- 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…
- 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…