- October 28, 2007A Pennsylvania woman is suing Kmart over a 12-pack of Angel Soft toilet tissue that cost her $3.99. The shelf…
- October 27, 2007Back in June, in this blog entry I bemoaned the dearth of information on just where the many presidential candidates…
- October 26, 2007The hubby and I are tooling around the wilds of West Texas, so the auto shown below probably wouldn't be…
- October 25, 2007Tax scammers are starting to crawl out of the woodwork on a distressingly regular schedule. Back in September, we had…
- October 24, 2007Open enrollment season is upon us. The hubby got his information packet last week and has until mid-November to decide…
- October 23, 2007Complaints about property taxes are nothing new. I've whined myself about our annual bill, although I must admit that this…
- October 23, 2007As you read this, the hubby and I are retracing, at least partially, the West Texas trail that my cousin…
- October 22, 2007The year began with high hopes of substantive tax reform. Now, with just over two months left in 2007, reality…
- October 21, 2007HealthSouth Corp., the Alabama-based hospital chain, last week pocketed a $440 million federal tax refund. The money back was in…
- October 21, 2007Is there something new going on with the federal privacy notice law? Back in 1999, the privacy provisions of the…
- October 20, 2007Self-directed individual retirement accounts are growing, reports the New York Times, as many middle-aged investors are moving their money from…
- October 20, 2007I've been tagged by The World of Wealth to share seven random things about me, myself and I that y'all…
- October 19, 2007Back in early September, the IRS issued a revenue procedure reminding folks that Uncle Sam gets to put his paws…
- October 18, 2007Ben Bernanke and crew have been concerned about inflation, but apparently the Fed can chill a bit. Today, a couple…
- October 18, 2007I am going to quit volunteering to work KUT's fundraisers. The last two times I've signed up to answer the…
- October 17, 2007Charles Grassley might be getting some calls from his Republican colleagues about his latest position on the alternative minimum tax.…
- October 17, 2007The headline below jumped out at me when I flipped to the Business section of today's New York Times. Ya…
- October 17, 2007Whew! Tax season 2007 is now officially over. You can bet the IRS is as glad about that as you…
- October 16, 2007It's official. By a 405-to-2 vote, the House passed H.R. 3678 to extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes until…
- October 16, 2007Halloween's in a couple of weeks, but for Internet users, the really scary thing about Oct. 31 is that it's…
- October 15, 2007October 15. The final deadline for folks who got an extension to file their 2006 tax returns. October 15. The…
- October 14, 2007MLB league championship series are underway. The NFL season is in full swing. Slap shots are flying in NHL arenas.…
- October 13, 2007That's right, all you master procrastinators. You better get your act together this weekend. The final filing deadline for most…
- October 13, 2007Backyard birding continues to be spectacular of late, or in this latest instance, of early. Around 5 a.m. I woke…
- October 12, 2007Today's one of those good news, potential bad news days for Al Gore. More on the use of the qualifier…
- October 12, 2007OK, maybe not topping. But there is quite a bit of tax news and I like alliteration, so ... In…
- October 11, 2007Unfortunately for opponents of outsourced tax collection, the House action isn't a fatal blow. In fact, the passage yesterday of…
- October 10, 2007Got some questions about your finances, such as which loan to take out, investment to choose or simply where your…
- October 9, 2007When they file their 2007 returns next year, some homeowners will be able to deduct their private mortgage insurance (PMI)…
- October 8, 2007Happy Columbus Day! It kind of sneaked up on me. I'm used to it being around the 12th, the original…
- October 7, 2007We got one of our property tax bills yesterday, a postal delivery I was expecting as noted in this blog…
- October 6, 2007I've got to finish up some things, work and personal, today, so in case I don't have time to ramble…
- October 5, 2007Property tax bills will be showing up in homeowner mailboxes over the next few weeks. For most people, the statement…
- October 4, 2007The election results are in and who better to tally them than accountants. AccountingWEB asked accountants and others associated with…
- October 3, 2007Actually, these audits have been around for the last few years. But the IRS just keeps tweaking -- and renaming…
- October 2, 2007I love birding because seeing any bird, exotic interloper or every day neighbor, makes me smile. So does hearing them.…
- October 2, 2007The Supreme Court has five tax cases on its docket for the new term, which began Monday. A couple of…
- September 30, 2007Just about a month ago, we had a tax scam alert about a phony survey, blogged about here. Now, as…
- September 29, 2007It's true. Legislation is on its way to reduce the mortgage interest tax break for owners of larger houses. The…
- September 28, 2007Attention hybrid auto shoppers. The tax credit for fuel-efficient Toyota and Lexus vehicles expires on Sunday, Sept. 30. So if…