- 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…
- August 6, 2007Technical corrections. Any wonk who peruses tax (and other) legislation is familiar with this term. This is how Capitol Hill…
- August 5, 2007Fed up with scammers using Web sites that look and sound official, the IRS has established a new e-filing rule.…
- August 4, 2007The father of Australian actress Michelle Williams has lost his latest court appeal and could soon be extradited to the…
- August 2, 2007Looking for info on the2008 Massachusetts tax holiday?Click here! Attention Massachusetts shoppers. Your state's sales tax holiday is once again…
- August 2, 2007The latest personnel news out of the IRS office on Constitution Avenue is that the temporary tax commissioner is leaving,…
- August 1, 2007Baseball fever is raging in the Midwest. Here in Chicago, Cubs' fans are jazzed as the Cubs have climbed back…
- August 1, 2007If you happen to visit Ohio and run across the car of your dreams, depending on where you live, you…
- July 31, 2007Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. Senate, is under investigation by the FBI, IRS and Interior Department in…
- July 31, 2007Classrooms across the country will reopen their doors in a few weeks. That noise you hear is not cheering parents.…
- July 30, 2007This post comes to you from the Chicago Hilton on lovely South Michigan Avenue. I arrived a couple of hours…
- July 30, 2007Word is that it could be 2009 before the housing market rebounds. That assessment by Countrywide Financial's CEO Angelo Mozilo…
- July 29, 2007I know I've been a bit Francocentric of late, what with the French tax collector's brain issues and the less-thought…
- July 29, 2007Congratulations, Cal! Baltimore's favorite son, Cal Ripken, Jr., entered his well-deserved place in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame…