- 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…
- October 6, 2008The stock market tanked, again, today. Then it recovered some. But it still closed below 10,000 and it's likely to…
- October 5, 2008Yes, it's state sales-tax holiday time again. Sorry, Georgia! Your event this weekend snuck up on me, what with the…
- October 4, 2008Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin released her 2006 and 2007 tax returns on Friday, but the documents immediately raised…
- October 4, 2008In my post yesterday about the passage of the financial services bailout bill, I included some links showing how lawmakers…
- October 3, 2008The bailout bill is now law. Dubya signed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 just hours after the measure…
- October 3, 2008OK. It's a done deal. What a difference a few days, millions of phone calls and stomach-churning NYSE gyrations make.The…
- October 3, 2008As we wait for the next round in the financial services bailout bout, here are a couple of tidbits to…
- October 3, 2008The House is expected to vote on the revised sweetened pork-laden Senate-approved version of the financial services bailout bill later…
- October 2, 2008As soon as the Senate passed the financial services bailout package last night, critics re-emphasized their complaints that taxpayers are…
- October 1, 2008By a vote of 74 to 25, the Senate approved the financial markets bailout bill tonight. Senators Barack Obama, John…
- October 1, 2008Senators are hoping that popular tax provisions that expired last year will be the spoonful of sugar that recalcitrant Representatives…
- October 1, 2008Everyone needs a financial plan, even criminals. Malaysia law enforcement says that bad planning forced armed robbers to leave behind…
- September 30, 2008Not to keep harping on this, but it looks like many other tax watchers are coming to the same conclusion…
- September 29, 2008Just like the U.S. financial sector, the Congressional effort to prop it up has gone down in flames. Representatives from…
- September 29, 2008Since Congress has wrapped up the financial services bailout bill that will cost us taxpayers some dollars, they're now trying…
- September 28, 2008For members of some churches this Sunday, their church is no sanctuary from politics. A group of ministers, around 35…
- September 27, 2008Did the 1997 tax law change that allows home sellers to exclude hundreds of thousands of dollars from their taxable…
- September 26, 2008Tonight's first debate between Barack Obama and John McCain is on! Since both candidates are in Oxford, Miss., getting ready,…
- September 26, 2008OK, I appreciate the crucial role of trained mental health experts. But group therapy for money disorders? Does insurance pay…
- September 25, 2008This post was revised and updated Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. If you have money in the stock market, the recent…
- September 24, 2008It's official. More of us will be e-filing for free next year. Yes, that's the same opening sentence as my…
- September 23, 2008It's official. More of us will be e-filing for free next year. This afternoon, shortly after I blogged about such…
- September 23, 2008The 2007 tax filing season isn't quite over (Oct. 15 is the ultimate deadline), but already some are thinking about…
- September 22, 2008In accepting the Best Comedy Emmy last night for 30 Rock, star Tina Fey thanked a lot of people: cast,…
- September 22, 2008The United Kingdom's housing market seems to be running on a track quite similar to the one here in the…
- September 21, 2008Admit it. As a crazy college kid you attended your share of parties like the one in the video below.…
- September 20, 2008Here's another group that's going to suffer because of the financial sector's implosion: nonprofits. Kate, who blogs at It's Not…