- March 22, 2010North Dakota tax officials sure know how to be good neighbors. Shoppers from bordering provinces Manitoba or Saskatchewan, or anywhere…
- March 22, 2010Summer's on its way and so is the tanning tax. As part of the health care reform bill passed last…
- March 22, 2010Criminals work 365 days a year, but the the annual U.S. income tax filing season is prime scam time. For…
- March 21, 2010When 2010 rolled in, so did assessment of North Carolina's 5.75 percent state sales tax on certain digital property. The…
- March 21, 2010Even before the ink from Obama's signature on the jobs bill dried, the debate was on as to just how much it…
- March 20, 2010New York City's firefighters might have Rescue Me, but volunteer firemen and women throughout the Empire State have a tax credit they can claim…
- March 20, 2010Home mortgage interest is the biggest tax deduction most of us have. That's because that home loan is our biggest…
- March 20, 2010If you've always wanted to tell the IRS how to do its job, now's your chance. Join the Taxpayer Advocacy…
- March 19, 2010Willard Scott would love New Mexico. The state allows an added exemption for taxpayers who are 100 or older. That's…
- March 19, 2010You know that old saying, you've got to spend money to make money? That might be true in some cases.…
- March 19, 2010As the health care reform vote comes down to the wire, the gloves are coming off on Capitol Hill. As…
- March 18, 2010Relax wealthy New Jersey residents. The state's millionaire's tax expired on Dec. 31, 2009. Now the Garden State's top tax…
- March 18, 2010First it was state tax departments that were using social media to track down folks who owed money. Now Uncle…
- March 18, 2010The $18 billion job creation package, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, officially known as H.R. 2847, will…
- March 18, 2010Aaron Zeff had no idea he was a tax delinquent until two IRS agents showed up last week at his…
- March 17, 2010New Hampshire individual tax returns are due on April 15, but the state isn't collecting on income its residents earned…
- March 17, 2010On St. Patrick's Day, we all claim a bit of the Emerald Isle. But it takes more than the legendary…
- March 16, 2010If you're a football fan, you've seen those corn cob hats that University of Nebraska fans wear. If you're a…
- March 16, 2010Congress talked about it as a way to pay for national health care reform, but the legislative fizz quickly went…
- March 16, 2010Earlier this month, I posted Are you ready for a Roth conversion? It looked at the elimination of the income…
- March 15, 2010The Treasure State has a nice prize for its elderly residents. They might be able to claim Montana's Elderly Homeowner/Renter…
- March 15, 2010Individual retirement accounts get extra attention this time of year since contributions for the previous tax year can be made…
- March 14, 2010Missouri shows its taxpayers 54 assorted credits that could reduce their tax bills. The officially named miscellaneous credits, some for…
- March 14, 2010Thank you very much Census Bureau for the letter that arrived in our snail mail box last week alerting us…
- March 13, 2010Mississippi added a new revenue source in 1990 when the state passed the Gaming Control Act legalizing dockside casino gaming. The…
- March 13, 2010The hubby and I itemize our tax deductions. We are in the tax-filing minority. Most taxpayers claim the standard deduction.…
- March 13, 2010That was IRS Commissioner Shulman's assessment in January, when as part of a wide-ranging interview on C-SPAN he revealed that…
- March 12, 2010One of the challenges of filing state income tax returns is figuring out how your state deals with federal law…
- March 12, 2010As millions of us are staring down April 15, the big question we have is how do we pay Uncle…
- March 12, 2010Are Amazon taxes backfiring on states? Named after the online retailer who's the main target of a growing number of…
- March 11, 2010Michigan is home to Detroit, base of the U.S. auto industry. While that city is having to retool to deal…
- March 11, 2010I am not a fan of stock options. As I've said before, my personal payday motto is "say it with…
- March 10, 2010If you've followed the national health care reform debate at all, you know that some have cited Massachusetts' insurance program…
- March 10, 2010One of the worst cases of adding insult to injury is that unemployment benefits are taxable income. Actually, I guess…
- March 10, 2010Former Ways and Means Committee member Jim McCrery has been hired to lobby for extension of the current lower capital…
- March 9, 2010For almost 20 years, the hubby and I called Maryland home. One of the many great things we loved about…
- March 9, 2010When it comes to property taxes, it's not just you, me and a certain Motown star that have issues. Politicians…
- March 8, 2010Does your state have an official berry? Maine does. It's the wild blueberry. With an average production of more than…
- March 8, 2010If you're a homeowner, this time of year is the only thing that makes your annual property tax payments at…
- March 7, 2010Tonight is the movie industry's big event. Films nowadays are as much about the money they make as they are…