- February 13, 2010With Toyota's troubles, General Motors and Ford are hoping to get new customers who now want to give the domestic…
- February 12, 2010That's right. The hijinks and hilarity of an IRS office. Or, as they say in the television biz, an "IRS…
- February 12, 2010The highest court in the Lone Star State has agreed to consider whether the state's $5 charge on strip club…
- February 12, 2010Welcome to prime tax-filing time. Tax forms (W-2s, 1099s and the like) have arrived and folks are ready to get…
- February 11, 2010Satellite television providers say the taxes that seven states levy on their services are unfair. So they're heading to court.…
- February 10, 2010AIG has announced it is restructuring its incentive pay program. The insurance giant, which we taxpayers technically control thanks to…
- February 10, 2010By now I'm sure you've heard about the recent Tax Court ruling that gender reassignment surgery costs are deductible medical expenses.…
- February 9, 2010Folks tend to get creative at tax time. Usually, though, the innovation involves entries on Form 1040 and associated schedules.…
- February 8, 2010Tax departments are somewhat analogous to Blanche Dubois. But rather than kindness, they depend upon the compliance of strangers taxpayers.…
- February 8, 2010Every year I swear I'm going to do some podcasts here on the ol' blog. Then tax season arrives and…
- February 7, 2010Congratulations to the Saints for their win in Super Bowl XLIV. Now to the big tax question. Were you also…
- February 7, 2010Remind me not to move to Colorado Springs. Or even visit there. Its anti-tax residents have decided to rough it…
- February 7, 2010Tax manuals with personality. That's how the Wall Street Journal's Yoree Koh describes tax blogs that, "with their pithy analysis, can be…
- February 6, 2010Have you placed a friendly wager on Super Bowl XLIV? You are so not alone. The NFL's championship game marks…
- February 5, 2010California is still coping with shaky state finances, but its chief executive is in much better fiscal shape today. Gov.…
- February 5, 2010That's the tad hyperbolic headline message from the Business Insider blog as it looks at the prez's budget proposals. As…
- February 5, 2010As you fill out your tax return this filing season, you might find yourself wondering just where is that money…
- February 4, 2010Always listen to your mother. With that extra gene for fairness that comes from trying to wrangle kiddos, my mother…
- February 4, 2010I think the Oscars' decision to nominate 10 movies for best film is stupid. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
- February 3, 2010The 16th Amendment, which authorizes the collection of an income tax, was ratified on this day in 1913. Happy 97th!…
- February 3, 2010I love the ocean. To a kid who grew up in the desert terrain of West Texas, that's what the…
- February 3, 2010No, not Dave's personal budget. Not even the money allocated for his Late Show program. We're talking the fiscal 2011…
- February 2, 2010You've been working for a month now. You've gotten a paycheck or two (or more). Now it's time to evaluate…
- February 2, 2010The president released his fiscal year 2011 budget Monday. As expected, the main focus has been on the enormity of…
- February 1, 2010This happens every time there's a new form. Taxpayers and tax preparers make an innocent mistake and the tax return…
- January 31, 2010This weekend we got a lot of tax statements. I guess that means it's time for me to at least…
- January 30, 2010You may pay to have your suitcases loaded onto a plane, but airline bags fly tax-free. That's the word from…
- January 30, 2010Last year, the world's largest discount store partnered with United Way and the nonprofit One Economy Corporation to offer free…
- January 29, 2010Music is a vital part of life here in Austin. I love how songs are playing just about everywhere you…
- January 28, 2010Yeah, I know that headline looks like a flat-out attempt to get you to click. Worked!Seriously, or as seriously as…
- January 28, 2010With apologies to all connected to The Sixth Sense (one of my favorite flicks, by the way), "I see dead…
- January 26, 2010Welcome to the first Tax Twitter Tuesday of 2010!We're into the filing season, the economy is still giving us fits,…
- January 26, 2010Did you e-file your tax return on Jan. 15 when the IRS began accepting electronic submissions? Then you should have your…
- January 25, 2010Yeah, right. Like that's going to happen any time soon. But that's how some folks think our tax system should…
- January 24, 2010I've blogged about the new tax forms Schedule L (add-ons to the standard deduction) and Schedule M (to officially claim…
- January 23, 2010If you're filing your taxes in January, it's probably because you're going to get a refund. But for folks who…
- January 22, 2010If you expect to get a refund, then your initial answer to my query about your readiness to file your…
- January 20, 2010Joe Francis, founder of the soft-porn Girls Gone Wild video empire, has lost a round in his effort to regain…
- January 18, 2010Life's most persistent and urgent question is:What are you doing for others?-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Originally, the Martin…
- January 17, 2010Well, the NFL season is over for me now that the Cowboys choked lost to the Vikings this afternoon. The…