012One of the best tax breaks around is the home sale exclusion. When a single homeowner sells his house, $250,000…
- February 18, 2012Free is good. Free tax help is better. There are lots of good no-cost tax resources via the Internet. To…
- February 17, 2012You can head for the Presidents Day sales this long weekend knowing that when March arrives you'll still have a…
- February 17, 2012Rick Santorum, the latest Republican presidential nominee wannabe to give Mitt Romney fits, apparently has had a tax filing epiphany.…
- February 16, 2012America's housing problems continue to dominate economic and political discussions. You can add taxes to the mix, too. Back in…
- February 15, 2012The most romantic day of the year has past. Some folks are very happy today. Others, not so much. If…
- February 14, 2012It's Valentine's Day so you know what I'm thinking about. Taxes. And yes, the hubby has learned to live with…
- February 13, 2012By now you've seen the highlights of Obama's fiscal 2013 budget. Depending on your fiscal and/or political leanings, it's a…
- February 12, 2012It's good to know that most of us are honest, or so we say, when it comes to filing our…
- 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…