- 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…
- January 8, 2012Many business people find the golf course a great place to close a deal. Even better, some of the costs…
- January 7, 2012CPAs with WithumSmith+Brown are at it again, this time trading in green eye shades for blue knit gloves in the…
- January 5, 2012It's not quite as exciting as the Christmas Day countdown, but the clock there in the ol' blog's left column…
- January 5, 2012Tax season is here! I know you're as jazzed as I am. You are, after all, reading a tax blog.…
- January 4, 2012The U.S. Treasury Department hasn't made it official, but there are reports that it won't issue tax refund debit cards…
- January 3, 2012UPDATE: See a newer look at Schedule C under the 2017 tax reform legislation in my Feb. 25, 2020, post on Deducting…
- January 1, 2012Welcome to 2012. This year, the popular By the Numbers feature continues. As with the original numerical posts, I'll post…
- January 1, 2012Eight states hiked their minimum wage rates today. That means that lower-income workers in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Ohio, Oregon,…
- January 1, 2012HAPPY NEW YEAR! Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to blast in on you as you're recovering from last night's celebrations.…
- December 31, 2011Those gift packages handed out to the first child born each New Year's Day sure are nice. But if you're…
- December 30, 2011What do the Pope and tax cheats have in common? Italy wants all of them to pay more taxes. OK,…
- December 30, 2011Although tomorrow is the last day of 2011, today is the last business day. That means it's the last day…
- December 30, 2011It's no secret that it's great to be a top executive. Well, it's also not so bad to be the…
- December 29, 2011Most Iowans are trying to decide which Republican presidential candidate they'll support in the state's upcoming caucus. One group, however,…
- December 29, 2011If you're still looking for ways to reduce your 2011 tax bill, consider making your January mortgage payment now instead…
- December 28, 2011Poor Kim Kardashian. She suffered through a tough last few months of 2011. Her extravagant Aug. 20 fairy tale wedding…
- December 27, 2011I love my Chevy Cavalier. Carlos -- yes, a la Stephen King, we name our vehicles and Carlos is what…
- December 27, 2011There's still time to make financial moves that could save you some much-needed cash, as well as reduce your 2011…
- December 26, 2011It's a good thing that we Texans don't have to pay a state income tax. Think of how much we'd…
- December 25, 2011The 12 Days of Christmas are used as hooks during the countdown to Dec. 25. I'm guilty, last year doing…
- December 25, 2011Have yourself a very Merry Christmas! And in keeping with the Texas holiday theme, here's this year's armadillo nativity scene.…
- December 24, 2011"'Twas the Night Before Christmas," also known as "A Visit From St. Nicholas," is one of my favorite poems, holiday…
- December 24, 2011December is National Eggnog (or Egg Nog if you prefer) Month. And today, Dec. 24, is National Eggnog Day. I…
- December 23, 2011Thanks so much this Christmas Eve Eve to Debbie Whitlock for having me on her Femme Finance radio show today.…