- April 3, 2011Criminals work 24/7 but tax season offers them special opportunities. Hackers take advantage of people's concern about taxes, sending phishing…
- April 2, 2011IRS data show that most taxpayers get refunds. Yes, even some filers who procrastinate will eventually get money back from…
- April 1, 2011April is finally here. In just 17 more days most taxpayers will have completed their 2010 tax-filing tasks. For those…
- April 1, 2011Just a quick reminder to the older readers of the ol' blog: Today is the required minimum distribution, or RMD,…
- March 31, 2011I know you're frantically looking for ways to reduce your tax bill. But sometimes you just need to be reminded, don't deduct that!…
- March 31, 2011It's been a week since we all learned about General Electric's innovation in the corporate tax realm. The company's vice…
- March 30, 2011As the annual tax-filing deadline nears, folks tend to pay extra attention to their individual retirement accounts. Part of the…
- March 30, 2011Talk of U.S. tax reform has begun with an examination of the country's corporate tax rate. The loudest voices have…
- March 29, 2011When it comes to padding deductions, unreimbursed employee expenses might seem to be an easy one. You picked up some…
- March 28, 2011Basketball fans tell me there's some important college hoops tournament entering its final stages this week. I don't care about…
- March 28, 2011Living abroad offers a lot of exciting experiences. But you'll still share one thing with all of us you left…
- March 27, 2011If you'll owe the IRS this filing season and would like to pay your tax bill electronically, consider EFTPS. The…
- March 26, 2011About a month ago, the IRS announced that millions of people didn't file a 2007 tax return. By neglecting this…
- March 25, 2011If Washington, D.C., is going to demand that local governments upgrade their sewer systems, then Washington, D.C., should help pay…
- March 25, 2011Tax time evokes a lot of emotions. Anger. Frustration. Despair. Then there's fear. Being afraid of filing holds back a…
- March 24, 2011Good news for filers who've been in tax refund limbo because of their repayment of the 2008 faux first-time homebuyer…
- March 24, 2011Today is Harry Houdini's birthday. If the master escape artist had been able to free himself from the restraints of…
- March 23, 2011Some people say they want to work forever. Not me. I'm looking to retire as soon as possible. To that…
- March 23, 2011This has not been a good filing season for the Internal Revenue Service. First, Congress screwed around into December before…
- March 22, 2011Sen. Claire McCaskill admitted Monday that she owes four years of back taxes totaling nearly $300,000 on a private airplane.…
- March 21, 2011We've all gotten those dunning letters that include the statement, "If you've already sent in your payment, thank you and…
- March 20, 2011In January, tax professionals were searching in about equal amounts for business and individual tax terms. That changed in February.…
- March 20, 2011As the debate about the deficit continues, some lawmakers are again talking about raising the income tax rate on the…
- March 19, 2011A Texas pastor has been accused by his congregation of holding communion hostage in return for their tax money. Pastor…
- March 18, 2011A whistleblower who exposed a tax fraud scheme by Enron and Wall Street firms has been awarded a $1.1 million…
- March 17, 2011You knew I couldn't let St. Patrick's Day slip by without reminding you of the many green tax breaks out…
- March 17, 2011Happy St. Patrick's Day! On this day of celebrating all things Irish, NASA's Aqua satellite brings us this out-of-this-world view…
- March 16, 2011If you've looked in the upper right corned of the ol' blog, you've seen that Today's Tax Tip deals with…
- March 16, 2011Third Way, a left-to-center think tank in Washington, D.C., has long touted the benefits of a taxpayer receipt. Now with…
- March 15, 2011Everybody is looking for more tax money to cover ginormous budget gaps. At the federal level, it looks like the…
- March 14, 2011I am not a basketball fan, pro or college, so I just muddle through NCAA March Madness, flipping around to…
- March 14, 2011Experts on both taxes and American history were quick to note that my By the Numbers post on states tax…
- March 13, 2011Is it just a coincidence that the IRS issued an information sheet about rental income and expenses just as the…
- March 12, 2011Not to spoil the ending of this season's Celebrity Apprentice, but it looks like Richard Hatch won't be Donald Trump's…
- March 10, 2011The voters of Los Angeles have spoken and they've overwhelmingly said tax medical marijuana. If only it were that easy.…
- March 10, 2011When 2010 ended, did you leave some money unspent in your medical flexible spending account, usually referred to as an FSA?…
- March 9, 2011Want a lower property tax bill in Colorado? Get yourself a couple of sheep. Or grow a little hay. That's…
- March 8, 2011It's about to get weirder and crazier than usual here in Austin. The annual South by Southwest festival, popularly known…
- March 7, 2011Marijuana continues to be a burning issue for Californians. Voters across the state last November rejected Proposition 19, which would…
- March 5, 2011Ben Bernanke and his crew at the Federal Reserve Board, aka the Fed, swear that inflation is low. Such assertions…