- 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 10, 2024Working in a restaurant is a first job for many young people. It's also their introduction to taxes.- 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…
- May 27, 2024“Veterans,” acrylic on canvas, by Jesse T. Hummingbird (Cherokee, b. 1952) celebrates the generations of Native Americans who have, and…
- May 26, 2024UPDATE, Sept. 5, 2025: Has your state joined Direct File? Check out this special Direct File 2025 Participating States page.…
- May 25, 2024Sometimes, you can find what you need online or by calling someone for help. Other times, especially when it comes…
- May 24, 2024Alcatraz Island's federal penitentiary once housed the most infamous tax evader, Al Capone. This particular Big House is no longer…
- May 23, 2024The tornado that struck Afton, Iowa, in Union County on April 26, 2024. That county is one of eight that…
May 22, 2024The Internal Revenue Service announced today an extension of the current Free File program through 2029.- May 21, 2024The coming Memorial Day break is seen as the unofficial start of summer in the United States. It’s also usually…
- May 20, 2024Photo by Keith Luke on Unsplash Congratulations to this year’s high school and college graduates. Walking across that stage and…
- May 19, 2024Some of the March 14 tornado damage in Indian Lake, Logan County, Ohio. (Photo credit: Indian Lake Chamber via Facebook) During…
- May 18, 2024Unsplash+ in collaboration with George Dagerotip President Joe Biden last week endorsed the Department of Justice's (DoJ) move to reclassify…
- May 17, 2024This is the Internal Revenue Service’s fourth and final Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC) Saturday opening in 2024. IRS reps will…
- May 16, 2024Photo by Aidan Howe on Unsplash U.S. commercial gambling revenue hit a quarterly record of $17.67 billion in first three…
- May 15, 2024Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images Tornadoes storms across the United States this year are striking at a record breaking pace.…
- May 14, 2024The Internal Revenue Service is holding refunds sought by thousands of filers it suspects inflated those amounts by improperly claiming…
- May 13, 2024Photo by Karolina Grabowska The Internal Revenue Service is about to turn out the lights on the 2020 tax refund…
- May 12, 2024Happy Mother’s Day! I hope all the moms out there got everything they wanted today. Of course, we should be…
