- 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…
- July 8, 2009The IRS has taken a Congressional request (yeah, let's call lit a request) to heart and is suspending tax shelter…
- July 8, 2009Have you ever wanted to pay a bill with an IOU?Some Californians may soon be able to do just that.…
- July 7, 2009I sneaked out of my office for a couple of hours today to catch Public Enemies. I enjoyed it, but…
- July 6, 2009Congress has been pretty busy of late, what with energy legislation and the debate on health care. But National Taxpayer…
- July 5, 2009Our home is on a hill in suburban Austin. That's one of the main reasons we bought it. While it's…
- July 4, 2009In addition to all of today's more important and meaningful celebrations, July 4th also has a special place in the…
- July 4, 2009On July 4 1776, 56 citizens representing the 13 British colonies officially gave birth to the United States of America. By affixing their names…
- July 4, 2009Not to be a nag, but an Associated Press report underscores the importance of not overpaying your state taxes.California is…
- July 3, 2009California's fiscal fiasco has taken a new and unwelcome turn. The state is issuing IOUs. The state's growing budget gap,…
- July 2, 2009Are you about to head out for the long 4th of July weekend? Be sure to bring along some extra…
- July 1, 2009Attorneys now sorting through the estate of Michael Jackson probably have one of the late entertainer's hits ringing int heir…
- June 30, 2009Bernard Madoff is heading to jail for the rest of his life. And the victims of the largest-ever Ponzi scheme…
- June 29, 2009The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race. The…
- June 29, 2009"You mean old U.S. and U.K. bullies, quit picking on us!"That's essentially what one Swiss banker is saying about efforts…
- June 27, 2009The House on Friday approved H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. It's the first ever piece of U.S.…
- June 26, 2009If you believe the old saying that things come in threes, we should be done, at least for a while,…
- June 25, 2009I must admit that I've never seen the television show starring Jon and Kate and their brood. I'm not a…
- June 24, 2009My neighbors here in the Lone Star State's capital love their bicycles. That's no surprise in the city that is…
- June 22, 2009Watch out businesses, out-of-state state tax collectors just got a boost from the country's high court.The U.S. Supreme Court today…
- June 21, 2009Happy Father's Day! For all you who still have your dad around, be sure to give him a call today.…
- June 20, 2009There's been talk of late by federal officials and politicians of the "green shoots" of an economic recovery, but at…
- June 19, 2009Health care continues to be all about the money.Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers projects that U.S. employers will face a 9 percent…
- June 18, 2009When should illegal tax shelter penalties be waived? In the view of some Members of Congress, when the fines are…
- June 18, 2009Well, this certainly is a topic that's got people talking, especially those who fill out tax returns for a living.…
- June 17, 2009It looks like Washington, D.C., road crews need to build a U-turn lane in front of the IRS headquarters on…
- June 16, 2009Last week, the IRS asked for public input on a proposal to, as it put it, "simplify the procedures under…