- September 16, 2010The controversial Form 1099 reporting requirement might still be on the books, but another tax proposal that ticked off businesses…
- September 16, 2010Jon Stewart skewers "The Summer of Recovery" and the upcoming battle over expiring tax cuts. The Daily Show With Jon…
- September 15, 2010My very, very bad! Today, Sept. 15, is the due date for the third estimated tax voucher (sometimes called quarterly…
- September 15, 2010I'm not talking this time about actual Representatives and Senators and White House administration staff who fudge their taxes or…
- September 14, 2010Judging from what happened today in the U.S. Senate, I guess my bold prediction about the future of the expiring…
- September 14, 2010First, don't panic. I know all of us Congress watchers said Washington, D.C., wouldn't let the estate tax die; that…
- September 13, 2010In advance of Congress' return this week and the upcoming tax cuts smackdown, another Obama Administration official took to the airwaves…
- September 13, 2010I meant to post this yesterday, but got distracted with some personal tasks and then spent the evening in the…
- September 13, 2010Double, double toil and trouble;Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Macbeth Act 4, scene 1 OK, the witches who recently faced…
- September 12, 2010While Representatives and Senators have been out on recess working in their home districts this month, the battle over the…
- September 11, 2010Although most of us won't have to worry about the federal estate tax, regardless of what it finally looks like…
- September 11, 2010Hey! Don't go overboard with that headline instruction! There's no need to make lewd recommendations as to what the IRS…
- September 11, 2010I've got some personal errands to run this morning, so until I get back to blog more, I thought you…
- September 10, 2010Inquiring minds want to know just which federal employees aren't paying their taxes. As I mentioned yesterday, one way of…
- September 9, 2010A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about an investment adviser's characterization of the Federal Reserve's near-zero interest rate policy…
- September 9, 2010This isn't going to help with the anti-incumbent attitude across the county. The Washington Post reports that Capitol Hill employees…
- September 8, 2010If you have a flexible spending account, or plan to sign up for one in the workplace benefits enrollment season…
- September 7, 2010Are you eligible for the first-time homebuyer credit? It's still around for folks who had a valid contract in place…
- September 6, 2010Texas has always been a independent place, both literally when we were the Republic of Texas and now in how…
- September 5, 2010OK. I really tried to post a serious item today, but I'm having trouble getting some images to upload. I'm…
- September 4, 2010Australia still wants the millions in taxes it says actor Paul Hogan owes, but tax officials relented a bit and…
- September 4, 2010Democratic Congressional leaders swear they're going to at least begin the debate on the expiring Bush-era tax cuts this month.…
- September 3, 2010There's a new victim of the Greek financial meltdown: National Basketball Association players who moved to the Mediterranean country to…
- September 3, 2010Attention West Virginians! If you need a new refrigerator then you can pick one up anytime between now and Nov.…
- September 3, 2010Louisiana's second annual Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend. It kicked off just after the stroke of midnight…
- September 2, 2010Every time it gets close to tax payment time, I promise I'm going to remind folks that if they want…
- September 1, 2010Whew! It's been a crazy busy start to September. I had a ton on my to-do list, some of the…
- September 1, 2010While we wait for Congress to reconvene next week and start dealing with the impending return of higher federal income…
- August 31, 2010Got credit card rebate cash piling up in your account but nothing really catches your buying fancy? Then donate the…
- August 31, 2010Despite many detractors, state programs that provide tax breaks to lure filmmakers continue to be popular among the agencies doing…
- August 30, 2010This happens every so often all across the country. Folks ticked off with a tax bill try to make a…
- August 29, 2010Residential real estate is still in the dumps, but that's not deterring some buyers. However, these aren't folks who are…
- August 28, 2010As the Nov. 2 midterm election date nears, political watchdogs are getting picky. That's not to say they shouldn't, regardless…
- August 27, 2010The President's Economic Recovery Advisory Broad, aka PERAB in D.C.-speak, today released its long-awaited report on tax reform options. Chairman…
- August 27, 2010Charles Raymond Wheeler has been adamant for years more than a decade that he doesn't owe taxes on military retirement…
- August 26, 2010The continuing tales of two actors facing tax trouble have recently taken quite different turns. Wesley Snipes, convicted in 2008…
- August 25, 2010The old saying goes, "A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour your money." Well, it…
- August 25, 2010One of the great things about the Internet is that there is such a wealth of information on how to…
- August 24, 2010In addition to cutting services, many cash-strapped cities are looking for new revenue sources. One local levy that's catching a…
- August 23, 2010The Federal Reserve's interest rate policy is an invisible tax that costs savers and investors roughly $350 billion a year.…