- 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…
- April 11, 2009This last weekend before the tax filing deadline doesn't have to be your return's Lost Weekend..OK, maybe that 1945 Ray…
- April 10, 2009And one of those tax-yammering heads was mine.FoxBusiness.com Live, the cable TV network's noon online program, focused today on taxes.…
- April 10, 2009Nevada's facing a $3 billion budget shortfall.One Silver State business sector supports a new tax on its members.So why did…
- April 8, 2009Don't get too excited. Note that word "some" in the headline.But every little tax break helps at least a few…
- April 7, 2009The momentous G-20 meeting has come and gone. Much was made in the run-up to the meeting about the need…
- April 7, 2009We're just a week away from the tax return deadline, but for some, it could be a double due date.Earlier…
- April 6, 2009Just a quick reminder for all you folks still in the running for your office pool's college basketball championship jackpot:…
- April 5, 2009The Indy Racing League opened it's 2009 season with one of its stars sidelined.While his Penske Racing compatriots were firing…
- April 3, 2009Finally catching up this afternoon and wanted to pass along the definitive word on same-sex marriages and Iowa taxes. Joe…
- April 3, 2009Wow! Who would have predicted that Iowa would have a more liberal approach to same-sex couples than California? We are…
- April 3, 2009My dear hubby and book PR people keep telling me I need to share more. No, not all the icky…
- April 2, 2009Looking for a handy tax haven? Try Delaware.Or maybe Nevada. How about Wyoming?Those are the suggestions from Luxembourg's prime minister.OK,…
- April 2, 2009One of my favorite New York Times features is the technology Q&A column each Thursday. As someone who's trying to…
- April 1, 2009Attention septuagenarians. This is no April Fool's joke. If you turned 70½ last year and postponed your retirement account's first…