- June 15, 2011Father's Day is Sunday. Cards will be mailed, special dinners prepared and a variety of gifts presented to the men…
- June 15, 2011Today is the filing deadline for American taxpayers living abroad. However, some folks no longer have to worry about the…
- June 15, 2011Most taxpayers wrapped up their 2010 tax duties in April. But today, June 15, is the filing deadline for payers…
- June 14, 2011It's been a crazy June 14. But I couldn't let the day pass without a nod to the Stars and…
- June 14, 2011I've been to enough cultural events to know that there is a very wide range of what is deemed artistic.…
- June 13, 2011Americans are more pessimistic about the economic recovery. A report late last month from the Conference Board, a business research…
- June 11, 2011Exactly what we want from our government -- actually, let's go plural, since we all pay taxes to our state…
- June 10, 2011Two summer recreational staples are involved in this week's Follow-up Friday, although at much more intense levels than you and…
- June 10, 2011As Washington, D.C., continues to struggle with reconciling the federal deficit and operating budgets, no agency is immune, including the…
- June 9, 2011Trouble, the Maltese bequeathed $12 million when her rich owner Leona Helmsley died in 2007, has also passed away. The…
- June 9, 2011If you needed yet another example of why the tax code should be retooled, here you go courtesy a tax…
- June 8, 2011Yes, it's that time again. Time for the Weekly Tax Tip and time for many of us to hand over…
- June 7, 2011For tax geeks, today is one of those "where were you?" days. On June 7, 2001, then-President W's first round…
- June 7, 2011A group of Republican Representatives has introduced a bill to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services. They say…
- June 6, 2011Actor Wesley Snipes, currently serving time in federal prison for three misdemeanor convictions of failing to file tax returns, better…
- June 6, 2011New Hampshire gamblers are feeling a lot luckier nowadays. The state no longer collects tax on winnings. That's right, jackpots…
- June 4, 2011We've got about two months until the U.S. federal debt ceiling deadline arrives. If Congress holds true to form, it…
- June 3, 2011While U.S. lawmakers are fighting about the debt limit, talk about the way we tax capital gains -- a hot…
- June 3, 2011A taxpayer's out-of-pocket expenses while doing volunteer work with a qualified charity generally are tax deductible, as long as the…
- June 2, 2011We are an increasingly electronic society. But our dependence on online options makes it easier for identity thieves to steal…
- June 1, 2011Summer is here, but there's no vacation from taxes. Sure, you don't have to worry about 1040 specifics, unless you…
- May 31, 2011Austin, Texas, where I currently call home, is surrounded by a decent amount of water. And although the current drought…
- May 30, 2011As we all take at least a few moments on the Memorial Day to remember the men and women who…
- May 29, 2011This is one of my favorite days of the year. The last Sunday in May usually means three fantastic auto…
- May 28, 2011As Memorial Day approached, lawmakers in several states started talking about gas excise tax holidays. That's not surprising. Politicians are…
- May 27, 2011If you're one of the almost 35 million Americans expected to hit the highway this Memorial Day holiday, make sure…
- May 26, 2011It's no surprise that in connection with yesterday's Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on problems with refundable tax credit…
- May 25, 2011No, Internal Revenue Service employees aren't moonlighting as travel agents. But if you properly combine business and personal travel, the…
- May 25, 20112011 is the year of finding every possible penny of revenue. As part of that effort, the House Ways and…
- May 24, 2011The nation's capital is the only U.S. jurisdiction that does not tax the interest earned on out-of-state municipal bonds. That…
- May 24, 2011Folks are pretty ticked off by a Government Accountability Office investigation that found thousands of contractors who got federal stimulus…
- May 23, 2011I filled up my car this weekend and was pleased to see that the pump price at my local station…
- May 22, 2011There are a few hours left before the 2011 Amercian Craft Beer Week celebration ends, so head to your local…
- May 21, 2011Warm weather brings out bugs. Although it's still May here in Central Texas, we're overrun by June bugs. But in…
- May 20, 2011South Carolina lawmakers in April refused to grant Amazon a tax break when it comes to collecting the state's sales…
- May 19, 2011As I was electronically thumbing through tax-related stories today (yeah, I know; you wish you had my life!), I stopped…
- May 19, 2011When life meets art, or vice versa, the intersections are often more interesting than the eventual creative endeavor. Take the…
- May 18, 2011While most states are scrounging for more money -- or thanking their lucky stars for unexpected revenue windfalls -- some…
- May 18, 2011It's been a month since most Americans filed their federal tax returns. So what happened to all the material they…
- May 17, 2011So that's why former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have separated after 25 years of marriage and are…