- 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…
- March 7, 2010Attention tax preparers. Does the complaint below sound familiar? Attention tax clients: Is @taxmegan talking about you? Now I'm sure…
- March 6, 2010We're not in Kansas tax trouble anymore, Toto. That's what residents of the Sunflower State can say if they take…
- March 6, 2010We're just about six weeks away from April 15 and millions of us haven't even started looking at our 1040s.…
- March 5, 2010Hey, Indiana taxpayers. When you find yourself drowning in tax paperwork this filing season, you should know that much of…
- March 5, 2010A Roth IRA is a great option for many folks looking to sock away retirement money. While you pay taxes…
- March 5, 2010For a brief while Thursday, it looked as if Rep. Jason Chaffetz's effort to fire federal workers who owe back…
- March 4, 2010I love getting in a boat. It's probably my upbringing in desert West Texas that makes me want to set…
- March 4, 2010So much for insider info and the Congressional senority system. After "lively discussions" following the initial decision to have Rep.…
- March 4, 2010More states are taxing more things to help them bridge their growing budget gaps. In fact, the average state sales…
- March 3, 2010Somehow it just seems right that the state famous for its potatoes has a tax credit related to food. Idaho's…
- March 3, 2010That's not a typo in the headline. While most of us are working on (or thinking of working on) our…
- March 3, 2010Reports out of Washington say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has picked "liberal firebrand" Rep. Pete Stark of California (right) to…
- March 3, 2010Rep. Charles Rangel has stepped down temporarily as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. The New York City Democrat…
- March 2, 2010I have relatives from Georgia. I worked for a Member of Congress from the Peach State. I have friends there.…
- March 2, 2010March 2 is a big day here in my native state. On this day in 1836, Texas became a republic.…
- March 1, 2010The Nation's Capital, although not a state, relies on much of the same revenue raising options as the country's other…