- 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…
- December 15, 2006I'm back home, still digging through the e-mail accumulation (literally thousands from my various accounts), catching up on year-end work…
- December 13, 2006If you have a health savings account, the recently passed tax bill has some good news for you. If you…
- December 12, 2006Wow! It's Tuesday night already?! Time sure flies when you're having tax fun! It's been two very full days here…
- December 10, 2006Just a quick note this morning, as I'm about to get on a plane and I have to finish packing.…
- November 30, 2006Mary Ann at Five Wells is the host this week of I and the Bird #37. Her Thanksgiving-themed presentation is…
- November 30, 2006Want a Toyota hybrid but are unhappy that a purchase now will get you a much smaller tax break than…
- November 29, 2006Those statistics just keep coming. And so does the tax money. IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson recently announced that the…
- November 28, 2006The approach of the end of the year means, among other things, that it's time for numbers crunching. While most…
- November 27, 2006OK, I'm on a charity kick right now. Chalk it up to the impending giving season. I don't want to…
- November 26, 2006Do you believe in fate? I do, sometimes. Maybe the better word is serendipity. Whatever, this morning I logged on…
- November 25, 2006In 2005, charities received a record $260 billion in donations, with most of that -- 76 cents of every $1…
- November 24, 2006Me neither. But I have a good excuse. There are still leftovers (half a pumpkin pie!) to dispense with. Then…
- November 23, 2006On Wednesday evening, the hubby and I added a new bird to our life list, the American Woodcock. It wasn't…
- November 22, 2006The IRS has certified three 2007 Hondas as eligible for the Alternative Motor Vehicle tax credit. As regular readers know,…
- November 22, 2006This Thanksgiving, we can all be thankful that we're not Wesley Snipes, at least not the Wesley Snipes accused of…
- November 21, 2006How much do you plan to spend on Black Friday, the traditional big shopping day following Thanksgiving? If it's around…
- November 20, 2006Don't expect tax increases when the new Democratic Congress takes over in January. Despite Republican claims during the recent election,…