- 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…
- 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,…