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  • Tax season 2026 to start in mid-February (or earlier?), without Direct File

    July 31, 2025
    We have the answer to a filing option question I asked here on the ol’ blog a couple of weeks…
  • IRS adds its support to informant protections on National Whistleblower Day

    July 30, 2025
    Photo by cottonbro studio It’s no secret that the Internal Revenue Service is going to have a hard time doing…
  • 13 sales tax holidays are scheduled for August

    July 29, 2025
    Fall classes are getting closer. This August, 13 states are holding back-to-school sales tax holidays to help parents and students…
  • Trump’s tariffs will increase U.S. shoppers’ grocery bills

    July 28, 2025
    Photo by Kay Bell The Trump administration continues to work on tariff deals, or ultimatums depending on your point of…
  • New OBBB tax breaks taking effect in 2025

    July 27, 2025
    Photo by Jess Bailey Designs  Tax law changes, even when they benefit you, can be frustrating. Not only do we…
  • 2026 filing season could be problematic due to cuts in IRS funding and staff

    July 26, 2025
    2026 might seem far away, but as we all know, time has a way of sneaking up on us. That’s…
  • Florida man gets 5-year prison term for decades-long tax fraud scheme involving $20 million in foreign assets

    July 25, 2025
    In the movie "The Spanish Prisoner," the character Jimmy Dell (wonderfully played by comic-turned-actor Steve Martin) describes the secrecy afforded…
  • A real estate agent hands keys to a smiling couple outside their newly purchased home, with a "Sold" sign prominently displayed.

    Until talk of eliminating tax on home sales is law, here’s how to figure tax on your residential transaction.

    July 24, 2025
    Donald J. Trump has been musing lately about making one of the best tax breaks for homeowners even better.
  • New tax law gives and takes from charitable donors

    July 23, 2025
    You can help your favorite nonprofit by donating and, thanks to the new one big tax law, get a tax…
  • Gamblers lose part of their tax break in OBBB

    July 22, 2025
    Image by Pavel Sbitnev from Pixabay Gamblers were among those who got to keep their tax breaks back in 2017…
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