- 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…
- January 19, 2012Mitt Romney's "around 15 percent" tax rate has emboldened not only his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, but also the…
- January 18, 2012Mitt Romney is rich and he doesn't pay a lot of tax on his money. Big whoop. We already knew…
- January 17, 2012Welcome to the first day busy tax day of filing season 2012. Today the Internal Revenue Service starts accepting electronically…
- January 16, 2012The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has come to mean more than just a break from work. Since the establishment…
- January 15, 2012"Your Rights as a Taxpayer" has the honor of being Internal Revenue Service Publication 1. But just giving a topic…
- January 14, 2012While individuals must wait until Tuesday, Jan. 17, to begin e-filing returns, the Internal Revenue Service has already opened the…
- January 13, 2012Happy Friday the 13th! What? You don't celebrate this day? As a sufferer of paraskevidekatriaphobia you think nothing good can…
- January 12, 2012The first tax filing deadline of the new year is almost here. OK. Technically, it's the final filing deadline of…
- January 11, 2012Another online sales tax domino has fallen. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced on Monday that his state has reached an…
- January 11, 2012Poor Lindsay Lohan. She just can't seem to get her life together. Actress Lindsay Lohan, pictured during a court hearing,…
- January 10, 2012Sixty-five percent of e-filed tax returns last year were sent in by paid professionals. So it's not surprising that one…
- January 10, 2012Not to OD on Republican presidential race data, but it is primary day in New Hampshire. An on the heels…
- January 9, 2012Yes, we still have official presidential campaigns. And yes, voters across the country still get to pick their party's candidate…
- January 9, 2012Tax season 2012 is here. To make fulfilling your tax duty as painless as possible, you'll find a Daily Tax…
- January 9, 2012Welcome to Tax Season 2012. With the arrival of the annual march to the tax filing deadline, Don't Mess With…
- January 8, 2012The U.S. tax system is not, as some folks mistakenly characterize it, a voluntary tax system. Payment of taxes is…
