- September 5, 2007It should come as no surprise that Uncle Sam has the winning hand when it comes to your gambling jackpot.…
- September 4, 2007I cannot believe it's September! At the first of each month, which for me is today since I took most…
- September 4, 2007The Pope is still working on his encyclical regarding the evils of tax evasion (blogged here). Meanwhile, the European Commission…
- September 3, 2007Actually, we get e-mails. And the Labor Day break seemed a good time to share some of those communiques. Let's…
- September 2, 2007Much attention has been paid recently to the unexpected tax bills faced by folks who have their home foreclosed. If…
- September 1, 2007That's right. A substantial number of federal agencies, along with their state government cousins, have not been sending in the…
- August 31, 2007As the focus intensifies on residential foreclosures -- past, pending and impending -- the White House has decided to add…
- August 31, 2007If you'd like to view more posts, click here to go to the Don't Mess With Taxes archives page. Once…
- August 31, 2007If schools in your area haven't started again, they probably will open their doors soon after Labor Day. In my…
- August 30, 2007That Leona Helmsley. She's going out with just as much critical attention as she garnered in life as the Queen…
- August 30, 2007Congratulations to the young boys of summer from Warner Robins, Ga., who won this year's Little League World Series championship.…
- August 28, 2007The agency probably already knows, but you still can tell it just how much you love or hate it. You…
- August 27, 2007The mortgage interest deduction is about as untouchable as it gets when it comes to tax policy. One Congressman, however,…
- August 27, 2007I know the hubby reads the blog because he just sent me this story after seeing my post on the…
- August 26, 2007The only time I see a $100 bill is when my mother visits. No, she's not filthy rich. She just…
- August 25, 2007I love movies. I try to see a new one every week. But sometimes, only a classic film will do.…
- August 24, 2007I just wrote a story on foreclosures and taxes for Bankrate (you can read it here, picked up by the…
- August 24, 2007Montana homeowners can now get back $400 of the property taxes they paid last year. The refund was approved during…
- August 23, 2007A couple of days ago, I mentioned the Citizens for Tax Justice analysis of the tax positions of the various…
- August 23, 2007That could be the new advertising campaign for Wal*Mart this coming tax season. The Associated Press reports that tax-filing giant…
- August 23, 2007Back in June, I learned that fellow Texas Tech grad Will Bigham was a contestant on the Fox show On…
- August 22, 2007Uncle Sam is still trying to give away money. Specifically, the IRS has put out a call to taxpayers who…
- August 21, 2007I live in bike-mad Austin. You can thank or blame local resident Lance Armstrong for the fixation. So the 1999…
- August 20, 2007Leona Helmsley, the woman who gave us one of the most memorable tax quotes ever, died today. The hotel magnate…
- August 20, 2007One of the biggest drawbacks of owning a home is paying the property taxes. Sure you get to deduct them…
- August 19, 2007OK, I had no idea who Wade Cook is. Apparently, I am in the minority and, in this instance, darn…
- August 19, 2007Since it's Sunday, it seems fitting to bring you a few thoughts on taxes from Pope Benedict XVI. According to…
- August 18, 2007My colleagues on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel have released our 2006 annual report. We got it out a bit later…
- August 17, 2007Have the stock market's recent "corrections" got you wondering and worrying about what to do? You're not alone. It seems…
- August 16, 2007We had to wait a bit longer here in Texas for our sales tax holiday, but it finally arrives tomorrow,…
- August 16, 2007It's around 6 a.m. on the East Coast. That means some folks are topping off their travel coffee mugs in…
- August 15, 2007Once upon tax time, today was a crazy one for filers. Aug. 15 used to be the first deadline that…
- August 14, 2007The IRS has made it official. The details on claiming the tax break for the cost of caring for a…
- August 13, 2007Take Alabama football fanaticism, mix in some generous federal tax breaks created to spur post-Katrina rebuilding and you have a…
- August 12, 2007In the wake of the Minnesota bridge disaster, officials across the country scrambled to inspect their bridges and roadways. And…
- August 11, 2007Well, it happened. I had hoped that if I -- and millions of other baseball fans -- wished hard enough,…
- August 10, 2007When I started college, I thought I was going to get a degree in education. My grandmother spent her entire…
- August 9, 2007My summer has been incredibly busy. As I was slogging through the chores, personal and professional, last month, I swore…
- August 8, 2007While much of the eastern half of the country bakes in a late-summer heat wave, many folks no doubt are…
- August 7, 2007Last Thursday morning, as I was waiting for my flight from O'Hare to Austin, I bought an Egg McMuffin. Now…