- March 4, 2011You've got to give Wesley Snipes props for persistence. The action film star is serving his three-year federal prison sentence…
- March 4, 2011Did you file a return for the 2007 tax year? If not, then a portion of $1.3 billion in unclaimed…
- March 3, 2011Earlier this year, my mother moved nearer to me. The good news is that she's now just about an hour…
- March 2, 2011We're in the heart of tax-filing -- and tax-paying -- season. This is the time of year more than any…
- March 2, 2011Today is special here in my home state. On March 2, 1836, Texas became Texas. Delegates from the 17 Mexican…
- March 1, 2011That's it. There's no "but" or "fade away" tacked onto that headline. Most tax breaks already on the books simply…
- March 1, 2011Welcome to March. It's the month that brings us spring and gets us to the doorstep of our annual federal…
- February 28, 2011Charlie Sheen, star of the popular CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, continues to speak out from what has…
- February 26, 2011Sometimes when folks are desperately seeking tax deductions, they take allowable write-offs a little too far. Case in point, the…
- February 25, 2011Sin taxes have always been a popular way to raise money. They tend to adversely affect a relatively small group,…
- February 24, 2011News coverage of late is full of stories of state lawmakers confronting taxpayers over ways to close huge budget deficits.…
- February 23, 2011As I mentioned earlier this week, tax filing season is like a big scavenger hunt for tax deductions. Most of…
- February 22, 2011Just how much do we love our cell phones? So much so that, in most places across the United State,…
- February 21, 2011I file our tax returns (that's my working method pictured below, and yes, the television remote is critical to the…
- February 20, 2011I've posted recently about the importance of selecting the type of tax pro that meets your financial and tax-filing needs.…
- February 19, 2011Did you sleep in this Saturday morning? If you did (and good for you!), you probably awoke in your house…
- February 18, 2011By now, every taxpayer knows that the IRS offers ways to check on tax refund status. There's the old-fashioned telephone.…
- February 17, 2011As planned, the IRS on Monday, Feb. 14, began accepting tax returns that had been delayed while the agency got…
- February 16, 2011The recent purchase of The Huffington Post by AOL prompted renewed attention to online searching. While much of the world…
- February 16, 2011Just when you think you've seen everything, something like this listing for an out of the ordinary tax filing service…
- February 14, 2011It's official. The nation's capital is heartless. OK, I know that Washington, D.C., will never have a reputation for romance,…
- February 13, 2011It's a common refrain every tax season. If Representatives and Senators had to fill outhteir own 1040s, the tax code…
- February 13, 2011You've decided to hire someone to file your taxes this year. You've looked at your tax pro options and decided…
- February 12, 2011The Treasury Department on Friday delivered a report to Congress that it says "provides a path forward for reforming America's…
- February 12, 2011I'm getting some e-mails from folks asking where on the 2010 Schedule L they should enter their property tax payments…
- February 11, 2011The Green Bay Packers wrapped up their 2011 NFL championship season last Sunday with a thrilling victory over the Pittsburgh…
- February 10, 2011Anyone with a mom knows that they usually get their way. The IRS now has learned that lesson, too. Last…
- February 9, 2011While most of us are focusing on our annual personal income tax filing tasks, Uncle Sam and Washington State officials…
- February 9, 2011You know what's coming up, right? No, not Valentine's Day. OK, Cupid's holiday is almost upon us. But Feb. 14 this…
- February 8, 2011You didn't file your return in January because you knew you weren't getting a refund or you just didn't care.…
- February 7, 2011Everyone's hoping that the housing market will at least begin to recover in 2011. And it looks like that might…
- February 7, 2011Super Bowl XLV started out like it would be a Green Bay Packers rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it…
- February 6, 2011One of the best homeowner tax breaks is the ability to deduct your annual real estate taxes. For many homeowners,…
- February 5, 2011Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's search for ways to close his state's $1.3 billion budget gap has driven him to propose…
- February 4, 2011Placed your Super Bowl bets yet? There's still plenty of time. If you're in Las Vegas or some other Nevada…
- February 3, 2011They did it! They really did it! Democratic and Republican Senators actually worked through the 1099 repeal issue yesterday afternoon,…
- February 2, 2011I don't want to get your hopes up too high, but the Senate finally might get around to voting today…
- February 1, 2011H&R Block has been hitting the airwaves this filing season touting the ability of its offices to get taxpayers money…
- February 1, 2011Can you believe it? A month has already flown by and we're now into February 2011. Time sure flies when…
- January 31, 2011The hubby gets a real paycheck, that is, regular money from a company as opposed to my periodic payments from…