- March 1, 2010Do you cheat on your taxes? You can admit it. I won't tell. Promise. If it makes you feel any…
- February 28, 2010Connecticut apparently has been taking tax collection advice from my mother, who's always believed in the power of what others…
- February 27, 2010Colorado is home to some of the most spectacular mountains in the United States, but state revenue collection has reached…
- February 27, 2010The struggling economy apparently is affecting tax filing. And I'm not just talking about individuals having trouble paying what they…
- February 26, 2010Where to start with California taxes? The state has given us such things as Proposition 13 that limits property tax…
- February 26, 2010Some high, hard pitches are being thrown in connection with a couple of Major League Baseball teams, but they're not…
- February 25, 2010Have you been watching the health care summit? If you're not near a television, C-SPAN is streaming it live. The…
- February 24, 2010Arizona tax law aims to let its residents take advantage of that state's sunny clime. Grand Canyon State homeowners who…
- February 24, 2010While we Austinites were out simply playing in our rare and minimal snowfall yesterday, some folks up north were putting…
- February 24, 2010As I mentioned earlier this week, Don't Mess With Taxes has been nominated for The Plutus Award as a top…
- 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…