- March 27, 2010With the advent of supermarkets, stores started stocking much more than just food. Such a wide variety of choices is…
- March 27, 2010When I started the state tax tidbits feature last month, I said it was because I didn't write that much…
- March 26, 2010Do you owe back taxes to the Keystone State? Then mark April 26 on your calendar. Beginning that day and…
- March 26, 2010Despite some still crisp nights, summer vacation season is fast approaching. I know this not from weather reports, but because…
- March 25, 2010Uncle Sam is just beginning a national effort to regulate tax professionals, but Oregon has had an oversight system in place…
- March 25, 2010That headline is not what Uncle Sam wants to see today. The New York Times reports that this year the…
- March 25, 2010I'm not a basketball fan, but I hear tell that the men's collegiate roundball tournament moves to an important stage…
- March 25, 2010Having trouble filling out your return? You can go straight to the Internal Revenue Service this Saturday for help. More…
- March 24, 2010The oil industry is still big in Oklahoma, but that's not stopping officials there from offering taxpayers a substantial credit for…
- March 24, 2010How does this keep happening? Apparently private sector lawyers are much better than Uncle Sam's attorneys. Or, as Scott Jagow…
- March 24, 2010TurboTax has once again looked at its data and ranked U.S. cities according to how many of their residents put…
- March 23, 2010Sin taxes on such things as alcohol and tobacco are a popular way for states to collect much needed revenue.…
- March 23, 2010It's Tax Twitter Tuesday time again! It sorta sneaked up on me, what with all the health care reform hubbub…
- March 23, 2010Last week I got a call from my mom. Usually she just wants to chat about how her life is…
- 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.…