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  • August 24, 2006
    Astronomers apparently are a lot like tax legislators. Similarity #1: The U.S. tax code often seems as complex as the…

  • August 23, 2006
    Wowza! When it rains, it pours and today my Chevy Cavalier is spraying repair costs all over the place. As…

  • August 23, 2006
    The 2006 sales tax holiday season is winding down. The last two late-summer events are now under way in Connecticut…

  • August 22, 2006
    Ever wanted a Coke but had no coins for the vending machine? What about one of those that takes a…

  • August 21, 2006
    That is indeed one of the suggestions that Northwest Airlines made to employees who might soon be without jobs. The…

  • August 20, 2006
    After eight weeks of near-record $$$/gallon for gasoline, AAA Texas reports that Lone Star pump prices finally went down a…

  • August 18, 2006
    The Academy Awards goodie bag gravy train has pulled into the Hollywood station for the last time. All passengers, please…

  • August 17, 2006
    If you're a fan of the Prius and you want to take full advantage of the new tax credit available…

  • August 16, 2006
    Yeah, you've already read about the Senate pimp tax in this earlier blog posting. Now, Jon Stewart has caught up…

  • August 15, 2006
    Last month's horrendous heat wave might have lessened its grip on the United States a bit, but the arrival of…

  • August 14, 2006
    Despite concerns expressed by consumer groups and some in Congress, the IRS is about to unleash private debt collectors on…

  • August 13, 2006
    Apparently, despite what most of us think, IRS employees are a lot like you and me. This report from the…

  • August 8, 2006
    If you deduct your donations to charitable organizations, you'll soon have to do a bit more bookkeeping. Tucked into the…

  • August 6, 2006
    This snippet proclaiming "Don't Mess With Taxes" is part of a cute cartoon that several fellow bloggers spotted and passed…

  • July 25, 2006
    The leadership of the U.S. Senate is refusing to let estate tax reform die this Congressional session. CCH, the tax…

  • July 6, 2006
    The truth on immigration policy is out there, but which truth? The X-Files might have been about extraterrestrial aliens, but…

  • July 4, 2006
    NASA did its part for America's 230th birthday celebration today, launching the Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven…

  • July 3, 2006
    I was fingerprinted today. Note to family and friends: Quit freaking out. I was not arrested. How could you even…

  • June 30, 2006
    Section targeting I must respectfully disagree with T.S. Eliot. For me, June is the cruelest month, at least financially. This…

  • June 28, 2006
    A key piece of business facing the Senate Finance Committee today is a proposal by its chairman to tax certain…

  • June 22, 2006
    I 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, 2006
    Actually, baby (AKA moi) only had partial backup … for my computer, that is. And that was, staying on the…

  • June 15, 2006
    The U.S. House of Representatives decided to give the IRS a little more money, but lawmakers also put limits on…

  • June 14, 2006
    This day has always been special to me and my family. It was my late brother's birthday. When he was…

  • June 13, 2006
    I entered IRS's electronic lair today. I paid our second installment of 2006 estimated taxes via the agency's Electronic Federal…

  • June 12, 2006
    Last week, Congress took up what Stephen Colbert described as one part of the Axis of Mid-Term Evil: the estate…

  • June 8, 2006
    Life in the Sunshine State apparently agrees with bald eagles. At least state wildlife officials think it does. Wednesday, they…

  • June 6, 2006
    If ever there was a marketer's dream date, it's today. The remake of the 1976 horror classic "The Omen" hits…

  • June 2, 2006
    And other strange tax tales. Got you to click, didn't it?! It's Friday and, thanks to a late start today…

  • May 26, 2006
    Small American flags wave at the curbside of every home in our neighborhood. The Homeowners Association (HoA) stuck them there…

  • May 25, 2006
    <p>Section targeting</p> The war is finally over! The battle over an outdated tax to fund the Spanish-American War, that is.…

  • May 24, 2006
    During this string of hot and dry spring days, it's hard to image that 25 years ago today, Austin suffered…

  • May 19, 2006
    Since about half of us still file our taxes using paper forms, we're keeping a whole group of IRS staffers…

  • May 18, 2006
    An Austin law firm looking to track tax deadbeats for government agencies has been smacked down a second time, this…

  • May 11, 2006
    The Senate just passed the tax reconciliation bill I synopsized here. Technically, the president has to sign it into law,…

  • May 11, 2006
    Here's a quick look at what the House-passed tax bill includes. And what it doesn't include. The Senate is debating…

  • May 7, 2006
    Our first spring in Central Texas has been fantastic. Early in the season, we discovered bluebonnets in our yard. When…

  • May 5, 2006
    One year ago today, we crossed the Texas border. In this time of immigration hysteria, let me make it clear…

  • May 1, 2006
    Since I work from home, I'm spared commuting hassles. No stop-and-go traffic or early morning and late afternoon screaming at…