- 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…
- July 30, 2010House Democrats today tried to repeal the new Form 1099 requirements set to go into effect in 2012 as part…
- July 30, 2010Congress remains stuck in political gridlock. Senate Republicans yesterday blocked a final vote on a small business jobs bill. The…
- July 30, 2010Just a quick reminder that Mississippi kicks off the 2010 back-to-school tax holiday season today. The Magnolia State's no-tax shopping…
- July 29, 2010Attention all gamblers. Uncle Sam thinks you could help him cover some of his operational costs. The House Financial Services…
- July 28, 2010Shortly after health care reform became law in March, a small ripple showed up in the vast tax-law ocean. Today…
- July 28, 2010Politicians always say they understand the worries and frustrations of rank-and-file working folk, but as Forbes notes, poor men don't…
- July 27, 2010OK, Sen. John Kerry is tired of all the yacht tax questions.Kerry announced this afternoon that he's paying all Massachusetts…
- July 27, 2010In the wake of all the negative publicity surrounding potential state sales tax on his new yacht, Sen. John Kerry…
- July 27, 2010It seems like only yesterday that parents were longing for the time that their kids would be back in class.…
- July 26, 2010A federal court in Ohio has extinguished the charitable tax deduction hopes of an Ohio couple who donated their home…
- July 26, 2010In the face of shrinking revenue, some towns are hoping that a page from the past can help ensure their…
- July 25, 2010I know it's not everybody's ideal place to work, but at least the IRS is hiring. And, hey, the agency…
- July 24, 2010Why isn't Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's 76-foot sloop tied up at a Bay State dock? The senator's office says it's…
- July 24, 2010NPR's Morning Edition had an interesting story yesterday about the hot new personal real estate trend: renting instead of buying.…
- July 23, 2010Here's something fun to do this weekend. Figure out just what your tax bill will be next year with or…
- July 22, 2010Tips are part of the restaurant business. But your favorite eatery is not the only place where satisfied customers hand…
- July 22, 2010It's no secret that although I use it, I'm not big fan of the social media site that I like…
- July 22, 2010Most Senators want to resurrect the estate tax.They made it official yesterday by soundly rejecting, 59 to 39, a proposal…
- July 20, 2010Hopes were high when in 2007 the IRS opened its new whistleblower office. New, more generous incentives for tips that…
- July 19, 2010A message is showing up in e-mail boxes alerting folks that the recently-enacted health care reform law means they'll soon…
- July 18, 2010How much pain does your state inflict upon you? As states have suffered during the recession, the answer for most…
- July 17, 2010Since it's the weekend, how about some more news on another actor who had a run-in with the IRS? On…
- July 17, 2010That headline could be the operative phrase for the actor that many, including me, consider the best cinematic James Bond.…
- July 16, 2010Now that it looks like BP might be actually making progress on shutting down the oil pouring from the damaged…
- July 16, 2010While some of their colleagues were pondering extension of tax cuts set to expire on Dec. 31, a couple of…
- July 15, 2010The Senate Finance Committee's hearing yesterday ostensibly was about whether and how to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts…
- July 14, 2010The latest hit to the U.S. Treasury because there's no federal estate tax comes with the death yesterday of the…
- July 14, 2010Finally! Some movement on the myriad tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year. The Senate Finance…
- July 13, 2010Which tax do you hate the most? And no, "all of them" is not an option. According to a compilation of…
- July 12, 2010Spontaneous getaways definitely are appealing, but for most of us, vacations take planning. Not only do we have to reach…