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  • December 28, 2006
    Back in August, a Washington, D.C., federal appeals court judge ruled in Murphy v. The United States that the federal…
  • December 26, 2006
    Are you back from your gift exchange excursion? Got rid of that horrible sweater from dear old Aunt Trudy? Good.…
  • December 25, 2006
    We'll be opening presents, chowing down on holiday ham and corn pudding, making long distance calls to the relatives and…
  • December 24, 2006
    To celebrate the convergence of the Christmas story and the IRS, we are introducing today a new feature on Don't…
  • December 24, 2006
    Apparently, Santa's appointed rounds have been severely hampered after he lost a battle with an IRS examiner. Thanks to taxalicious…
  • December 23, 2006
    Still searching for that perfect gift for the tax geek in your life? You can stop. Here are some great…
  • December 22, 2006
    The IRS this afternoon announced how it plans to handle the tax legislation -- the Tax Relief and Health Care…
  • December 22, 2006
    Dan Meyer, host of the always informative accounting blog Tick Marks, once again marked the holiday season by citing his…
  • December 21, 2006
    One of our Christmas gifts is stranded in Denver, along with 4,700-plus erstwhile airline passengers. Across the pond, holiday travelers…
  • December 20, 2006
    It's finally official. After being dead almost a full year, a group of individual and business tax breaks were resurrected.…
  • December 19, 2006
    Dec. 19 is one of my all-time favorite days. It was on this day in 1843 that "A Christmas Carol," or…
  • December 17, 2006
    The IRS has decided it's time to make a few extra bucks using our personal data. The tax agency has…
  • December 16, 2006
    After reading over yesterday's blog entry about the expected confusion because some tax breaks were passed too late to make…
  • December 15, 2006
    I'm back home, still digging through the e-mail accumulation (literally thousands from my various accounts), catching up on year-end work…
  • December 13, 2006
    If you have a health savings account, the recently passed tax bill has some good news for you. If you…
  • December 12, 2006
    Wow! It's Tuesday night already?! Time sure flies when you're having tax fun! It's been two very full days here…
  • December 10, 2006
    Just a quick note this morning, as I'm about to get on a plane and I have to finish packing.…
  • November 30, 2006
    Mary Ann at Five Wells is the host this week of I and the Bird #37. Her Thanksgiving-themed presentation is…
  • November 30, 2006
    Want a Toyota hybrid but are unhappy that a purchase now will get you a much smaller tax break than…
  • November 29, 2006
    Those statistics just keep coming. And so does the tax money. IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson recently announced that the…
  • November 28, 2006
    The approach of the end of the year means, among other things, that it's time for numbers crunching. While most…
  • November 27, 2006
    OK, I'm on a charity kick right now. Chalk it up to the impending giving season. I don't want to…
  • November 26, 2006
    Do you believe in fate? I do, sometimes. Maybe the better word is serendipity. Whatever, this morning I logged on…
  • November 25, 2006
    In 2005, charities received a record $260 billion in donations, with most of that -- 76 cents of every $1…
  • November 24, 2006
    Me neither. But I have a good excuse. There are still leftovers (half a pumpkin pie!) to dispense with. Then…
  • November 23, 2006
    On Wednesday evening, the hubby and I added a new bird to our life list, the American Woodcock. It wasn't…
  • November 22, 2006
    The IRS has certified three 2007 Hondas as eligible for the Alternative Motor Vehicle tax credit. As regular readers know,…
  • November 22, 2006
    This Thanksgiving, we can all be thankful that we're not Wesley Snipes, at least not the Wesley Snipes accused of…
  • November 21, 2006
    How much do you plan to spend on Black Friday, the traditional big shopping day following Thanksgiving? If it's around…
  • November 20, 2006
    Don't expect tax increases when the new Democratic Congress takes over in January. Despite Republican claims during the recent election,…
  • November 19, 2006
    What a week for the 'Boys!Wednesday, Emmitt wins.Today, Cowboys 21. Indianapolis 14 (this guy got it right; the Colts name…
  • November 18, 2006
    This time he wants more than just your taxes. He wants you to help him collect them. As the year…
  • November 17, 2006
    Have you ever spent days in line just to shop? That happened here in Austin twice this past week. First,…
  • November 16, 2006
    Twice this year, a tax court has thrown out attempts by filers to blame tax return mistakes -- which, of…
  • November 16, 2006
    It was no surprise in our house that Emmitt Smith won "Dancing with the Stars." He was a god on…
  • November 15, 2006
    We live in a go-go world, with too much to do in too little time. The boss wants that just-assigned…
  • November 14, 2006
    One year ago today, I posted my first item on Don’t Mess With Taxes. Happy birthday blog! In my personal…
  • November 14, 2006
    OK, it might not be that dire, but when you get a group of tax geeks together, even if it's…
  • November 13, 2006
    Well, not exactly. But when January rolls around, smokers in the greater Cleveland area will be paying a bit more…
  • November 12, 2006
    If you thought the IRS was pushing the tax collection envelope by hiring private debt collectors, think again. India's newest…