- January 18, 2007The Free File Alliance, the private-public partnership between the IRS and tax software/preparation firms, kicked off its fifth season on…
- January 17, 2007Just in case you were wondering, Antarctica is not a foreign country. At least not in the eyes of the…
- January 16, 2007I recently had my first "Duh" moment of the 2007 filing season. I was at the IRS' online payment portal,…
- January 15, 2007Tonight the statuettes will go to actors, directors, producers and screenwriters. But the biggest payoff will go to the IRS.…
- January 15, 2007On this Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, take some time to check out Stanford University's King Research and Education Institute.…
- January 13, 2007NOTE, Jan. 19, 2018: Although this was one of my earlier posts here at the ol' blog, the advice is still…
- January 12, 2007And you thought April 15 (actually the 16th this year since the regular deadline falls on a Sunday) was the…
- January 11, 2007The first Nissan is now on the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit list. The 2007 Altima hybrid will net purchasers a…
- January 11, 2007In the wake of the Taxpayer Advocate's 2006 annual report, analyses and number crunchings are flooding cyberspace. In my earlier…
- January 10, 2007Just in case you haven't gotten around to reading the Taxpayer Advocate's annual report that I mentioned earlier today, and…
- January 10, 2007Get private tax-debt collectors off the streets and out of taxpayers' hair. Repeal the alternative minimum tax provisions. Eliminate or…
- January 10, 2007Some of you might have already filed your 2006 tax returns. Many more are just waiting for Friday, Jan. 12,…
- January 9, 2007Way to go, Cal! From this day forward, the best shortstop ever will be known as Hall of Famer Cal…
- January 9, 2007Dick Solomon, that is. As the lovably pompous patriarch of the extraterrestrial family trying to live as normally as possible…
- January 8, 2007The hubby just walked into my office after running some errands. One of his stops was an unexpected, on my…
- January 7, 2007Here's a reality-based figure from our personal economy: $146.99. That's what the hubby and I spent, plus tax but pre-tip,…
- January 6, 2007Not to get too wonky, but this headline caught my eye: "A Call for More Reality-Based Economics." I had to…
- January 5, 2007Swedish tax officials say ABBA star Bjorn Ulvaeus owes $2.1 million for decades-old undeclared royalties from the supergroup's hits. Authorities…
- January 5, 2007Wow! How did it get to be 4:40??? I just have been having so much tax fun I haven't had…
- January 4, 2007Hall of Fame pitcher Rollie Fingers allegedly owes Wisconsin more than $1.4 million in taxes. According to today's tally at…
- January 4, 2007The 110th Congress, the first session to be run by Democrats in a dozen years, officially takes office today. Expect…
- January 3, 2007Tax season here in the United States is just beginning. For the next 3½ months (or longer for ultra-procrastinators), we'll…
- January 2, 2007Around 170,000 Wisconsin taxpayers will soon open their mailboxes to find their annual state tax packets. While that's never a…
- January 1, 2007As the graphic says, Happy 2007! Just a few comments this (late) morning. First, I hope you weathered your year-end…
- December 30, 2006Excuse me today for taking a break from taxes so that I can continue to revel in last night's amazing…
- December 29, 2006The 2006 tax year is slipping away and with it your chances to cut your coming IRS bill. The most…
- December 28, 2006To do by Sunday: Have a baby. You say you're not having a baby? Not adopting one either? Not even…
- December 28, 2006Back in August, a Washington, D.C., federal appeals court judge ruled in Murphy v. The United States that the federal…
- December 26, 2006Are you back from your gift exchange excursion? Got rid of that horrible sweater from dear old Aunt Trudy? Good.…
- December 25, 2006We'll be opening presents, chowing down on holiday ham and corn pudding, making long distance calls to the relatives and…
- December 24, 2006To celebrate the convergence of the Christmas story and the IRS, we are introducing today a new feature on Don't…
- December 24, 2006Apparently, Santa's appointed rounds have been severely hampered after he lost a battle with an IRS examiner. Thanks to taxalicious…
- December 23, 2006Still searching for that perfect gift for the tax geek in your life? You can stop. Here are some great…
- December 22, 2006The IRS this afternoon announced how it plans to handle the tax legislation -- the Tax Relief and Health Care…
- December 22, 2006Dan Meyer, host of the always informative accounting blog Tick Marks, once again marked the holiday season by citing his…
- December 21, 2006One of our Christmas gifts is stranded in Denver, along with 4,700-plus erstwhile airline passengers. Across the pond, holiday travelers…
- December 20, 2006It's finally official. After being dead almost a full year, a group of individual and business tax breaks were resurrected.…
- December 19, 2006Dec. 19 is one of my all-time favorite days. It was on this day in 1843 that "A Christmas Carol," or…
- December 17, 2006The IRS has decided it's time to make a few extra bucks using our personal data. The tax agency has…
- December 16, 2006After reading over yesterday's blog entry about the expected confusion because some tax breaks were passed too late to make…