• June 28, 2007
    The prez said yesterday that he might be willing to support a $5,000 federal health care tax credit for families…

  • June 28, 2007
    From today's Washington Post In the Loop column comes word that, "House Grudgingly Accepts a Pay Raise" Of course, writer…

  • June 27, 2007
    Here's one "immigration" bill that met little resistance. Texas now has a new law that makes it easier for out-of-state…

  • June 27, 2007
    Foreclosure activity across the United States increased 19 percent in May, according to the latest monthly report from RealtyTrac. The…

  • June 26, 2007
    Looking for something other than the typical beach book? Then check out the Joint Committee on Taxation's Present Law and…

  • June 25, 2007
    That's what one Georgia lawmaker is suggesting. Glenn Richardson, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, plans during next year's…

  • June 24, 2007
    Late last week, the Senate passed an energy bill that calls for more fuel-efficient vehicles, outlaws energy price gouging and…

  • June 23, 2007
    Clearing out some e-mail today I finally got around to reading my June alumni newsletter. Usually I give the e-mail…

  • June 23, 2007
    OK, I admit it. As an Astros fan, this season I have a bit of extra enmity toward the Yankees.…

  • June 21, 2007
    Connecticut homeowners, take a breath. You don't have to rush to get your residential energy improvement purchases in under the…

  • June 20, 2007
    Honduran tax officials think they are. That Central American nation's tax collectors have instituted Operation Fiscal Love, an effort to…

  • June 18, 2007
    On June 1 (where did half the month go already!?), South Carolina's general state sales tax rate bumped up a…

  • June 17, 2007
    Back in April, a convicted identity thief told a Congressional panel that the U.S. tax system was riddled with security…

  • June 16, 2007
    Hey, fellow Texans? Need a fresh tax start? Then you're in luck for the next couple of months. On June…

  • June 15, 2007
    Your June estimated tax payment, that is. Form 1040-ES, payment voucher 2, is due today. If you're still mailing the…

  • June 14, 2007
    Today is my late brother's birthday. It's also Flag Day. I blogged about that connection on this day last year,…

  • June 13, 2007
    The price of gas nationally continues to hang in the $3 a gallon range. So what are drivers doing? Buying…

  • June 12, 2007
    For those of us who must pay estimated taxes, it's that time again. The second payment is due June 15.…

  • June 11, 2007
    Interesting article on MSN Money about the earnings expectations of today's teenagers. According to columnist Liz Pulliam Weston, most youth…

  • June 10, 2007
    John Grisham, the lawyer-turned-novelist whose books have provided countless readers hours of diversion, not to mention a very comfortable lifestyle…

  • June 10, 2007
    There weren't any tax charges connected with Paris "I want my mommy" Hilton's return to L.A. County jail last week,…

  • June 9, 2007
    Yesterday evening the space shuttle Atlantis blasted off from Cape Canaveral and is en route to the international space station.…

  • June 8, 2007
    If you're still considering who you will support in the upcoming 2008 presidential election, your decision won't be any easier…

  • June 7, 2007
    Some Arizona lawmakers want to waive the state's sales tax in order to get the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in…

  • June 6, 2007
    Did you use the Free File Alliance this year to send in your 1040? Me neither. In fact, not too…

  • June 5, 2007
    Summer is vacation time for most folks, But it's also the time of year when kids, fresh out of the…

  • June 3, 2007
    For this week's look at tax cheats, we're going with just two cases because this weekend has turned out to…

  • June 3, 2007
    On the heels of yet another IRS release detailing political activity no-nos of tax-exempt groups comes a test of those…

  • June 2, 2007
    Waitress is a nice little movie. A romantic comedy, but not really a chick flick. In fact, there's a bit…

  • June 1, 2007
    I thought I was so cool back in April, paying our 2006 tax bill electronically. Getting with the cyberprogram. Saving…

  • May 31, 2007
    Scammers, hoping to cash in on the fear that the IRS is digging more deeply into taxpayer financial dealings, are…

  • May 31, 2007
    Tonight take a minute to check out the sky. You'll see a Blue Moon. By now, we all know that…

  • May 29, 2007
    For all of us who thought that talk of e-mail taxation was a hoax, think again. In a story posted…

  • May 28, 2007
    Most of us will, in some form, honor and remember our sailors, soldiers and airmen and women this Memorial Day.…

  • May 27, 2007
    No, not the ubiquitous Capt. Jack Sparrow and his crew, although Slate's review of the third Pirates of the Caribbean…

  • May 27, 2007
    Although English common law serves as the foundation for the U.S. legal system, British officials are now looking at an…

  • May 26, 2007
    While I was sleepy in Seattle last week, consumed by all things TAP, something special happened back here in the…

  • May 25, 2007
    What do a California businessman, a Michigan gambler and a former museum administrator in Massachusetts have in common? They make…

  • May 25, 2007
    Lots of folks will be leaving work early today, getting a head start on Memorial Day travel. But the trip…

  • May 24, 2007
    It was great to sleep in my own bed last night. So good, in fact, that I slept late. So…