- June 28, 2008Action film actor Wesley Snipes wants out of the country. Not permanently. Just for a few months to make some…
- June 27, 2008Attention hybrid shoppers. If you want a gas-electric Honda, you'd better get to a dealership soon. On July 1 the…
- June 26, 2008All the attention of late has been on gasoline prices, including here on the ol' blog with items on gas…
- June 25, 2008I'm sure all you "Animal Farm" fans immediately recognized that headline as a quote from George Orwell's satirical novel. Today…
- June 25, 2008Or maybe it's Religiously Political Day. Whatever you want to call it, you might want to go ahead and mark…
- June 23, 2008I just got back from a story interview on the other side of Austin. The round trip was 47.8 miles.…
- June 23, 2008Iconic counterculture comedian George Carlin is dead. Carlin's publicist said the 71-year-old comic, who had a history of heart trouble,…
- June 22, 2008Online entities are becoming the preferred avenue for states and localities to collect much-needed tax revenue. As I blogged about…
- June 22, 2008As IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman was testifying before Congress last week (blogged here) about how his agency was dealing…
- June 21, 2008Summer is officially here and for many kids, that means camp. For a couple of summers, I spent time at…
- June 20, 2008Remember the brouhaha about folks stashing cash and other income producing assets in Alpine bank accounts. If not, you can…
- June 20, 2008This week the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax, or HEART, Act was signed into law. It continues or adds…
- June 20, 2008Around 5 million people are eligible for rebate checks, but have yet to file the necessary 1040 forms to collect…
- June 19, 2008As I type, two House Ways and Means subcommittees -- Oversight and Social Security -- are questioning IRS and Social…
- June 19, 2008What is it about rich athletes and taxes? Can't these guys afford to hire good financial planners and tax advisers?…
- June 18, 2008Trouble has run into some bequest trouble. The 9-year-old Maltese was left $12 million last year by her late owner…
- June 17, 2008Remember when I blogged about (here) my relative whose ex-husband got their joint $600 rebate (they're retirees, due $300 each)…
- June 16, 2008We have 928 days until our tax system implodes. OK, that is a bit dramatic. The United States' overall method…
- June 15, 2008Happy day to all you fathers! I hope you're getting to spend it doing just what you want. Here in…
- June 15, 2008Please don't read that headline as flippant. It's not. It is, however, a distressing possibility for a fellow tax blogger.…
- June 14, 2008Actually, I haven't spent it yet. Why not? I haven't received it because I haven't filed my 2007 return. But…
- June 14, 2008On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act in order to establish an official flag for…
- June 13, 2008Not to put a damper on your upcoming weekend, but some of you might be spending time on tax chores…
- June 13, 2008Are you scared yet? Maybe scared isn't quite the right word. How about leery? Some folks do suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia,…
- June 13, 2008The IRS says tax shelter penalties are too tough. No joke. Janet Novack, in Forbes magazine's latest OutFront column, reports…
- June 12, 2008Can you hear the rejoicing that's going on down in Alabama? That state's governor has just signed into a law…
- June 11, 2008The New York Times has an interesting article today looking at how the presumptive presidential candidates are, at least in…
- June 10, 2008Yeah, I know I'm bloggy today, but lots of tax-related stuff keeps popping up. Like this unsurprising news that the…
- June 10, 2008Remember my post about a month ago that examined why some folks' rebate checks are showing up short or not…
- June 10, 2008State taxes certainly are a pain for some prominent people. The latest celebrity to run afoul of state collectors is…
- June 9, 2008Soaring gasoline prices are not only spurring state legislators to act, as blogged about yesterday, but also have provided fuel…
- June 8, 2008As American motorists head into the heart of the summer driving season, some states are having second thoughts about gas…
- June 7, 2008Back in February, I blogged about the state tax implications of the economic stimulus payment. The question then was, "Will…
- June 6, 2008Proposition 13, the landmark legislation that reduced California's property taxes and limited the amount they could be increased each year,…
- June 5, 2008If you're planning to buy a vacation home -- rather than simply engage in wishful thinking like the hubby and…
- June 4, 2008With yesterday's final primaries, it's all over but the shouting. Now the real fun begins. Taxes, as is always the…
- June 3, 2008As of today, June 3, New York state smokers are paying the nation's highest cigarette excise tax. The levy has…
- June 2, 2008John Snyder, a 17-year IRS employee, has been accused of peeking at the tax records of 197 celebrities and sports…
- June 1, 2008My latest Crazy Woman Driver column is on the newstands. OK, it's really at the truck stops, but the point…
- May 31, 2008There's an intriguing, and only slightly tongue in cheek article, in today's New York Times looking at ways in the…