- August 5, 2009In my post on today's U.S. income tax birthday, I mentioned that our current tax system has been in place…
- August 5, 2009On Aug. 5, 1861, the United States' first personal income tax was created when the Revenue Act of 1861 became law.…
- August 4, 2009Actor Nicolas Cage is in tax trouble again.Last year Cage settled one IRS debt. Now he's been slapped with a…
- August 4, 2009Here's some breaking news that's really no surprise: Uncle Sam's tax take is expected to decline 18 percent this year.…
- August 4, 2009People are buying homes again, at least in a few areas of the country. The Case-Shiller Price Index, compiled by…
- August 3, 2009I spend one Sunday at a friend's pool party and all tax hell breaks loose!Yesterday, folks who've rallied at recent…
- August 2, 2009Based on participation numbers, the cash for clunkers program has been a great success. In fact, it was almost too…
- August 1, 2009The most populous county in Alabama is in huge financial trouble, in large part because of its reliance on money…
- August 1, 2009Analysis of the latest IRS data is not going to help sell a tax-the-rich approach to funding healthcare reform.Thanks to…
- July 31, 2009Sorry, pet owners. The W-K9 form below is just for fun.Thanks to TaxProf and The Bonnie & Marie Show for…
- July 30, 2009Here's a quick reminder for tax-savvy shoppers in a couple of southern states:Georgia's four-day sales tax holiday begins today. Mississippi…
- July 29, 2009The good news for Californians is that your state now has a budget. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the fiscal 2010…
- July 29, 2009As Congress continues its political and tax policy struggle to find a way to pay for healthcare reform, New York…
- July 28, 2009Alright, everybody sing along to the new hit from Congress, set to Dwight Yoakam's "Guitars, Cadillacs and Hillbilly Music." As…
- July 28, 2009There's word out of D.C. that some lawmakers want the country's beautiful people to pay for healthcare reform. To be…
- July 27, 2009Talk about your major conflict of interest! An IRS agent who worked for a mortgage company on the side allegedly…
- July 27, 2009Massachusetts and D.C. are out. Maryland is on hold until 2010. And Illinois briefly considered it, but decided "no." I'm talking…
- July 26, 2009Older homeowners in one small Maine town are getting the chance to reduce their property taxes by as much as…
- July 25, 2009I'm a big proponent of charitable gifts, in part because of the tax breaks they often afford the givers. And…
- July 24, 2009Minimum wage tax breaks information has been updated in this post published on July 6, 2021. If you make the…
- July 23, 2009"Watching Barack Obama trying to push members of Congress toward some kind of agreement on a health care bill gives…
- July 22, 2009Speaking of high-net-worth individuals who have fallen from that category, add actor Stephen Baldwin to the list. He and his…
- July 22, 2009If the numbers from a recent wealth survey are correct, then the healthcare surtax might be on shaky ground. Financial…
- July 21, 2009The Republican Party is looking for ways to invigorate the party and get a new generation of voters into their…
- July 21, 2009So now, Sonia Sotomayor waits to see if she'll be taking a seat on the country's highest court.Her U.S. Supreme…
- July 20, 2009I can tell you exactly where I was at 3:17:40 p.m. Central Standard Time 40 years ago today. My brother…
- July 19, 2009That's a headline -- and taxation approach -- that's sure to kick the already contentious health care reform debate up…
- July 18, 2009OK, I know I picked on states for offering tax amnesties yesterday, but now we learn the extent of why…
- July 17, 2009The tax amnesty train just keeps chugging along.Earlier this year, several states allowed their tax delinquents to pay their overdue…
- July 16, 2009After numerous fits and starts, the issue of health care overhaul took off this week, with House leaders introducing their…
- July 16, 2009OK, it's really just the 1040 puzzle. And iI'm talking about an actual jigsaw puzzle, not the way to finally…
- July 15, 2009This post has been updated with new information.If you read it earlier today, give it another look now. ThanksHealthcare reform…
- July 14, 2009While I've been concentrating on ways to improve the IRS at my Taxpayer Advocacy Panel meetings this week, the real…
- July 14, 2009I'm at a Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) meeting in Nashville, and my colleagues and I just got some great news.The…
- July 13, 2009April 15 is a distant memory for most taxpayers, but as the IRS works through the millions of tax year…
- July 12, 2009While catching up on my tax reading this weekend, I came across a couple of reports from the Treasury office…
- July 11, 2009California's budget crisis has all the elements of a major disaster movie. There's the big-name star politician star, Gov. Arnold…
- July 10, 2009While there's still plenty of political sparring going on in Washington, lawmakers on both sides of Capitol Hill apparently can…
- July 9, 2009So Nevada Sen. John Ensign's parents helped pay off his girlfriend and her husband. Can this story get any ickier?…
- July 9, 2009An interesting question was raised the other day on Moolanomy Answers: Can you have both a 401(k) and a traditional…