- February 23, 2010It's Tax Twitter Tuesday time again! We're in the heart of tax filing season, but some tax folks certainly know…
- February 23, 2010Alabamans can sing, with apologies to Lynyrd Skynyrd, a chorus of Sweet Charitable Tax-deduction Home Alabama this filing season. Yellowhammer…
- February 23, 2010Here on the ol' blog, I tend to focus on federal filings. That's because most of us at some point…
- February 22, 2010Wow! What a nice way to start a week. I've just learned that Don't Mess With Taxes is a finalist…
- February 22, 2010Are you finally sorting through those W-2s, 1099s and all sorts of other tax documents you received? Now comes…
- February 22, 2010The string of states lining up to tax online sales is nowhere as attractive as the Rose Parade, but it…
- February 21, 2010Words matter. Just ask folks trying to figure out the first-time homebuyer tax credit. Questions have swirled around this tax…
- February 19, 2010On Valentine's Day, I looked at the tax implications of courtships that turn into marriages. Today, in light of Tiger…
- February 19, 2010Remember when everyone was snickering at California for issuing IOUs instead of tax refunds? Quit laughing. More financially-strapped states are…
- February 18, 2010It's one thing to read about people who are angry at the tax code and the people who administer it.…
- February 18, 2010Attention online shoppers. States are moving forward in their efforts to collect sales taxes on items purchased from remote retailers.…
- February 17, 2010When I saw the headline in the San Antonio Business Journal, my heart leapt. Girl Scouts help Health Science Center…
- February 16, 2010With what's been going with the IRS of late, it may be time for someone to add a tax twist…
- February 14, 2010Love and taxes. Yes, they do go together. First, all you married folks. Congratulations on sticking with those vows. I…
- 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…