- 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…
- April 16, 2009The federal filing deadline is over for most of us. Some state income tax filers, however, have a few more…
- April 15, 2009If you've put off filing your tax return until today, you might live in San Francisco. Or Houston, New York,…
- April 15, 2009Tired of messing with your taxes? Maybe this patriotic appeal from Donald Duck will make you feel a bit better…
- April 15, 2009Happy April 15! Well, for some folks, it's a happy day. They've filed their returns. Heck, a lot of you…
- April 14, 2009A third item needs to be added Benjamin Franklin's famous truism about life's inevitabilities. In this world nothing can be…
- April 14, 2009The story isn't quite as exciting as the "how I spent my summer vacation" reports we used to give on…
- April 14, 2009Earlier this week, I posted an item with an almost identical headline, Some final filing tips and warnings.Today, just when…
- April 14, 2009A couple of days ago, I mentioned my fleeting feeling of wealth each tax season. That rich feeling comes from…
- April 13, 2009No, that's not just me celebrating the completion of my 2008 return three days early. It's the Tax Foundation's annual…
- April 12, 2009Whenever I do our tax return, I feel rich. Unfortunately, that feeling doesn't last.My "we're rich!" feeling quickly turns to…