- July 5, 2024I hope you’re having a great long July 4th holiday break. I’m catching up on some podcasts, and one is…
- July 4, 2024Photo by Rene Bernal on Unsplash ...Happy Independence Day, America! Or as we call it at our house, the July 3…
- July 3, 2024Photo by Leeloo The First Tax scams tend to slow down after the main federal return filing season, but they…
- July 2, 2024Update Aug. 6, 2024: Classes have resumed in some school districts. Others will open their doors to students soon. And…
- July 1, 2024Unsplash+ in collaboration with Olivie Strauss Hello, July! We are soooo ready for this first full month of official summer. This…
- June 30, 2024Photo by cottonbro studio The Internal Revenue Service's whistleblower program helped the agency collect $338 million in fiscal year 2023.…
- June 29, 2024Photo by Nick Night on Unsplash All taxpayers are supposed to be guaranteed privacy when it comes to their tax…
- June 28, 2024A good working relationship can make a boss and employee a great team. But sometimes, greed gets the better of…
- June 27, 2024The Internal Revenue Service’s long-standing goal of regulating noncredentialed tax preparers got some support from the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory…
- June 26, 2024Unsplash+ in collaboration with Kateryna Hliznitsova One of the biggest, most persistent complaints about the Internal Revenue Service is the agency’s…
- June 25, 2024Update, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024: Following the devastation of Hurricane Milton across central Florida on Oct. 9, the Internal Revenue…
- June 24, 2024Celebrating the newlyweds! (Photo by Chris Dickens on Unsplash) You didn’t invite Uncle Sam to your wedding, but he crashed…
- June 23, 2024An aerial view of planes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. (Photo by Miguel Ángel Sanz…
- June 22, 2024Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images Tipping for services apparently is misunderstood, which helps explain why it sparks resentment in some…
- June 21, 2024Paul Baxendale-Walker, a former tax advisor and attorney, or solicitor as the profession is known in the United Kingdom, has…
- June 20, 2024Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was created to help businesses stay afloat and keep…
- June 19, 2024Unsplash+ in collaboration with Leire Cavia Juneteenth commemorates a key stage in the end of slavery, June, 19, 1865. That’s the…
- June 18, 2024Updated Wednesday, June 19, 2024 It’s been 20 years since the hubby and I came home to Texas, deciding to…
- June 17, 2024Credit: David Boeke via Flickr You’ve probably read that some of the country’s wealthiest people are warming to a second…
- June 16, 2024Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images Tax credits are better than deductions because credits provide a dollar-for-dollar reduction of tax…
- June 15, 2024Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash Waiting on your Internal Revenue Service tax refund is frustrating. In most instances, though,…
- June 14, 2024Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Remember the Paradise Papers? They are part of the alliterative financial revelations by the…
- June 13, 2024The only thing worse than getting a notice from the Internal Revenue Service, is getting a wrong one. And the…
- June 12, 2024Childcare is a must for working parents, but the costs keep rising. A couple of tax credits could help both…
- June 11, 2024It’s not even officially summer yet, and already taxes are intruding on seasonal fun for taxpayers across the United States.…
- June 9, 2024There’s good news for the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to get rid of as much paper as possible. The agency’s…
- June 8, 2024CNN/Max In case political news has slipped by you, I’m jealous and sorry to break your bubble. But it’s an…
- June 7, 2024Scenic Georgetown is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. It’s where the D.C. Office of the Attorney…
- June 6, 2024U.S. troops landing on Normandy Beach, D-Day 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard archives) Today, June 6, is not an official holiday.…
- June 5, 2024Florida residents are getting some tax breaks on items to help them prepare for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which…
- June 4, 2024The outcome of November’s elections could determine the fate of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill. Key provisions of…
- June 3, 2024June is here! Summer officially arrives in a few weeks. And many of us already are making vacation plans. Great!…
- June 2, 2024The 2024 hurricane season has just begun, but some people are still dealing with disasters from last and earlier this…
- June 1, 2024Photo by Chris on Unsplash The tax code is complicated. Even for the most basic situations, there are income levels…
- May 31, 2024No, not that guy. However, this month's federal tax trial in a North Texas courtroom does have a connection to…
- May 30, 2024The Internal Revenue Service recommended, and the U.S. Treasury agreed, that the free tax software program created and operated directly…
- May 29, 2024Students, and their families, have a lot to worry about. 529 plan savings can help ease some of the financial…
- May 28, 2024UPDATE, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024: The early forecast of a possibly historic hurricane season hasn’t, so far, come true. Thank…



