- October 24, 2009Ah, fall. The time of year when school is back in session, football season is in full swing and most…
- October 23, 2009It's official. In the wake of reports of first-time home buyer credit fraud, Rep. John Lewis has introduced a bill…
- October 22, 2009Who knew that Living Colour was a prophet in addition to being an '80s rock band. But here we are,…
- October 22, 2009As I noted in yesterday's post on tax fraud committed in connection with the first-time home buyer credit, the House…
- October 21, 2009The first-time home buyer credit is a classic example of the adage that no good deed goes unpunished. The IRS…
- October 21, 2009If you had any doubt that times are bad financially for states, look no further than what used to be…
- October 20, 2009Welcome to our second Tax Twitter Tuesday. As noted in the inaugural edition on Sept. 15, I gather tax info…
- October 19, 2009My post on the likelihood of the first-time home buyer credit continuing past its scheduled sunset date of Nov. 30…
- October 18, 2009Don't you just love tax coincidences?In my post Don't hate me because I'm rich that went up earlier today, I…
- October 18, 2009I wish that headline really did apply to me. Alas, I am not rich. At least my solid middle-class status spares…
- October 17, 2009During an economic conference last week in New York City, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner offered a few tax tidbits. In…
- October 16, 2009This past week, Joe Taxpayer turned to Twitter to come up with a collection of money-saving tips. The Frugal Tweeps…
- October 16, 2009It's official. The low inflation rate might help you save a few dollars at the grocery store (although I haven't…
- October 16, 2009What a year it's been for tawdry tax evaders. First, "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis cuts a deal for…
- October 15, 2009It's really no big surprise that the first-time home buyer credit will likely extend past its Nov. 30 expiration date.The…
- October 15, 2009If you got an extension to file your 2008 tax return and haven't done so yet, today is your deadline.…
- October 15, 2009Welcome to Blog Action Day 2009, where thousands of bloggers worldwide are focusing on climate change issues. What better way…
- October 14, 2009Around 57 million seniors, veterans and individuals receiving federal disability payments could each get a $250 check from Uncle Sam…
- October 14, 2009Having a baby, so I'm told, is a major challenge. The mothering concerns of one woman were intensified when, because…
- October 14, 2009After all the drama and political posturing, the health care reform bill approved yesterday by the Senate Finance Committee looks…
- October 13, 2009Yeah, you read that headline right. It's deadlines, plural.And yeah, I meant to post this reminder a bit sooner. But,…
- October 11, 2009What better way to wrap up a weekend than with a handy collection of financial tips, courtesy Joe Taxpayer.As always,…
- October 11, 2009The stock market has been creeping upwards, which is great news for folks like me, who are hoping one day…
- October 10, 2009Update, March 29, 2018: When you move for a job, the costs of getting you and your family to your…
- October 9, 2009Every time a prominent American gets a Nobel Prize, tax geeks scurry to examine the tax implications of the monetary…
- October 9, 2009The House yesterday unanimously approved extending the first-time home buyer tax credit for some members of the military. H.R. 3590,…
- October 7, 2009You heard right. The Congressional Budget Office says that even with an $829 billion price tag, the Senate Finance Committee…
- October 7, 2009Bruce Bartlett, whom I cited last month in my post Fiscal responsibility requires higher taxes, is getting more ink. In…
- October 6, 2009The IRS has more than 50,000 content pages at www.IRS.gov but it's not stopping there."We're looking at building a new…
- October 6, 2009The first Monday in October kicked off a new U.S. Supreme Court term. While everyone is anxiously awaiting the first…
- October 4, 2009You know the global economy is bad when an iconic tax haven is contemplating, for the first time, collecting taxes.…
- October 3, 2009Yes, millions of folks still haven't filed their 2008 returns (that final deadline is Oct. 15; more on that soon),…
- October 2, 2009What a fun idea! ESPN should televise a National Tax Bee, a la the annual National Spelling Bee broadcast. That's…
- October 2, 2009Unless you're fighting off the swine flu, you're probably sick of medical talk. Even then, you likely just want a…
- October 1, 2009Perhaps South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, the famous fake hiker of the Appalachian Trail, can use this post's headline as…
- September 30, 2009Let's do a little conventional political tax math. Business organizations generally support issues championed by Republicans. Republicans generally oppose the…
- September 29, 2009The Senate Finance Committee just decided that there would not be a public option in its health care reform plan.The…
- September 28, 2009That headline got your attention, didn't it? It's from Bruce Bartlett's latest column in Forbes. The article's subhead drives home…
- September 27, 2009In Share the Moment and Spread the Wealth, the Ping column in today's New York Times, Brad Stone looks at…
- September 27, 2009What are you doing on Oct. 15? If you got an extension to file your taxes, you might be frantically…