- October 31, 2008The scariest word in the world, on Halloween or any other day of the year is taxes.And it' is being…
- October 31, 2008Yes, it's an old joke about blood-sucking IRS agents. So maybe that's why it seems so fitting that a tax…
- October 30, 2008It's still in the just talking about stage, but Capitol Hill is starting to toss around ideas about what might…
- October 30, 2008A couple of days ago I blogged about the millions of dollars lost to tax fraud committed by people already…
- October 29, 2008Times are tough and likely to get tougher for many folks. But there is a ray of hope for some…
- October 29, 2008As an apparent precursor to a second round of rebate checks, the House Ways and Means Committee today is holding…
- October 28, 2008When it comes to tax fraud, federal prisons apparently are branch offices.The IRS estimates that around $375 million is lost…
- October 27, 2008OK. The GOP vice presidential candidate won't let this die a natural death, so here goes another look at Sarah…
- October 26, 2008"The only thing that hurts morethan paying an income tax is not having to pay an income tax."-- Lord Thomas…
- October 25, 2008The New York governor's chief of staff has resigned, in large part because of tax troubles. Charles O'Byrne came under…
- October 24, 2008$266 million. That's how much money the IRS is trying to get to the appropriate taxpayers.Most of that money is…
- October 23, 2008Nah, the two major presidential candidates haven't suddenly become BFFs. The nastiness on the campaign trail continues. But there is…
- October 23, 2008We're less than two weeks away from the presidential election, so you know major fiscal issues are dominating the political…
- October 22, 2008October, already a big month for the IRS, is even busier this year.Not only is the agency processing the millions…
- October 21, 2008Joe the Plumber has become a campaign touchstone, evoking a lot of passion from both sides. After I spent a…
- October 21, 2008I accidentally looked at a third quarter statement for one of my retirement accounts last week. Its value had dropped…
- October 20, 2008This time, though, it's not Barack Obama using that word to describe his opponent.Rather, moves of the online trading exchange…
- October 20, 2008OK. I've been smacked down by the Fed chief. Testifying before the House Budget Committee this morning, Ben Bernanke said…
- October 19, 2008For the most part, we're in control, or are trying to be, of our finances.But sometimes, external factors can help…
- October 19, 2008The chances for a second economic stimulus payment before the end of the year have essentially evaporated. Facing opposition from…
- October 18, 2008The chief of staff to New York's governor apparently didn't file state or federal returns for five years.Charles O'Byrne acknowledged…
- October 18, 2008Our presidential candidate tax return voyeurism has now been satisfied. Cindy McCain, who previously released some of her 2006 filing…
- October 17, 2008In one of my Joe the Plumber posts yesterday, I included an observation from Citizens for Tax Justice that John…
- October 17, 2008It's TV-related tax evasion day here on the ol' blog! Earlier today, I posted on the tax indictment of Dancing…
- October 17, 2008Race fans know Helio Castroneves as a winning, exuberant Indy car driver. Television fans know him as the winner of…
- October 16, 2008As the day has gone on, more attention has been paid to Joe the Plumber and his potential federal taxes…
- October 16, 2008Uh oh. Guess who owes back taxes? Joe the Plumber. Yep, the Holland, Ohio, man who, thanks to last night's…
- October 16, 2008We have a new political star, Joe the Plumber. The big question is, how much more or less in taxes…
- October 15, 2008Over the years, lawmakers have used the tax code to do more than raise revenue. Tax policy frequently is social…
- October 14, 2008In the high-stakes presidential poker game, which, by the way, is being played with the ultimate house money -- ours!,…
- October 14, 2008The IRS says that back in April, about 10 million of us asked for more time to complete our tax…
- October 13, 2008Well, it's obvious that Sen. Barack Obama doesn't pay any attention to me. In announcing his new economic policy plan…
- October 13, 2008Don't get me wrong. I'm all for you and me, not the IRS, having our money. But this rebate mania…
- October 12, 2008Forget Wall Street vs. Main Street. The financial battles in this economic downturn are being fought in the trenches of…
- October 11, 2008Here's some good economic news that got lost in last week's market tumult: Gasoline prices are lower. In some areas,…
- October 10, 2008I've done my part to help stabilize the market. I put money into the hubby's and my retirement accounts. A…
- October 10, 2008The IRS is trying a new "soft notice" approach (blogged here) to get more people to voluntarily correct underreported income.…
- October 9, 2008Remember the kinder, gentler IRS? That tax collector persona appeared following the agency's 1998 reorganization that was mandated by Congress…
- October 8, 2008Are you one of the 10 million taxpayers who didn't send in a Form 1040 (or 1040A or 1040EZ) back…
- October 7, 2008The bailout bill -- I'm sorry, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 -- has been law for five days…