- September 8, 2006The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating more than 100 companies suspected of manipulating options awards so that executives got…
- September 7, 2006The big tax collection experiment has begun. The IRS has turned over the accounts of 12,500 delinquent taxpayers to three…
- September 6, 2006Then, how about Kermit and Pecos and Marfa? Yep, the big day, teased earlier here and here, has finally arrived. My…
- September 2, 2006Here's a Labor Day story to warm the heart of every working Jane and Joe out there. Cindy Kienow has…
- September 1, 2006I know you're sitting there at your desk, counting down the hours until the benevolent boss (we all have one…
- August 31, 2006Taxpayers who made long-distance calls in the last 3½ years can expect a refund of between $30 and $60 next…
- August 30, 2006The major consumer product manufacturers want to take away our Sunday cents-off coupons. Technically, the companies' goal, according to a…
- August 29, 2006Jack Bauer is the man to call when the country is just 24 hours away from annihilation by ultimate bad…
- August 25, 2006Albert Einstein once said that the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Now some tax…
- August 24, 2006And I so liked that goofy dog! Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm just using a pitifully poor joke to temper my…
- August 24, 2006Astronomers apparently are a lot like tax legislators. Similarity #1: The U.S. tax code often seems as complex as the…
- August 23, 2006Wowza! When it rains, it pours and today my Chevy Cavalier is spraying repair costs all over the place. As…
- August 23, 2006The 2006 sales tax holiday season is winding down. The last two late-summer events are now under way in Connecticut…
- August 22, 2006Ever wanted a Coke but had no coins for the vending machine? What about one of those that takes a…
- August 21, 2006That is indeed one of the suggestions that Northwest Airlines made to employees who might soon be without jobs. The…
- August 20, 2006After eight weeks of near-record $$$/gallon for gasoline, AAA Texas reports that Lone Star pump prices finally went down a…
- August 18, 2006The Academy Awards goodie bag gravy train has pulled into the Hollywood station for the last time. All passengers, please…
- August 17, 2006If you're a fan of the Prius and you want to take full advantage of the new tax credit available…
- August 16, 2006Yeah, you've already read about the Senate pimp tax in this earlier blog posting. Now, Jon Stewart has caught up…
- August 15, 2006Last month's horrendous heat wave might have lessened its grip on the United States a bit, but the arrival of…
- August 14, 2006Despite concerns expressed by consumer groups and some in Congress, the IRS is about to unleash private debt collectors on…
- August 13, 2006Apparently, despite what most of us think, IRS employees are a lot like you and me. This report from the…
- August 8, 2006If you deduct your donations to charitable organizations, you'll soon have to do a bit more bookkeeping. Tucked into the…
- August 6, 2006This snippet proclaiming "Don't Mess With Taxes" is part of a cute cartoon that several fellow bloggers spotted and passed…
- July 25, 2006The leadership of the U.S. Senate is refusing to let estate tax reform die this Congressional session. CCH, the tax…
- July 6, 2006The truth on immigration policy is out there, but which truth? The X-Files might have been about extraterrestrial aliens, but…
- July 4, 2006NASA did its part for America's 230th birthday celebration today, launching the Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven…
- July 3, 2006I was fingerprinted today. Note to family and friends: Quit freaking out. I was not arrested. How could you even…
- June 30, 2006Section targeting I must respectfully disagree with T.S. Eliot. For me, June is the cruelest month, at least financially. This…
- June 28, 2006A key piece of business facing the Senate Finance Committee today is a proposal by its chairman to tax certain…
- June 22, 2006I don't know the first thing about George Romero's politics, but I gotta believe he's proud that Congress keeps paying…
- June 21, 2006</p> <p>Section targeting</p> <p> Happy Summer Solstice! Image from Feeding Curiosity Welcome to the longest day of the year. Just…
- June 19, 2006Actually, baby (AKA moi) only had partial backup … for my computer, that is. And that was, staying on the…
- June 15, 2006The U.S. House of Representatives decided to give the IRS a little more money, but lawmakers also put limits on…
- June 14, 2006This day has always been special to me and my family. It was my late brother's birthday. When he was…
- June 13, 2006I entered IRS's electronic lair today. I paid our second installment of 2006 estimated taxes via the agency's Electronic Federal…
- June 12, 2006Last week, Congress took up what Stephen Colbert described as one part of the Axis of Mid-Term Evil: the estate…
- June 8, 2006Life in the Sunshine State apparently agrees with bald eagles. At least state wildlife officials think it does. Wednesday, they…
- June 6, 2006If ever there was a marketer's dream date, it's today. The remake of the 1976 horror classic "The Omen" hits…
- June 2, 2006And other strange tax tales. Got you to click, didn't it?! It's Friday and, thanks to a late start today…