- December 2, 2009I've been thinking about Charles Dickens today. Not because it's December and he wrote the classic holiday story, A Christmas…
- November 30, 2009For a country that usually likes to stay under the radar, Switzerland continues to get a lot of attention when…
- November 30, 2009No wonder Tareq and Michele Salahi, the Virginia couple and "Real Housewives" wannabes that crashed Obama's first state dinner last…
- November 29, 2009I've blogged repeatedly about the dire financial straits most states find themselves in nowadays. If things don't change, and soon,…
- November 28, 2009A few months ago, the possibility of a tax on investment transactions was floated. It didn't go too far then.…
- November 28, 2009California's Governator is dealing with more tax woes. This time, though, they're federal. And they're personal. The IRS filed a…
- November 27, 2009It's nearing 10 a.m. on Black Friday. That means that for the last six or so hours all across America,…
- November 26, 2009What a difference one little letter makes. see more Epic Fails Where's Vanna and her supply of vowels when you…
- November 25, 2009Taxpayers in 18 states and cities have a great reason this year to be thankful. Their revenue offices offered them…
- November 25, 2009In conjunction with the impending Thanksgiving holiday, specifically the dessert portion of the day, a blog item containing pie charts…
- November 24, 2009"Obamacare" has been replaced as the current political catch phrase, at least momentarily, by "Pay as you fight." That's the…
- November 23, 2009If your holiday gift list includes "dishwasher for Mom" or "deer rifle for Dad," then get ready for a tax-free…
- November 22, 2009OK, you're right. The debate's been going on for years. But the official, formal, legislative debate on Capitol Hill, specifically…
- November 22, 2009Remember when Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie spent some time on a farm? That's OK. Not many folks do recall…
- November 21, 2009No, you are not caught in a time warp. Another candidate tapped by President Obama for federal office has a…
- November 21, 2009Looking for a way to get your weekend off to a taxalicous start? Sure you are! Then you've got to…
- November 21, 2009One more quick hit on the topic of excess Making Work Pay credit payments.I wrote a piece for Bankrate.com on…
- November 20, 2009Is it just coincidence that this morning a federal judge, who reportedly is a movie buff, heard the tax conviction…
- November 20, 2009Who's paying taxes and just how much, relatively speaking, are they handing over to the Treasury? That's been the topic…
- November 19, 2009Do you have a flexible savings account? Are you planning on claiming medical expenses as an itemized deduction? What about…
- November 19, 2009H&H Bagels, bakers of what Zagat once called iconic bagels, now has a new, and unwelcome, claim to fame (or…
- November 18, 2009Federal investigators are feeling pretty darn good about themselves right now. After a persistent effort to get info on taxpayers…
- November 17, 2009It's Tax Twitter Tuesday time again! Sorry I'm a bit tardy. This Tuesday had me in a real tizzy! But…
- November 17, 2009The year is winding down. You're trying to gather of all your receipts. (Yeah, I know, next year you'll institute…
- November 16, 2009My earlier warnings about problems that the Making Work Pay tax credit will cause some folks are now official. The…
- November 16, 2009Swiss banks are considering asking some foreign clients to sign a pledge declaring they aren't breaking tax laws at home.…
- November 15, 2009Earlier this year, a pay-per-mile federal driving tax was floated. Even the Secretary of Transportation expressed some interest in a…
- November 15, 2009Taxpayers often complain that the IRS seems to want an arm and a leg from them. Well, it turns out…
- November 14, 2009It's no secret that celebrities get into tax trouble as often, if not more so, that we regular folks. And…
- November 13, 2009Another Friday the 13th is upon us, the third one this year. Are you superstitious? That's OK, most of us…
- November 12, 2009It does if your name is on one of the 107,831 refund checks that bounced back to the agency as…
- November 11, 2009As a long-time birder and a bit of an opera buff, I got a kick out of the story that…
- November 11, 2009Veterans Day this year is particularly poignant due to the tragedy at Fort Hood. Please keep those who lost family…
- November 10, 2009Baseball great Satchel Paige once said, "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you." That comment immediately came to…
- November 8, 2009Lost in all the hoopla about the just-extended first-time home buyer tax credit is the fact that the clock is…
- November 6, 2009That's right! Politics trumps tax and economic policy yet again! Obama put pen to paper this morning and signed the…
- November 5, 2009UPDATE: On Nov. 6, Obama signed the bill extending and expanding the first-time home buyer credit. Read more on the…
- November 4, 2009UPDATE: On Nov. 5, the House passed the Senate's first-time home buyer credit provisions discussed in this post. Obama is…
- November 4, 2009At least that was the case yesterday in Maine and Washington state.Tuesday's final votes in those two states highlight a…
- November 4, 2009I know Halloween is over, but at the Capital of Texas Enrolled Agents (CTEA) meeting I attended this morning, I…