- 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…
- January 30, 2011I ordered a bedskirt online a couple of weeks ago. Or I tried to. The company's website order process screwed…
- January 30, 2011The National Hot Rod Association's tax-exempt status could soon be under IRS scrutiny. An anonymous complaint was filed with the…
- January 29, 2011If the weekend break from your usual 9-to-5 grind has you thinking about your eventual retirement, you need to be…
- January 28, 2011January is a busy month at the IRS because most people get tax refunds and they file early to get…
- January 27, 2011I've become a big fan of handling my finances online. But there are two issues with which I continually wrestle.…
- January 26, 2011Given the empty seat set aside for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona Democrat recovering from a head wound suffered a…
- January 26, 2011Did you claim the first-time homebuyer tax credit? What year? It could make a difference as to whether you owe…
- January 25, 2011I love movies and I love the Oscars. As with most awards programs, the choices of not only winners, but…
- January 24, 2011You've found the perfect pair of shoes but aren't sure you can afford them. You're waiting for your tax refund…
- January 24, 2011I am officially old. OK, dear hubby who's a year older than I, how's this? Time is marching on at…
- January 23, 2011When we file our taxes, we want the bottom line: Just what do we owe? That amount depends upon into…
- January 22, 2011Once upon a time, the IRS let folks who filed 1040-EZ returns do so by telephone. Then came the Internet…
- January 21, 2011I know you probably already saw today's tax tip there in the upper right corner of the ol' blog (or…
- January 20, 2011If you itemize deductions and have been wondering when the Internal Revenue Service will get to your tax return, put…
- January 20, 2011The House voted yesterday evening to repeal what the the Republicans have deemed the job-killing health care reform law. Big…
- January 19, 2011The IRS has a message for folks who prefer to file the old-fashioned way: "See ya!" OK, it's not filers…
- January 18, 2011The old saying in Washington, D.C., is that every tax bill should have the subtitle "Tax Professionals' Employment for Life…
- January 18, 2011The long holiday weekend is over! Not that I want to nag or anything, but it's time to file your…
- January 18, 2011Did you catch the premiere of FX television's boxing drama Lights Out last Tuesday? Probably not. Not too many folks…
- January 17, 20112011 marks the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr., federal holiday. To commemorate the holiday's quarter century mark…
- January 16, 2011Welcome to By the Numbers, a new feature here on the ol' blog. Each Sunday a figure -- a percentage, dollar…
- January 15, 2011The end of last week was so crazy, what with the Treasury tax refund debit cards and the beginning of…
- January 14, 2011It's electronic tax day! Today, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, marks the beginning of the annual electronic tax return filing season.…
- January 13, 2011No bank account, no problem. That's the U.S. Treasury Department's new mantra. Treasury officials today launched a pilot program offering…
- January 11, 2011Following the passage (finally!) in December 2010 of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010…
- January 10, 2011Got your guacamole ready for tonight's BCS title game? It is, after all, the Tostitos championship bowl from Glendale, Ariz.…
- January 10, 2011In the wake of the weekend shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at a constituent rally and the deaths of…
- January 9, 2011I ran across an interesting item on the IRS website about how you can, or rather can't, spend money you pull…
- January 9, 2011If you use a vehicle for business travel, moving, to go to medical treatments or to help out a charity,…
- January 8, 2011Rejoice Bay State pet owners! Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday, Jan. 7, signed legislation that authorizes the creation of…