- May 15, 2010I've always loved the Robin Hood legend. The story of a noble individual standing up for the downtrodden brightens my…
- May 14, 2010As the April 15 filing deadline neared did you take advantage of the one tax break that still enabled you…
- May 13, 2010A group of Senators and Representatives want to tax airline carry-on bag fees. But don't worry travelers. This tax isn't…
- May 12, 2010Have you made your Memorial Day long weekend plans? Congress apparently has. It looks like Washington, D.C., lawmakers will be…
- May 11, 2010Today I have a great reason for being slow to post. I'm pecking at the keyboard one-handed. I fell during…
- May 10, 2010As details emerged about Faisal Shahzad, the man who allegedly tried to set off a car bomb on May 1…
- May 9, 2010Happy Mother's Day! A lot of moms, in addition to all their other tasks both at home and in many…
- May 8, 2010Last week we received our annual home appraisal notice from the county. Two days later, we got the first in…
- May 7, 2010The good employment news: More people got jobs last month. In fact, in April the U.S. economy added jobs at…
- May 6, 2010I'm a big fan of charitable donations. I'm also a big fan of cultural events and organizations. And, of course,…
- May 5, 2010Welcome to the fifth day of the fifth month, or as we Tex-Mex loving, margarita-mad Lone Star Staters know it,…
- May 4, 2010Don't freak. The IRS website wasn't one of them. But three Treasury sites connected to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving…
- May 4, 2010Hey, Pennsylvanians, if you owe back taxes the state wants to make sure you know that it knows all about…
- May 2, 2010Viewers of the NBC broadcast of the Kentucky Derby got to see the excitement of Glen Fullerton as Super Saver…
- May 1, 2010Our neighborhood is a typical sleepy suburban community, especially on weekends … except for one Saturday each May and October.…
- April 30, 2010It's really happening. The first-time homebuyer credit is on its final hours. After today, the $8,000 tax break for…
- April 30, 2010For most taxpayers at both the federal and state levels, tax filing season wrapped up earlier this month. But some…
- April 29, 2010Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), the man who heads the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, recently looked into his legislative crystal…
- April 28, 2010The IRS has some good news for parents of adult kids who don't have health care coverage. Under the recently…
- April 27, 2010As Senators are grilling Goldman Sachs executives about that investment bank's part in the mortgage debacle, another by-product of the…
- April 27, 2010Our state tax refund is in our bank account! Confused because we got a state tax refund and live in…
- April 26, 2010Honestly! Those are the findings of recent surveys, one done for Fox News, the other for CBS News. The polls,…
- April 25, 2010If IRS Notice 1397 shows up in your mailbox, don't panic. The postcard (an excerpt of which is shown below)…
- April 24, 2010Sorry, people. It doesn't matter that other people used tax software and ended up filing incorrect returns, even if one of…
- April 23, 2010The answer to that question, especially soon after most of us have completed our annual tax filing task, is a…
- April 22, 2010While National Football League fans have been working on their mock drafts in preparation for tonight's big event (yes, that's…
- April 22, 2010America's become the great rebate country. In addition to all those tax rebate checks during Dubya's tenure, in these early…
- April 22, 2010I know all y'all have already taken my earlier post about organizing your tax records to heart and have all…
- April 21, 2010On April 15, millions of taxpayers took advantage of some tax breaks for the last time. Technically, that is. In…
- April 20, 2010Did you spend the weekend sorting through the tax material you used last week to file your 1040? Me neither.…
- April 19, 2010Missouri kicks off the 2010 sales tax holiday season today with its second Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday. Show…
- April 18, 2010The tax man waits for no one (except Form 4868 filers). That means that even U.S. leaders had to deal…
- April 18, 2010How in the heck did I miss this tax form? It certainly would have helped in my personal filing, since…
- April 17, 2010This year's anti-tax rant winner is Fox News' John Stossel. But it's not just taxing jurisdictions that make Stossel's list.…
- April 16, 2010NOTE: This tax tip was updated July 4, 2017. I know. You're tired of taxes. Tax Day was yesterday and…
- April 15, 2010I just did a double take when I realized that there's no state to blog about today. I wrapped up…
- April 15, 2010Fellow Austinite @philwest has an April 15 Twitter admission:Every year, I roll my eyes at the taxpayers outside the post…
- April 15, 2010With Tax Day and, for some, tax payment time upon us, there's added coverage of ways to pay your tax…
- April 15, 2010We always can make room o the ol' blog for some April 15 fun, especially when it incorporates solid tax…
- April 15, 2010Welcome to this wonderful April 15th! Too much? Sorry. How about I make up for the tax enthusiasm with links…