- September 27, 2011It's no surprise that most of New Jersey's lawmakers aren't Jersey Shore fans. They're not in its target demographic. That…
- September 26, 2011A new poll of American youth finds that they tend to agree with elder financial guru Warren Buffett that richer…
- September 25, 2011Amazon has been battling with, and bribing, states across the country in an effort to maintain its tax-free online sales.…
- September 23, 2011I am a feline fan, so I love the story of Willow the cat. The calico disappeared from her Colorado…
- September 23, 2011I just spent the last hour and a half listening to a group of fiscal and political experts discuss ways…
- September 22, 2011We're inching toward possible fundamental tax reform. It will be a slow and painful process because of the many tax…
- September 22, 2011Although Obama's millionaire tax has little -- OK, no -- chance of passage, it's been great fodder for serious tax…
- September 21, 2011Most married taxpayers do a lot of things together, including filing taxes. That's usually a good idea, since more tax…
- September 21, 2011Don't panic all your readers in the rest of the country. Obama's proposed millionaires' tax is nowhere near being law.…
- September 21, 2011In surveying recent happenings on Capitol Hill, I'm reminded of the Flying Karamazov Brothers. When I first saw these guys,…
- September 20, 2011Thanks, Dave, for getting political last night. In addition to having Dr. Jill Biden, the vice president's wife, as a…
- September 19, 2011All of us tax procrastinators have almost a month to get our 2010 tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service.…
- September 18, 2011It's time to once again play that popular political game, Who Wants to Tax a Millionaire? The latest contestant is…
- September 17, 2011When the classic board game Monopoly was created during the height of the Great Depression, its streets were named after…
- September 17, 2011Happy Constitution Day America! This holiday came about in 2004 via a typical Congressional maneuver. An amendment creating the commemoration…
- September 16, 2011Airline passengers won't get another shot at tax-free travel for a few more months. Even if you didn't have to…
- September 16, 2011To be such a lightweight show, MTV's Jersey Shore sure gets involved in some serious tax situations. First we had…
- September 15, 2011The power of the sun has been quite evident in Austin this year. We got our first triple-digit thermometer reading…
- September 14, 2011It's tax filing time again for those of us with income that isn't subject to withholding. The year's third estimated…
- September 13, 2011William H. Millard has flying under the radar for the last 20 years. But the former tech tycoon's secluded life…
- September 13, 2011Kids factor into taxes in a lot of ways, both good and bad. First, the positives. There are many child-related…
- September 12, 2011Austin, so they tell me, is a hot, happening town full of creative folk doing impressive things in cool industries.…
- September 11, 2011Today is a somber anniversary. But it also coincides this year with a much happier celebration, Grandparents Day. So while…
- September 10, 2011You know it's a weird criminal economy when tax fraud brings in more money than drug dealing. Or at least…
- September 9, 2011Wesley Snipes and Richard Hatch are poster boys for the Internal Revenue Service. Both men made really stupid tax decisions.…
- September 9, 2011Are you ready for some football, er, taxes? The 2011 college football season is underway, so that means there's already…
- September 8, 2011Capitol Hill has become a decidedly uncollegial place. Sure, there have always been sharp differences between Democrats and Republicans. But…
- September 8, 2011While some await Obama's jobs speech tonight and others are counting down the hours until the 2011 NFL season kicks…
- September 6, 2011Pardon me for being a bit parochial today, but most of my Labor Day weekend was consumed by Central Texas'…
- September 5, 2011Labor Day is an American holiday, but today a German city gets a nod for finding a new way to…
- September 4, 2011Wartime project mismanagement, lax federal oversight and outright corruption by contractors could end up costing U.S. taxpayers as much as $60…
- September 4, 2011The U.S. tax code is riddled with loopholes, cumbersome and favors the rich. The best hope for our tax system…
- September 3, 2011What a nice way to start a holiday weekend. The second annual Plutus Awards finalists have been announced and the…
- September 3, 2011Now I understand why Amazon.com doesn't want to spend money to set up a sales tax collection system. The online…
- September 2, 2011I like Warren Buffett. And I wish I had even a fraction of his wealth so I could buy stock…
- September 1, 2011The gloves are coming off in the fight over online sales tax collection. Amazon brought the battle literally to brick-and-mortar…
- September 1, 2011How did this happen again?! Summer is gone, at least according to the daily tasks that most of us face.…
- August 31, 2011Most of the foreign tax attention of late has been on the Internal Revenue Service's latest effort to get a…
- August 31, 2011Congress returns to Washington, D.C., next week -- consider this fair warning! -- and lawmakers have their plates full. In…
- August 30, 2011Some words of, er, wisdom(?) from Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling: "It's always a net positive to let taxpayers keep more…