- June 4, 2009Taxes are used for a lot of things other than just adding money to state or federal coffers.Taxes help shape…
- June 3, 2009The United States Tax Court is one way for taxpayers to dispute an IRS decision. In addition to ruling on…
- June 1, 2009The first-time homebuyer tax credit is changing yet again, this time to allow some buyers to get their hands on…
- May 31, 2009I am happy to report that after almost two weeks of fighting what one doctor called "just a cold" but…
- May 30, 2009Remember back in the spring when some European nations that had been branded offshore tax havens turned around and pointed…
- May 29, 2009That's what ABC television thinks we want and/or need. It's the premise of its program UN-BROKE: What You Need to…
- May 27, 2009Sports and charitable causes have long been linked.Most professional athletes have charitable foundations. They tend to be associated with causes…
- May 26, 2009A lot of attention is being paid, and rightly so, to the tax provisions in Obama's first budget. My blogging…
- May 25, 2009Memorial Day originated just after the Civil War as Decoration Day. It was created as a way to remember those…
- May 24, 2009Congratulations to Helio Castroneves, winner of today's Indianapolis 500.That headline is borrowed from a comment by one of ABC's race…
- May 24, 2009Richard Hatch, who garnered attention on the first Survivor reality show for his pudgy physique and penchant for showing all…
- May 24, 2009IndyCar champ Helio Castroneves won the pole for today's Indianapolis 500, but regardless of the outcome of the race, he's…
- May 23, 2009Sorry for giving every student and their parents a heart attack. The tax I'm talking about is specific to kids…
- May 23, 2009Life in Austin can sometimes be annoying for a Texas Tech grad, what with so much of the city's attention…
- May 22, 2009We got lucky this week in Central Texas. Temperatures have been seasonal, meaning we've had nights in the upper 50s…
- May 21, 2009California's vote on budget issues yesterday is another reason why I hate ballot initiatives.It's very easy to say "no" and…
- May 21, 2009Since we're in the midst of national Small Business Week (it runs through May 23), the IRS is taking the…
- May 20, 2009I am mad at my doctor. I went to see him today and he wouldn't prescribe me any medicine!Now I'm…
- May 19, 2009Or so say the Senate's tax-writing committee leaders.Max Baucus of Montana, the Democratic chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and…
- May 18, 2009It's less than a month until the second estimated tax payment deadline. If you want to make that payment electronically…
- May 17, 2009While the hubby and I were checking out the sports books in Las Vegas last week, on the East Coast…
- May 16, 2009I'm back home from vacation, but taxes in a traditional getaway spot continue to fascinate.I blogged yesterday about the Hawaii…
- May 15, 2009Hawaii is paradise for many travelers. In fact, access to the Aloha State was a key point made repeatedly by…
- May 14, 2009Yes, we're still exploring Las Vegas. Wednesday, we headed out earlier than usual to visit some Texas friends who now…
- May 12, 2009Hello from Sin City! Yes, the hubby and I are taking a brief vacation. As good Americans, we're doing our…
- May 11, 2009The only thing worse than having to collect unemployment is having to pay taxes on it. That's right, Uncle Sam…
- May 10, 2009How are all y'all feeling? I hope you've managed to fight off H1N1, otherwise known as swine flu.The panic seems…
- May 9, 2009As April was winding down, the number of e-filers was going up.More than 90 million tax returns were filed electronically…
- May 8, 2009Well, maybe not all, but in addition to the state tax amnesties I blogged about a couple of weeks ago…
- May 7, 2009The only good thing about investment losses is that you can use them to offset your gains. But with the…
- May 6, 2009Obama's proposal to crack down on U.S. tax evaders who turn to offshore accounts is getting a lot of attention,…
- May 4, 2009While the IRS is in the midst of a "voluntary compliance" initiative to entice folks with offshore accounts to report…
- May 4, 2009Timing is everything, especially with taxes ... and tax information.On March 5, I blogged about the potential tax problems some…
- May 3, 2009Our suburban neighborhood held our annual garage sale event this weekend. Rather than have 100 yard sales scattered across 100…
- May 2, 2009Well, here's an unexpected bright spot for U.S. automakers: Ford outsold Toyota for the first time in at least a…
- May 1, 2009That's not a question most of us ponder every day, but a Rutgers law professor recently tackled the topic. (Hat…
- April 30, 2009Attention delinquent Massachusetts taxpayers. You have just a few more hours to take advantage of your state's tax amnesty period.…
- April 29, 2009My mother will be so happy. Not that she didn't believe me, her perfect daughter (her words, not mine; really!),…
- April 29, 2009One of the "what if" tax situations that I blogged about yesterday is what if you're having trouble paying your…
- April 28, 2009Today's post is a bit late because, for the first time in months, I took a weekday off. The hubby…