- December 24, 2023Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Unsplash My favorite Christmas carol is "We Three Kings." As most know, especially the youngsters…
- December 23, 2023Cutting the Christmas tree is a family affair at this tree farm. (Photo by Chris Briggs on Unsplash) The first…
- December 22, 2023Only 80% of wrongly-claimed Employee Retention Credit amounts must be repaid. Photo by Anastasiia Chepinska on Unsplash We're all aware of the…
- December 21, 2023To ensure you have the type of retirement you want, you must do some calculations, including figuring how your required…
- December 20, 2023This pup looks like he's asking it it's time to open gifts. (Photo by Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images) Next…
- December 19, 2023Most of us are wrapping up year-end tax tasks (in between wrapping presents!). Others, and there is some overlap, are…
- December 18, 2023Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images Electric vehicles (EVs) are supposed to be one way to cut fossil fuel emissions and…
- December 17, 2023There's so much to see in Florence, but visitors will have to stay in hotels. This year, the popular Italian…
- December 16, 2023Photo via Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images College football fans are in heaven. The 2023 NCAA bowl season is underway.…
- December 15, 2023Photo by Grant Durr on Unsplash 🌟 Billions of dollars in fraud. 🌟 Victims across the globe. 🌟🌟 Criminals who…
- December 14, 2023Photo by Xingchen Yan on Unsplash If your work involves driving, the Internal Revenue Service has some good news for…
- December 13, 2023Shopping with your true love can be fun, but you'll probably have to make a separate, solo trip so you…
- December 12, 2023Wikipedia photo U.S. sports fans this time of year are focused on football. We're in the midst of the NFL…
- December 11, 2023The only thing worse than being sick is not having health insurance that will cover your medical costs to get…
- December 10, 2023No need to wrap cash holiday gifts. Here are three that also have some tax benefits. (Photo by Kira auf…
- December 9, 2023Update, Thursday, June 20, 2024: The Internal Revenue Code is safe. The Supreme Court today ruled that the 2017 Tax…
- December 8, 2023Special agents with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation have an impressive conviction rate on their case. (Photo by Unsplash+…
- December 7, 2023Unsplash+ in collaboration with Charlie Harris Financial gifts arrive this month for many mutual fund investors. Most funds make annual distributions…
- December 6, 2023More than 20,000 businesses are about to learn how serious the Internal Revenue Service is about stopping questionable Employee Retention…
- December 5, 2023My H-E-B helps me keep track of store purchases that might be eligible for FSA reimbursement. (Crumpled receipt photo by…
- December 4, 2023You have a lot to do, and which you'd rather be doing, this month. But also take some time to…
- December 3, 2023Many people who are having cash flow issues opt for advances on their expected tax refunds. (Photo via Unsplash+ in…
- December 2, 2023Photo courtesy COP28 web page Around 70,000 participants are expected in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), over the next couple…
- December 1, 2023Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners today wrapped up the eighth annual…
- November 30, 2023Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash Most taxpayers get federal tax refunds. Internal Revenue Service data complete through Oct. 27…
- November 29, 2023If you stopped at a Georgia gas station today to top off your tank, you might have encountered a line.…
- November 28, 2023Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images As we have become more globally interconnected, worldwide tragedies affect more of us. We have…
- November 27, 2023Individuals who didn't automatically receive an Economic Impact Payment or claim a Recovery Rebate Credit during the COVID-19 pandemic get…
- November 26, 2023Photo via Unsplash+ in collaboration with Andrej Lišakov The official holiday shopping season is officially underway. So is the identity theft…
- November 25, 2023Today is Small Business Saturday, a charge card marketing initiative that has become an accepted nationwide effort to celebrate small,…
- November 24, 2023Tax mistakes, unintentional or otherwise, mean penalties when discovered by the IRS. And the amounts could add up. (Photo by…
- November 23, 2023Are you enjoying Thanksgiving? I hope so. And if your Turkey Day celebration extends, like it does for most of…
- November 22, 2023One of the advantages of traveling by car is you can stop and enjoy the scenery. Just be sure to…
- November 21, 2023IRS also ups payment threshold trigger to $5,000 for the 2024 tax year. Thanksgiving is this week, but the Internal…
- November 20, 2023Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash This Thanksgiving week is a big travel week for millions of Americans. Most people…
November 19, 2023An inheritance from a friend or relative can be a nice surprise and a way to fondly remember that person.- November 19, 2023Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Taxes are all about the numbers, and this past week I've been posting inflation-adjusted figures…
- November 18, 2023UPDATED, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, to add a couple of new links as I found as I caught up on…
- November 17, 2023People are increasingly falling for a new scam known as pig butchering. The scheme involves cryptocurrency purchases, and the promised…
- November 16, 2023Before law changes, the now inflation-indexed Alternative Minimum Tax, known as the AMT, seemed to work like an ATM for…
