- April 29, 2007Congratulations to Jeff and the entire Dupont Chevrolet team on your historic win today at Talladega!
- April 28, 2007A few days before our tax returns were due, the Tax Policy Center held a forum that explored some of…
- April 27, 2007Calling all Volunteers. Shopping volunteers in Tennessee and neighboring states, that is. Starting today and continuing through 11:59 p.m. Sunday,…
- April 27, 2007In its May issue, Kiplinger magazine takes a look at 10 cities it says are the most tax-friendly. The list…
- April 26, 2007Back in January, the all-news radio station in Washington, D.C., reported on (and we blogged about) all the tax deadbeats…
- April 25, 2007Actually, Uncle Sam is in the money, thanks to our recent tax filings. The Treasury Department announced today that on…
- April 25, 2007If ever a bill was welcome, it was the gas company statement we got this week. Just days after we…
- April 24, 2007The controversy over use of private debt collectors to bring in some unpaid taxes has been percolating on Capitol Hill…
- April 23, 2007Those are just a couple of things that Senators and Representatives fiddled with when they returned to Washington, D.C. last…
- April 23, 2007A while back, I opined that homeownership isn't for everybody. In that post, I was focusing on folks who over-extended…
- April 22, 2007For you musically inclined readers. I wanted to bring you the results of TurboTax's TaxRap video contest. I know the…
- April 21, 2007"Should the income tax system include a tax credit for short taxpayers and a tax surcharge for tall ones? This…
- April 21, 2007The monument to the Texians who won the Battle of San Jacinto, securing Texas' independence from Mexico on April 21,…
- April 20, 2007For most folks, tax season is over. There are some special situations where 1040s aren't due for a while longer…
- April 19, 2007On Tuesday, the IRS learned to be careful what it asks for. The agency has been pleading with us for…
- April 18, 2007Mark W. Everson, who has served as Internal Revenue Service Commissioner since May 2003, will leave the tax agency next…
- April 18, 2007Hello from the city that's home to NASA's Johnson Space Center, the Astros, mind-numbing traffic and, for a couple of…
- April 17, 2007If you don't already know what your 2006 tax liability is, you will by the end of the day. You'll…
- April 17, 2007If you're planning to e-file for free today, make sure you go to the Free File Alliance page on IRS.gov.…
- April 16, 2007Two government agencies that regularly catch a lot of flack find that they are good partners each April. I'm talking,…
- April 15, 2007A quick reminder for all you folks who are three years late with your 2003 returns. If you didn't file…
- April 15, 2007Today is, of course, the traditional Tax Day for U.S. earners. The deadline moves to the next business day when…
- April 15, 2007Just a quick reminder: If you pay quarterly estimated taxes, your first 2007 payment also is due April 17. (Ignore…
- April 14, 2007I hate to give this creep any attention, but at least this time it's to report that he's now facing…
- April 14, 2007Like the majority of taxpayers, the Prez and Veep were late-season return filers this year. The return for W and…
- April 13, 2007Taxes are all about numbers. There's the 1040 and all those other numerical forms. Then you have all the figures…
- April 13, 2007Marc Anthony, singer, actor and husband of Jennifer Lopez, has agreed to pay $2.5 million in back taxes and fines…
- April 12, 2007At a Senate hearing this morning (previewed here), a convicted felon said that using stolen identities to apply for tax…
- April 12, 2007Just in case you're in D.C. this morning and have nothing else to do, you can drop by the Dirksen…
- April 11, 2007I regularly hear three words from the hubby during tax season. No, not those three, although I know he's crazy…
- April 10, 2007If you ever had any doubt about what a revenue generator tax filing is, the ever increasing competition between the…
- April 9, 2007The Carnival of Taxes is on its way, but I'm a little backlogged right now, primarily because I spent most…
- April 9, 2007There's nothing like taxes to showcase our fallibility. Sometimes we make big mistakes, like miscalculating how much tax we owe.…
- April 8, 2007As the bursting bubble or leaking balloon or whatever colorful characterization you want to use to describe the slowing housing…
- April 7, 2007Is the IRS contributing to identity theft? Possibly. Over the last few years, the tax agency has lost or had…
- April 7, 2007What the heck is going on here? It's 2:15 on an April afternoon and it's 38 degrees outside! Even worse,…
- April 6, 2007Kenny Pickett, a Boston tax rapper (and Beantown sports fan) invokes Men in Black type auditors, the Tea Party aka…
- April 5, 2007Most taxpayers claim the standard deduction. But every tax-filing season, these folks tend to get overlooked as tax tips are…
- April 5, 2007This just in from the "say what?" files. A Swedish couple has named their baby daughter Metallica. Yeah, like the…
- April 4, 2007Interesting story in today's Wall Street Journal on undocumented workers and taxes. The headline: Even Workers In U.S. Illegally Pay…