- August 30, 2009"Whenever Congress undertakes large-scale reform, there are times when disaster appears certain — only to be averted at the last…
- August 30, 2009As despicable as Joe Francis' business is, you've got to give him credit for chutzpah. Outlandish efforts also seem to…
- August 29, 2009OK, it's just one state, Connecticut, right now.But I suspect that officials in 49 other states and the District of…
- August 28, 2009One of the Lone Star State's interesting tax laws allows senior citizens to defer their residential property tax payments. This…
- August 28, 2009In looking at the IRS proposal to develop standards for paid tax preparers and ways to enforce any such eventual…
- August 27, 2009Be careful about the financial information you share via social media sites. State tax offices are paying attention.In today's Wall…
- August 27, 2009Delaware officials hoping to make easy money off sports bettors will have to revise their gaming plan.A Third Circuit Court…
- August 26, 2009Crime reportedly doesn't pay, but Uncle Sam recently handed out $250 checks to almost 4,000 jailed felons.The payments were mistakenly…
- August 26, 2009What would you do if a tax refund check of almost $123,000 showed up in your mailbox? Laura Schultz. an…
- August 25, 2009Massachusetts' use tax is in the news again, as that state's highest court ruled today that the state can't collect…
- August 25, 2009Rep. Charles Rangel, the New York Democrat who heads the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, is back under the…
- August 24, 2009Can't find a program that appeals to you on TV? Tune in the IRS network!Yes everyone's favorite federal agency, the…
- August 24, 2009The City of Philadelphia has a special program that offers employers a $10,000 tax credit if they will hire ex-cons.…
- August 23, 2009Sales taxes have gotten a lot of attention in recent weeks, mainly because more than a dozen states opted not…
- August 22, 2009What's the deal right now with lotteries? Suddenly we have winners, potential winners and a winner about to forfeit a…
- August 21, 2009Vermonters, get ready to shop tomorrow. Saturday, Aug. 22, is your state's only sales tax free day of 2009. The…
- August 21, 2009Three American University law professors say that some terms of the UBS bank accounts deal make it look like America's…
- August 20, 2009Richard Hatch, the first $1 million winner of the reality show Survivor, is back in jail. Hatch' reincarceration on Tuesday…
- August 20, 2009Finally! We Lone Star State residents now get to do some tax-free shopping. Friday, Aug. 21, kicks off a weekend…
- August 20, 2009Yeah, I know that the real number is probably not 66, but a six-digit figure.But 66 is how many tax…
- August 19, 2009This is a nice juxtaposition, don't you think? We go from wealthy folks wanting to pay higher tax rates to…
- August 19, 2009I Will Pay Higher Taxes to Invest in My CountryWe, the undersigned, call on Congress and President Obamato immediately reverse…
- August 18, 2009Private tax debt collectors are back in the news. But this time it's because of local government, not IRS, involvement.…
- August 17, 2009Buying a house is a big deal and it typically takes a while to complete.So if you're purchasing your first…
- August 16, 2009What with my estate tax post last week, I know you're probably thinking, "What's this morbid kick Kay is on of…
- August 15, 2009Alabama's Jefferson County, home of Birmingham, can get back to business. The occupational tax upon which the county had depended…
- August 15, 2009Attention Connecticut shoppers. Starting tomorrow, you have seven days to save some sales taxes.Connecticut already has a standing tax exemption…
- August 14, 2009If school hasn't started in your neck of the woods and you're looking to squeeze in a last-minute vacation, Uncle…
- August 13, 2009No big surprise here. The House is expected to propose a one-year extension of the federal estate tax rather than…
- August 13, 2009UBS and the IRS finally struck a deal. But they're not telling us exactly what it is. The Swiss banking…
- August 12, 2009People posing as IRS agents for nefarious reasons is not news. Such a tactic is a common identity theft phishing…
- August 12, 2009Most taxpayers claim the standard deduction. One of the great things about using this amount, which is based on your…
- August 11, 2009By now, you know from my earlier posts that South Carolina will hold its second annual Second Amendment tax holiday…
- August 10, 2009I thought my bank was on the technology cutting edge when earlier this year it did away with ATM envelopes…
- August 9, 2009Unemployment figures released last week were still bad, but not as bad.Part of the reason may be that some folks…
- August 8, 2009Discussion of drug taxes provokes a variety of reactions. "Crazy" is the usual comment about state efforts to wring some…
- August 7, 2009Just a quick note to folks who are planning a shopping trip this weekend. Check out the table in my…
- August 7, 2009Getting a rebate for a gas guzzler might be good for the vehicle's owner, but it's turning out to be…
- August 6, 2009And so in the end, it was Uncle Sam, not a global cataclysm, that destroyed the dinosaurs. Or at least…
- August 6, 2009Ten states hold back-to-school sales tax holidays this weekend, even though in some places, kids are already back in class.The…