- November 18, 2008Charles Rangel, the New York Democrat who chairs the Ways and Means Committee, has given his colleagues across the aisle…
- November 17, 2008What do you think of when you hear talk of a sailing club? Rich guys on elegantly appointed three-masters? Cocktail…
- November 16, 2008Insurance giant AIG, fresh off getting another round of federal taxpayer money, says it plans to pay out $503 million…
- November 16, 2008Are you ready for some football tax planning? As soon as the presidential election results were finalized, some Major League…
- November 15, 2008Life can be funny. And sad. And infuriating. And just downright wrong. All of those apply to the financial situation…
- November 14, 2008Three years ago today, I posted my first item on Don't Mess With Taxes. I wasn't quite sure what I…
- November 14, 2008NOTE: This post was revised 11/20/08to clarify the eligibility dates for available energy-efficient home improvement tax credits.Winter has already arrived…
- November 13, 2008Yesterday, before I headed out to spend most of the day at meetings, I turned on the television to see…
- November 12, 2008Regular readers know that I love movies. One of the greatest things about being self-employed is the ability to head…
- November 11, 2008A couple of tax evasion cases involving famous folk have popped up today.First the case with the U.S. connection. The…
- November 11, 2008On this Veterans Day 2008, our thoughts and prayers go out not just to those who previously served, but to…
- November 10, 2008We Main Streeters must wait until next year for any potential relief from another stimulus package. Even then, as I…
- November 9, 2008Today was a great lazy Sunday. I didn't do any "real" work at all. Still, even in down time, it's…
- November 9, 2008Every tax season, my friend Tracy checks to see if by some miracle the tax dependent laws have changed. Tracy…
- November 8, 2008Hey Californians! The fun just keeps on coming for you guys.Fresh off of the Prop 8 same-sex marriage vote and…
- November 7, 2008President-elect Barack Obama held his first press conference as the incoming leader of the United States. According to the live…
- November 7, 2008Some Congressional seats are still up for grabs, but the results are in for the ballot questions put to voters…
- November 6, 2008A second stimulus package is in the planning stages, but don't get your hopes up for a second rebate check.House…
- November 5, 2008A few votes are still being counted, but for four members of the federal tax-writing committees, the news is not…
- November 5, 2008It's no secret that President-elect Barack Obama's tax plan calls for increased collections from individuals making more than $250,000 a…
- November 4, 2008It might sound like a companion game to Dungeons and Dragons (and yes, I realize that reference indicates my age…
- November 3, 2008The presidential election clock is ticking down. You know what that means. We're running out of time to look at…
- November 2, 2008Three guesses as to which group of taxpayers cheat on their taxes more and the first two don't count. Yep,…
- November 1, 2008A few months ago, I blogged about ballot initiatives that some voters will face when they go to the polls…
- 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…