- December 3, 2022Many companies are sending workers home from their cubicles permanently. Last week's U.S. jobs numbers were surprisingly good. But another…
- December 2, 2022Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash The U.S. jobs report today was way better than expected. Employers added 263,000 jobs.…
- December 1, 2022Photo by Guneet Jassal on Unsplash It's December! Are you ready for all the decorating and shopping and cooking and…
- November 30, 2022Women are making some advances in workplaces, but still face challenges when it comes to saving for a secure retirement.…
- November 29, 2022Not all foreign tax havens are tropical islands, but the idyllic getaways do conjure images of tax crooks enjoying isolated…
- November 28, 2022Updated Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 The Tuesday after Thanksgiving has become a popular donation day. The charitable boosting effort, dubbed…
- November 27, 2022Reviewed and updated Nov. 23, 2023 Photo by Chris Henry on Unsplash You're heading home from your Thanksgiving get-together, loaded…
- November 26, 2022Reviewed and updated Nov. 23, 2023 Photo by Mikkel Bergmann on Unsplash We're into the Thanksgiving weekend and still noshing…
- November 25, 2022Reviewed and updated Nov. 23, 2023 Tom and Tillie Turkey take care of their youngsters, like these three young Bourbon…
November 24, 2022Tax turkeys can be costly. The ol' blog's Thanksgiving tradition of Tax Turkeys to Avoid looks at fowl tax fouls.…- November 23, 2022Reviewed and updated Nov. 23, 2023 What better topic for Thanksgiving than tax turkeys and how to avoid them. Our…
- November 22, 2022Technology is great, except when it isn't. And technology can be potentially dangerous, especially when taxes are involved. We all…
- November 21, 2022Holiday season is here. So are the accompanying scams. True, con artists operate year-round. But they really ramp up their…
- November 20, 2022Is your retirement plan on target? Maybe not, thanks (no thanks!) in part to the COVID pandemic and inflation. People…
- November 19, 2022My polling place only had Spanish "¡Yo Voté! / I voted" stickers. But the language doesn't matter. The act of…
- November 18, 2022Regardless of what prompts an IRS examination, aka an audit, take advantage of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights guarantee that…
- November 17, 2022These senior citizens celebrate their shared birthday month, if not the required traditional IRA withdrawals the big days may trigger.…
- November 16, 2022David Boeke via Flickr The Internal Revenue Service got billions in added funding thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, but…
- November 15, 2022Updated Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 You still have time to electronically claim the benefits, but not much. The deadline to…
- November 14, 2022Some of my grandmother's paintings, known as the main Vera Gallery in our house. (Photo by Kay Bell) The hubby…
November 13, 2022The IRS is finally making progress in working through its COVID closure backlog of paper tax returns.- November 12, 2022Right now, a lot of folks are thinking they should have been like Larry. The Larry they wished they'd emulated…
- November 11, 2022Korean War Memorial on National Mall, Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brittany Colette on Unsplash) 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.…
- November 10, 2022Daniel Werfel, then IRS Acting Commissioner, and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George testified before Congress in…
- November 9, 2022With the holiday season fast approaching, companies are looking to add employees for the end-of-year rush. The Internal Revenue Service…
- November 8, 2022A single winning ticket for the record $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot was sold in Altadena, California. The good news…
- November 7, 2022Records, tax and financial, are often among the property damaged or destroyed in a natural disaster. If you're lucky, you…
- November 6, 2022The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) division is doing its part to close the Tax Gap, which now sits…
- November 5, 2022UPDATE, Nov. 5, 2022, 10:25 p.m. CDT: The Houston Astros win game 6 by a 4-1 score and are 2022…
- November 4, 2022The United States' tax system depends on voluntary compliance by taxpayers. But Uncle Sam is no fool. He and his…
- November 3, 2022Sifting through all the options during workplace benefits enrollment season can be confusing and frustrating. Here are some things to…
- November 2, 2022Fornillo Beach in Positano along Italy's Amalfi Coast. (Photo by Mihael Grmek via Wikipedia Commons) The hubby and I just…
- November 1, 2022Getting your tax ducks in a row takes on a different meaning in November. But whatever bird you choose for…
- October 31, 2022One of my favorite yard displays in my neighborhood. I love the multicolor wig on the swinging skeleton. (Photo by…
- October 30, 2022The Tax Gap is the amount the Internal Revenue Service says it is owed, but which it's been unable to…
- October 29, 2022Gig work is the preferred employment life for millions. They enjoy being their own boss. There's the freedom to take…
- October 28, 2022The last couple of years have been tough on taxpayers, tax pros, and the Internal Revenue Service. I know few…
- October 27, 2022Before law changes, the now inflation-indexed Alternative Minimum Tax, known as the AMT, seemed to work like an ATM for…
- October 26, 2022Plus a look at how higher costs of living affect capital gains, youngsters' investment earnings, gifts, and more. Image via Giphy Them…
- October 25, 2022If you've been to a doctor recently, refilled a subscription, had to go to an emergency room, or just bought…
