- August 22, 2010The presumption and idiocy of so many people still astounds me, the most recent examples coming from folks who think…
- August 22, 2010Oops! My bad. This event totally slipped by me last week. But better late than never, right?So go ahead and…
- August 21, 2010There's an old joke on Capitol Hill that every tax bill, all of which seem to add more complexity to…
- August 20, 2010Attention Texas shoppers! Most of the Lone Star State schools are about to start and this weekend's sales tax holiday…
- August 20, 2010The taxing possibilities from jurisdictions scrambling for every possible dollar just keep coming. LiveShots reports that in Central California, a…
- August 19, 2010Not surprisingly, a little public attention followed by public and political outrage has prompted North Carolina tax officials to change…
- August 19, 2010OK, coffee usually doesn't have a tax connection unless you're working on your return late on April 15. But this…
- August 19, 2010This should get discussion going. Ezra Klein, who writes about "Economic and Domestic Policy, and Lots of It" for the Washington…
- August 18, 2010Late last month I reported on the Tax Foundation's online calculator that will let you compare your 2011 federal income…
- August 17, 2010Sorry for the Postal Service style headline, but states have gone tax amnesty crazy! Which prompts the question, what's up…
- August 16, 2010Don't panic if you're still waiting for North Carolina tax officials to send you the refund indicated on the 2009…
- August 15, 2010Last week I went off on a rant about irresponsible homeowners and the disturbing trend of so many of them…
- August 15, 2010If you drive a car, have a nicotine habit or buy things, you're probably paying more this year. The tax…
- August 14, 2010On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.The Social Security Act (SSA) created…
- August 14, 2010A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the 10 richest U.S. presidents. That list was interesting, primarily for who…
- August 13, 2010U.S. taxpayers, mark your calendars. The long-delayed and anxiously awaited tax overhaul recommendations will be made public on Friday, Aug.…
- August 13, 2010It's Friday the 13th, so it seems a perfect time to ask, What are you afraid of? Apparently, many teenagers…
- August 12, 2010There have been countless stories during the bursting of the real estate bubble about homeowners who've simply refused to pay…
- August 12, 2010Tax holidays continue this month, with three states' no-sales-tax days beginning this weekend. Florida reinstated its fall back-to-school tax holiday…
- August 12, 2010Billionaire hedge fund manager Leon G. Cooperman thought he was making a $43 million donation that would save him substantially on…
- August 11, 2010Dan Rostenkowski, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from 1981 to 1994, passed away on Wednesday, Aug.…
- August 11, 2010While most sports spectators have been fixating on Tiger Woods' terrible play, professionals who play the game are fighting a…
- August 10, 2010Last week I joined the chorus of folks cheering the IRS' decision to no longer provide lenders with a debt…
- August 10, 2010Back in June I blogged about how many cities and states depend on the kindness of strangers, AKA tourists and…
- August 9, 2010Now there's a contraception method I bet you never considered. But Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson says that if taxes…
- August 8, 2010The man pictured at left is Donald Bren, chairman of the Irvine Co., a Southern California private real estate firm.…
- August 7, 2010Is it just me, or is Alan Greenspan taking over the "Crazy Old Uncle in the Attic" title from Ross…
- August 7, 2010In the Your Money column today, Ron Lieber predicts there's a class war coming to the world of government pensions.…
- August 6, 2010Today is the pinnacle of 2010's state tax holidays, during which some municipalities also participate (or are forced to do…
- August 6, 2010It's here! The biggest tax holiday weekend in the United States.In August, 16 states are having what are typically referred…
- August 5, 2010Next tax filing season, the IRS is going to make it more difficult for lenders to issue loans based on…
- August 5, 2010You are having a party for the income tax today, right? It was on Aug. 5, 1861, that President Abraham…
- August 5, 2010The bulk of back-to-school tax holidays begin this weekend, and the debate over whether these events are worth it is heating…
- August 4, 2010It seems that I've become an honorary Bay State tax blogger of late, what with the John Kerry yacht sales…
- August 4, 2010As states and cities struggle to close budget gaps, the possibility of taxing marijuana sold for medicinal purposes has received…
- August 3, 2010Every taxpayer thinks they're sending way too much money to Uncle Sam, but a tax oversight office says the IRS…
- August 2, 2010Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on a Sunday-morning television news program that if home prices go down, the…
- August 2, 2010Get ready Bay State shoppers. Before it adjourned this weekend, the Massachusetts legislature agreed on an economic development bill that…
- August 1, 2010As the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Initiative (SSTI) has picked up some momentum of late, it's getting more attention,…
- July 31, 2010Sorry to be a broken record on the soon-to-expire tax cuts that we got in 2001 and 2003 when Dubya…