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  • 5 year-end tax moves that could cut your 2018 tax bill

    December 27, 2018
    Yes, I'll get to the tax moves to make by Dec. 31. Keep reading. But first I've just got to…
  • Boxing Day tax tips for cool & charitable cats

    December 26, 2018
    Dec. 26 is known as Boxing Day in many countries around the world. These cats definitely have embraced the spirit…
  • Celebrating Christmas’ and the tax code’s magi

    December 25, 2018
    Photo by Kay Bell I hope you're having wonderful holiday, whether you celebrate Christmas for religious reasons or secularly. I've…
  • Merry Christmas Eve and thanks to Santa Claus for all his potentially tax-deductible work today

    December 24, 2018
    Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn in the 1947 classic "Miracle on 34th Street") gets in a little sleigh practice at Macy's Thanksgiving Day…
  • Tax and financial lessons from the government shutdown

    December 23, 2018
    I'm getting a lot of feedback about the partial government shutdown, specifically about the pay status of Internal Revenue Service…
  • What unpaid IRS employees will and won’t do during a government shutdown

    December 22, 2018
    We're now into the third shutdown of federal offices this year. The other two were brief closures back in January…
  • Tax cheats get audit break during government shutdown

    December 21, 2018
    Tax refund delivery isn't the only tax function that likely would be delayed if the federal government is shut down…
  • Government shutdown looms, endangering IRS’ funding … and potential tax refunds

    December 20, 2018
    Will the Internal Revenue Service have to operate short-handed during the coming tax-filing season? Maybe. It's looking more like a…
  • Wireless taxes and fees jump again 2018

    December 19, 2018
    Electronic gadgets are on a lot of Dear Santa lists. If you're planning to play the Jolly Old Elf and…
  • 5 ways to determine whether a charity is naughty or nice

    December 18, 2018
    Updated Wednesday, July 22, 2026 ...'Tis the season for a lot of things, including good will toward all. For many…
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