- December 19, 2010Given the popularity of The Walking Dead, it shouldn't be surprising that there's a lot of interest in the law…
- December 18, 2010Many years ago I had great fun writing a story that highlighted financial advice from holiday experts. The angle was…
- December 18, 2010Embed from Getty Images With Obama's signing of the compromise tax deal yesterday, the really wealthy were among those who…
- December 17, 2010The House late last night finally signed off on the tax bill that will keep the tax cuts that were…
- December 16, 2010This is a blog, not a wire service. Still, this bit of breaking news is worth sharing: House Democratic leaders…
- December 16, 2010It's no secret that homeowners get special tax treatment under the U.S. tax code. There are the biggies of being…
- December 15, 2010Continuation of current income tax rates and other tax breaks are a third of the way done. The Senate has…
- December 15, 2010While waiting for the Senate to get around to its final vote on the deal to extend the current income…
- December 15, 2010We Texans are a mouthy bunch. Many of our pronouncements have been enshrined in quotation collections. Among my favorites are…
- December 14, 2010One of the provisions in the tax cuts extension deal is "parity for exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit…
- December 13, 2010The Senate has achieved the necessary votes to take the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of…
- December 13, 2010And so it begins. At 3 p.m. Eastern time today, Dec. 13, the Senate will vote on the Obama/GOP tax…
- December 12, 2010OK, you've made your tax, investment, retirement and giving moves for 2010. Now what? There's still some financial housekeeping left.…
- December 12, 2010Texas baseball fans, or at least those who follow the American League Champion Texas Rangers, are anxiously awaiting the decision…
- December 11, 2010Ready to share your wealth? Part four of Don't Mess With Taxes' fourth annual Year-end Money Moves series is for you.…
- December 11, 2010Maybe Richard Hatch just couldn't take some other tax evader **cough, Wesley Snipes, cough** getting all the attention. You remember…
- December 10, 2010Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in D.C. today for minor surgery. He's having a…
- December 10, 2010Not content to fight with his own party over the continuation of the tax deal he cut with Republicans, Obama…
- December 10, 2010Maybe you were distracted by inconsequential things like the Obama/GOP tax cuts deal, but another notable tax world act transpired…
- December 9, 2010Welcome to part three of Don't Mess With Taxes' fourth annual Year-end Money Moves series. Today we look at retirement…
- December 9, 2010I sit in front of a computer almost all of my waking hours, blogging, writing and surfing for tax news.…
- December 9, 2010I blog every year about this time on the need to spend your medical flexible spending account, or FSA, money…
- December 8, 2010It's been an interesting day in the tax world. As soon as the president announced Monday evening that he had…
- December 8, 2010I was skeptical when I first heard the premise of the Fox television program Raising Hope. If I want to…
- December 7, 2010Welcome to part two of Don't Mess With Taxes' fourth annual Year-end Money Moves series. Today's topic is investing moves…
- December 7, 2010Can it be true? Will Congress soon take care of some pressing tax legislation? The president hopes so. He announced…
- December 6, 2010Welcome to Don't Mess With Taxes' fourth annual Year-end Money Moves series. Each December, I look at things you can…
- December 6, 2010So what does the man who heads up the group that controls the United States' money think of our tax…
- December 6, 2010As I was putting together the latest weekly tax tip (you do look at those over there at the top…
- December 5, 2010About this time last week, shoppers were getting their gift lists in order so they could rake in Cyber Monday…
- December 5, 2010Wesley Snipes, facing imminent jailing for his three misdemeanor convictions of failure to file tax returns, doesn't want to spend…
- December 4, 2010The certificate of deposit we count as our emergency fund rolled over for another term last month. The good thing…
- December 4, 2010One of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs, The Windfall (Everything for Nothing), begins with the lyric "Because Elvis gave 'em…
- December 2, 2010Here's today's not news flash. The House this afternoon wasted dwindling legislative time voted 234 to 188 for legislation to…
- December 2, 2010The Bush tax cuts that expire Dec. 31 are the "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" of tax legislation. Everyone is fixated on…
- December 1, 2010Sure there's talk of Congressional votes this week on the expiring Bush tax cuts. But even if they happen, the…
- December 1, 2010It's the most wonderful time of the year! The time when you can make some last-minute tax moves to reduce…
- November 30, 2010Congress is getting ready to debate whether the United States' wealthier residents must pay higher taxes. But in Switzerland, that…
- November 30, 2010Oklahoma tax officials decided sooner definitely is better than later when it comes to reminding residents of their state use…
- November 29, 2010Today thousands of us will do our holiday shopping from our computers, clicking on websites and ordering items. But in…