- 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…
- May 17, 2011What's up with all this surprise tax money? First U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announces that his office found enough…
- May 16, 2011Roni Deutch, a California tax attorney known nationally as the Tax Lady thanks largely to her cable television ads, is…
- May 16, 2011With the debt ceiling deadline upon us, some conservative and libertarian economists say that instead of waiting for Congress to…
- May 15, 2011Casinos tend to like whales, those big-spending players who are willing to gamble large sums and generally leave a sizable…
- May 14, 2011Anti-tax advocates frequently argue that high tax rates drive away an area's richest residents. Taxes also might prompt moves by…
- May 13, 2011Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin is the latest celebrity in tax trouble. She owes $50,000 in taxes she didn't…
- May 12, 2011Tired of waiting for the Internal Revenues Service to act on its own with regard to the standard mileage deduction rates,…
- May 12, 2011I know you've been waiting for this. Big Oil executives are testifying right now before the Senate Finance Committee's ominously…
- May 11, 2011Cosmetic surgery? Nope. Corrective medical surgery that just happened to make a few facial improvements? You betcha! Bristol Palin arrives…
- May 11, 2011Most folks get a refund from Uncle Sam each year. They either like the forced savings (despite the advice of…
- May 10, 2011Divorce talk is in the news again with the separation of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger…
- May 9, 2011I'm not advocating you become a clock watcher at work, but you might want to take note of 11:13 a.m.…
- May 9, 2011As expected, the ginormous profits posted by major oil companies has caught the attention of tax-writing members of Congress. Senate…
- May 8, 2011Our love for our mothers is boundless. And we all got our Moms the perfect gift this Mother's Day to…
- May 7, 2011Just as we're about to hit the road on our summer vacations, there's talk of making us pay a per-mile…
- May 5, 2011Obama has been making a concerted effort to shore up Hispanic support. At his commencement address last week to the…
- May 4, 2011OK. I'm slow (again) in reminding y'all about the weekly tax tip. So what else is new? But here it is,…
- May 4, 2011Taxes are, of course, all about the numbers. Tax rates. Income brackets. What you owe the Internal Revenue Service. Any…
- May 3, 2011American businesses face high tax rates, but in reality pay less. "Topping out at 35 percent," writes David Kocieniewski in…
- May 3, 2011Thank you, my fellow taxpayers, for fulfilling your tax duties and giving Congress more time to screw around. As we…
- May 2, 2011Heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne has got to feel like he's on a tax crazy train. Last month the Internal…
- May 2, 2011Taking a bold step to get ahead of the deficit hawks now controlling the House of Representatives, Obama has revealed…
- May 1, 2011Tax Day 2011 is over. Did you get your return to the IRS by April 18? Most taxpayers did. But…
- April 30, 2011As states struggle to come up with as much money as possible to balance their budgets, many are turning to…
- April 29, 2011I hear from a lot of folks wanting to know how they can turn in someone they're convinced is cheating…
- April 28, 2011Did you take a nap this afternoon so you can get up at o'dark thirty and watch Prince William and…