- January 15, 2009By all accounts, Ruth and Bernard Madoff were inseparable. Married nearly 50 years, they worked in the same office and…
- January 14, 2009What is it about folks in high government places? So many of them just can't seem to keep their taxes…
- January 13, 2009"No period of my life has been one of such unmixed happiness as the four years which have been spent…
- January 12, 2009The IRS train heading out to help Jim and Jane Taxpayer is getting quite crowded. The latest to board is…
- January 11, 2009You knew this had to happen. Purveyors of adult entertainment say it's time that they got the same government help…
- January 11, 2009Yesterday's post on the impending estimated tax deadline prompted some readers to ask a follow-up question: Exactly how do you…
- January 10, 2009Thank goodness for the Tax Calendar there in the right-hand column of the ol' blog or this tax task might…
- January 9, 2009Few of us spend our money wisely all the time. Uncle Sam is no exception. OK. So even those who…
- January 8, 2009Yesterday's post about the IRS move toward compassionate tax collection has gotten a lot of people thinking. Actually, it's gotten…
- January 7, 2009There really may be a silver lining -- OK, silver-plated -- to our horrid economic situation. It's helped the IRS…
- January 7, 20092008 tax-related reviews are still coming into my e-mail box. A particularly fun one is AccountingWeb.com's look at last year's…
- January 6, 20092009 is the tax season for you if you want to e-file for free. Not only are commercial tax software…
- January 6, 2009Joe Kristan, who writes the Tax Updates for Roth & Company, has a neat annual tradition. He names a Taxpayer…
- January 4, 2009Monopoly money is OK with these uber-rich folks. They're all make believe.Just in case last year's stock market troubles didn't…
- January 4, 2009Louis Braille was born 200 years ago today. The man whose name is known worldwide as the universal communications standard…
- January 3, 2009One of the advantages of being a night owl is you get to see program reruns, like the Anderson Cooper…
- January 2, 2009Back in my middle- and high-school classroom days, we were subjected to various videos on subjects that teachers either didn't…
- January 1, 2009Happy New Tax Year! The beginning of a new year is momentous in many ways, not the least of which…
- December 31, 2008Are you ready to party!? I don't want to get in the way of your New Year's Eve preparations, but…
- December 30, 2008If you really believe gasoline will continue to cost around $1.50 a gallon, give me a call. I have a…
- December 29, 20082008 is almost over, but there's still time to take care some financial housekeeping. Today, Part 5 of our Year-end…
- December 28, 2008The Kansas City Chiefs sure had a tough time on the football field this season, but at least they've scored…
- December 27, 2008So many good headlines on today's New York Times' editorial pages. "Heaven for the Godless?" "Curbing Credit Card Predators." "Why…
- December 26, 2008Another Christmas has come and gone and, as always, it was a fine one. Every year the hubby comes through…
- December 25, 2008Here's hoping you and yours are having a fantastic holiday! As is the tradition here on the ol' blog, here's…
- December 24, 2008You might never be too rich or too thin, but New Yorkers say that it's the wealthy, regardless of body…
- December 24, 2008The New York baseball club has hammered out an eight-year, $180 million deal with Mark Teixeira. Bah the Yankees. Bah…
- December 24, 2008Yikes! Christmas Eve! That exclamation of dismay is not, well, dismay. I love Christmas. It's just proof of the adage…
- December 23, 2008Once again this year, the TaxProf made a list of potential Christmas gifts for the tax geek in your life.…
- December 22, 2008When I started blogging about taxes just over three years ago, my sweet hubby wanted to make sure that I…
- December 21, 2008The conventional year-end wisdom is to max out your workplace defined contribution retirement plan.The argument made by many, including me…
- December 21, 2008I love Will Smith movies, but I've been sort of ambivalent about his new flick, Seven PoundsMaybe it's the name.…
- December 20, 2008Few things are worse than being sick over the holidays. With Austin's literally hot and cold weather, a lot of…
- December 19, 2008It's good to see the New York Times finally caught up. In today's edition, the paper looks at how a…
- December 18, 2008Despite pleas from lawmakers and advocacy groups, the Treasury Department has decided against granting any relief to folks who were…
- December 18, 2008The Year-end Money Moves series is back, this time with tips on giving by by Dec. 31. Apologies for the…
- December 17, 2008The IRS does have heart! Yesterday, the agency announced that it is instituting an expedited process to help remove tax…
- December 16, 2008Although I'm nowhere near 70½ years old, the required minimum distribution issue has been on my mind of late. Maybe…
- December 15, 2008Yesterday the thermometers here in Central Texas climbed to almost 80 degrees. All around our neighborhood, grills were fired up…
- December 14, 2008Clint Eastwood is the latest recipient of generous tax breaks to make a movie. In a feature today on the…