- June 21, 2010How's your first day of Summer 2010 going? If this longest day of the year is already too sweltering, here's…
- June 20, 2010Being a father has changed a lot since the days my dad was expected mainly to just bring home a…
- June 19, 2010That headline is a good general rule for all tax situations. And the U.S. Tax Court reinforced that requirement last…
- June 18, 2010I know, I'm diving into the deep end of the tax wonk pool with my repeated posts about the tax…
- June 17, 2010Y'all saw the headline, right? On Tuesday, the House approved a tax incentives measure for small businesses under which capital…
- June 17, 2010In an effort to get enough votes to move the tax extenders legislation, Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.)…
- June 15, 2010On the heels of some Texans' qualms (OK, anger) about tax breaks for a satirical immigration-themed movie, comes news that…
- June 15, 2010Actually, it's New Yorker desk diary time, in which you can jot down important tax dates, as well as enjoy the…
- June 14, 2010Some of my neighbors have U.S. (and Texas) flags flying year round, but for the rest of the country that's…
- June 14, 2010If you've been a holdout when it comes to getting government payments electronically, you're out of luck. Uncle Sam is…
- June 13, 2010If your summer vacation includes catching up on your reading and you're a tax geek, here are some tax books…
- June 13, 2010Love 'em or hate 'em, it seems that state tax breaks for the film and television industry are here to…
- June 12, 2010Joe Nocera in his Wake-Up Time for a Dream column today looks at whether the "financial crisis might well have…
- June 11, 2010It's true, politics does indeed make for strange bedfellows, or in this case, tanning-bedfellows. The Jersey Shore diva Snooki, aka…
- June 11, 2010The longer the Senate screws around with considers changes to the tax extenders bill, the more the legislation grows. The…
- June 10, 2010There I said it! Despite the new edict from General Motors, I, a life-long Chevy owner, will continue to call…
- June 10, 2010The New York Times takes a look at what the death of Texas pipeline billionaire Dan L. Duncan in the…
- June 10, 2010Thank goodness for the tax moves calendar there in the left column, as well as the big pink Post-It note…
- June 9, 2010Two of the tax-related ballot initiatives considered yesterday by California voters failed. The lone winner was the 2010 version of Proposition…
- June 9, 2010Maine voters, not convinced proposed lower income tax rates really would save them money, rejected the state's proposed tax system overhaul yesterday.…
- June 8, 2010Of course the Senate couldn't help sticking fingers in the tax extenders pie.Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) this…
- June 8, 2010"There's one time in the year if you make $15-$20,000, $30,000 a year and if you have kids that you're…
- June 7, 2010The sensational tax-related vote in California will be in November, when the residents there decide whether to legalize and tax…
- June 7, 2010Maine voters will decide tomorrow (Tuesday, June 8) whether to support a change to their tax structure approved last year.…
- June 6, 2010There's been a lot of talk so far in this young major league baseball season about perfect games, including the…
- June 4, 2010This is one of my favorite off-beat tax breaks: voluntary payments to the ease the public debt. Yep, as I…
- June 4, 2010The IRS is holding its second Open House of 2010 tomorrow, Saturday, June 5. Approximately 200 IRS offices, at least…
- June 3, 2010Summer's here. That means that many teenagers will be looking for a seasonal job. And those jobs mean that the…
- June 2, 2010Most of us have finished our 2009 tax returns. And though Tax Freedom Day(s) 2010 have come and gone, Uncle Sam…
- June 1, 2010Attention online gamblers. When you go to ante up today, your bet is likely to be refused. Enforcement of online…
- May 31, 2010Please take at least a few minutes from your holiday today to remember why you have the day off. It's…
- May 30, 2010Millions of folks are heading to the lake or park or a neighbor's or relative's backyard for today's Memorial Day…
- May 29, 2010I hope John Daly, the flamboyant professional golfer, gets a nice piece of the $6.2 million purse at this weekend's…
- May 28, 2010More than a week after House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committee chairs reached an agreement on a legislation…
- May 28, 2010The summer vacation season traditionally begins today with the arrival of the three-day Memorial Day holiday. While times are still…
- May 27, 2010When it was pointed out earlier this year that, according to 2008 IRS data, a record 52 million filers (or…
- May 26, 2010Summer is almost here. We know because as temperatures are climbing, so is the price of gasoline. With the kids…
- May 25, 2010Shoppers in Virginia, Texas and Louisiana will be able to save a few bucks thanks to those states' Memorial Day…
- May 25, 2010Same song, 837th verse: Congressional action on extenders tax legislation stalled. Today's expected House vote on renewing some popular individual…
- May 24, 2010Here's a piece of news that was totally expected. The April 30 expiration of the first-time homebuyer credit prompted more people…