- 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…
- April 27, 2009The number of personal finance blogs out there (here?) is astounding. And more seem to show up every day.So how…
- April 26, 2009Switzerland is looking for a little quid pro quo when it comes to an international tax problem the country just…
- April 26, 2009Truth be told, it never left. As I noted in this blog item in connection with the NCAA basketball Big…
- April 25, 2009I'm a race fan. In fact, when I began writing this, I was watching the NASCAR Nationwide series race from…
- April 24, 2009Smokers are under additional fire in Colorado. First, they've been paying more for their smokes since the federal tobacco excise…
- April 23, 2009Just over a week ago, most folks were frantically trying to get some paperwork to the IRS. Some of you, though,…
- April 22, 2009Happy Earth Day! To encourage us to be more environmentally friendly not just on April 22, but on every other…
- April 22, 2009Having trouble understanding exactly how all those banks and brokerages and various financial entities that crashed last fall are connected?…
- April 21, 2009Chuck DeVore, a California state assemblyman representing Orange County, is trying to unseat U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. As part of…
- April 20, 2009In the wake of the April tax return deadline and associated tax and deficit tea party protests, I thought you…
- April 19, 2009Yesterday was Record Store Day. Yes, I know it's technically over, but I didn't get around to going through my…
- April 18, 2009A reader dropped me a note with her concerns about the new first-time homebuyer credit:I heard that under the $8,000…
- April 17, 2009Helio Castroneves, the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and Dancing With the Stars champ, will be back on the race track…
- April 17, 2009Helping folks save a few bucks while saving the planet is a goal of Missouri tax officials. The Show Me…
- April 17, 2009Bruce Bartlett, Forbes columnist and former Treasury Department economist, has a bone to pick with all those tax tea party…
- April 17, 2009In addition to being the tax-filing deadline, April 15 has become the day for political posturing.This year, faux tea parties…