- 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…
- September 27, 2007The House Ways and Means Committee has signed off on a measure that would provide $2 billion in tax relief…
- September 26, 2007I'm no teetotaler. I enjoy the occasional Dos XX. A glass of wine (red, please) is a nice accompaniment to…
- September 25, 2007Last night we watched the return of "Heroes" on NBC and were a bit disappointed in one new plot twist.…
- September 24, 2007I saw that bad IRS television want-ad again. Yes, I was up watching late-night cable programming; how else am I…
- September 23, 2007I ran to the grocery story to pick up a few items and ended up being part of one of…
- September 22, 2007I made a couple of deposits via ATM yesterday. When I got home, I immediately logged onto my bank account…
- September 21, 2007It looks like case closed on the New England Patriots' illegal videotaping of the New York Jets' defensive coaches signals…
- September 20, 2007Kids of all ages are back in class. Now comes the fun part: Figuring out how to pay for all…
- September 19, 2007With the markets soaring thanks to yesterday's federal funds rate cut, it seems a good time for some cautionary words…
- September 18, 2007OK, I just picked on the IRS for not doing its job. Now it's time for Congress to get the…
- September 17, 2007No more guessing over how much Matt Murphy owes the IRS. The bill is around $239,375. Murphy is the baseball…
- September 16, 2007I'd never heard of Arthur Pigou until today, but I must admit that my formal economics education didn't get much…
- September 15, 2007Why does the IRS insist on not making its employees work? First there was the debt collection issue. Instead of…
- September 14, 2007It's 2007. The 21st century. But some things haven't changed. No, I'm not talking about the fact that we don't…
- September 14, 2007I'm a wife, so I know how to nag. The hubby's just glad this time, it's not him I'm "reminding."…
- September 12, 2007If you want a Toyota or Lexus hybrid and a federal tax credit on your 2007 return, you've got to…
- September 11, 2007I'm a pretty plain vanilla investor, and it's situations like those detailed in a recent Bloomberg story on 1031 exchanges…