- September 7, 2024The 2024 National Football Season has started. So far, I’m 0-and-2 for the games played before the regular Sunday kickoffs.…
- September 6, 2024Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen speaking at the Austin, Texas, Internal Revenue Service campus Friday, Sept. 6. The Secretary's remarks…
- September 5, 2024Photo by Antoni Shkraba Capital gains, the money made when you sell an asset that’s increased in value, have been…
- September 4, 2024Has your state joined Direct File? Check out this special Direct File 2025 Participating States page. Maryland, where the hubby…
- September 3, 2024So how was your summer? That’s right, it’s that time of year again. The summer break officially ended on Sept.…
- September 2, 2024Labor Day isn't a holiday for some workers. They are on the job helping customers. (Photo by Ron Lach) Happy…
- September 1, 2024However, opponents of the Internal Revenue Service's option that cuts out private tax software companies still aren't convinced of the…
- August 31, 2024Photo by Alesia Kozik The 2024 election features a lot of firsts. We’ve seen the first sitting president to withdraw…
- August 30, 2024Photo by Katt Yukawa on Unsplash Crowdfunding, a personal way of raising money that’s been supercharged by social media’s reach,…
- August 29, 2024If you're the boss — lady, gentleman, or whatever title you choose, — one of your business' tax tasks is…
- August 28, 2024Having trouble making your student loan repayment plan and your budget add up? A workplace benefit that helps cover college…
- August 27, 2024If you’ve glanced at the filing extension countdown in the ol’ tax blog’s right column, you know time is running…
- August 26, 2024“Oh, yeah. That’s the spot,” seems to be what this Chow Chow is thinking as he’s getting a neck rub…
- August 25, 2024When making retirement plans, be sure to include how taxes might affect your ability to spend your golden years the…
- August 24, 2024A few years ago, when housing prices here in Austin kept climbing, the hubby and I hired a company to…
- August 23, 2024UPDATE, Oct. 4, 2024: Parts of two more states, Illinois and Washington, are the latest to get a Feb. 3,…
- August 22, 2024The Child Tax Credit (CTC) has been one of the most popular since its creation as part of the 1997…
- August 21, 2024Election results, however, could change that. Here's how to claim the alternative fuel vehicle tax credit now, just in case…
- August 20, 2024The Internal Revenue Service continues its efforts to get more taxpayers interacting with the agency electronically. The latest move is…
- August 19, 2024If you bought your youngsters new back-to-school clothes, you’re probably looking for ways to dispose of the older outfits. Many…
- August 18, 2024UPDATE, Sept. 5, 2025: Has your state joined Direct File? Check out this special Direct File 2025 Participating States page.…
- August 17, 2024Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, revealed some of her economic plans in a speech Friday, Aug. 16, in…
- August 16, 2024Yes, alligators, like this one enjoying an open water area of the everglades, are as much a cliché as Florida…
- August 15, 2024The Internal Revenue Service is giving businesses that discover they’ve benefited from an incorrect Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claim a…
- August 14, 2024Keeping track of your finances when you're older can alert you to the possibility that you might owe tax on…
- 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…