- August 13, 2024Both taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service depend on tax professionals doing their jobs in, well, a professional manner. A…
- August 12, 2024A full Cannon River rushing though Northfield, Minnesota, after rainfall from severe storms in June. (National Weather Service photo) It’s…
- August 11, 2024The Department of Justice, per a Drug Enforcement Administration request, is moving to transfer of marijuana from Schedule I of…
- August 10, 2024The Nov. 5 election results will help put the fate of the Republican tax reform law into sharper focus. Provisions…
- August 9, 2024Update, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 — Hurricane Milton's landfall Oct. 9 on the Florida' central Gulf Coast prompted the IRS…
- August 8, 2024In addition to moving more valid Employee Retention Credit (ERC) payments through the system, the Internal Revenue Service says it…
- August 7, 2024The Internal Revenue Service has been making use of additional federal funds to crack down on tax scofflaws. Notably, it…
- August 6, 2024Photo by Yan Krukau Some classes have already started. Others, like those in my local suburban Austin school district, begin…
- August 5, 2024We had the second U.S. landfall of the 2024 hurricane season today, and federal disaster (and tax) relief is likely…
- August 4, 2024UPDATE, Sept. 5, 2025: Has your state joined Direct File? Check out this special Direct File 2025 Participating States page.…
- August 3, 2024The Senate recessed last week after failing to pass a bipartisan tax bill that the House approved back in January.…
- August 2, 2024Americans Evan Gershkovich (at center of back group, the back of his head visible) and Alsu Kurmasheva (hugging one family…
- August 1, 2024August is the month that brings us the sunsetting of summer. But amid the season's waning days, find some time…
- July 31, 2024Photo by Tom Fisk In June, the Treasury Department announced that it netted more than $556 million in airline warrants,…
- July 30, 2024Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash I was not an early smartphone adopter. Now I’m addicted to mine. Ditto my…
- July 29, 2024When the COVID-19 pandemic was at its worst in 2020 and 2021, Uncle Sam offered help to businesses who kept…
- July 28, 2024UPDATE, Sept. 5, 2025: Has your state joined Direct File? Check out this special Direct File 2025 Participating States page.…
- July 27, 2024White House Facebook photo Last week was an interesting one politically. President Joe Biden decided to bow out of the…
- July 26, 2024Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash The New York Times, like many newspapers, runs a weekly quiz in which readers…
- July 25, 2024Green Dot Corporation, a bank and financial services company that has worked with Walmart, Apple, and the U.S. government, has…
- July 24, 2024Photo by Luca Dugaro on Unsplash The 2024 Olympics, summer games version, started today with lots of men’s football (soccer…
- July 23, 2024This street art in Barcelona, Spain, isn't exactly what tourists want to see when they visit the capital of Catalonia.…
- July 22, 2024UPDATE, Aug. 2, 2024: The The Internal Revenue Service also has granted the delayed Feb. 3, 2025, deadline to taxpayers…
- July 21, 2024Photo by Pixabay It’s true that correlation does not imply causation, but some Kentucky data seems to indicate that the…
- July 20, 2024With the 2024 presidential convention season underway and election day nearing, Project 2025 has been betting a lot of attention.…
- July 19, 2024Photo by Alesia Kozik In the last 15 years, virtual currency has grown into a trillion-dollar industry. It’s exponential growth…
- July 18, 2024A view of some of the vast acreage of Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas. (Photo by Kay…
- July 17, 2024Photo by Helena Lopes Is college worth the cost? It depends. That’s not a cop out. That’s the finding of…
- July 16, 2024Hackers got their hands on information from around 110 million AT&T customers when they were able to breach the company’s…
- July 15, 2024IRS urges social media users to give a thumbs down to bad online tax advice, like the non-existent Self Employment…
- July 14, 2024For most U.S. families, summer vacation involves a road trip. Taking to the country’s highways is a chance to enjoy new…
- July 13, 2024The tax community’s focus this year initially was on what the U.S. Supreme Court would decide in Moore v. United…
- July 12, 2024Sometimes the only way to catch wrongdoers and end abuse is by getting inside information. But whistleblowers often are fearful…
- July 11, 2024Photo by Lance Reis on Unsplash In March, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced they were going after…
- July 10, 2024Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Nebraskans frustrated by their state’s inability to come up with property tax relief plan turned…
- July 9, 2024Next Monday, July 15, is Tax Day for residents of disaster areas in three states. This tax deadline applies to…
July 9, 2024Residents whose lives are disrupted by a major disaster are targets. So are those who want to help. Either way,…- July 8, 2024Updated Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Residents whose lives are disrupted by a major disaster are targets. So are those who…
- July 7, 2024That will leave a dozen states still taxing at least some food bought by grocery shoppers. My favorite section of…
- July 6, 2024Updated NHC Key Messages graphic Sunday, July 7, 2024 NOAA NHC GOES satellite image of Beryl. Click on image for…
