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  • Tax-exempt bond spear phishing effort is latest tax pro security threat

    July 22, 2022
    One of the most common tax scam practices is to take a bit of truth and twist it. Con artists…
  • Some states looking to end sales tax on baby diapers

    July 21, 2022
    Photo by William Fortunato Being a parent is a challenge, even with the best of children. It's also expensive, especially…
  • IRS’ new 5-year plan aims to improve taxpayer service

    July 20, 2022
    A fully functioning Internal Revenue Service is critical to the success of the United States. That assessment comes from IRS…
  • Europe tacks on larger fuel taxes than the United States

    July 19, 2022
    Rail travel could save you some European Union automotive fuel taxes, maybe enough for a nice meal in the train's…
  • 9 more states get $940M in federal funds for small business programs

    July 18, 2022
    Photo by Amina Filkins In 2021, Americans applied to start 5.4 million new businesses, more than 20 percent higher than…
  • New Mexico movie/TV shoots bring in record $855.4 million

    July 17, 2022
    A scene from AMC's Dark Winds, starring Zahn McClarnon (standing) as Lt. Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police, and…
  • Majority of surveyed merchants say crypto payments will be ubiquitous in 5 years

    July 16, 2022
    Photo by Karolina Grabowska Cryptocurrencies are going through a rough patch, at least as far as the investment world is…
  • IRS urges Puerto Rican families to use online tool to claim Child Tax Credit

    July 15, 2022
    Families in Puerto Rico who haven't filed to claim the enhanced 2021 tax year Child Tax Credit should do so,…
  • AL sales tax holiday this weekend, with FL, MS, TN & IL events also in July (and beyond)

    July 14, 2022
    Shopping is even more fun when you also get some sales tax holiday savings. (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio) The theme…
  • Treasury seeks public comment on digital assets’ risks and opportunities

    July 13, 2022
    U.S. Department of the Treasury building, Washington, D.C. On March 9, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for…
  • EV buyers prefer rebates to tax credit; switch could save Uncle Sam money, too

    July 12, 2022
    Charging a Chevrolet Bolt EV outside a Go Forth electric-car showroom in Portland, Oregon. (Photo courtesy Forth) Governments use a…
  • Some home rentals are tax-free federally, but don’t overlook state and local levies

    July 11, 2022
    Online hospitality services have only grown in popularity since the first Airbnb rental in 2008. The private property rental service…
  • Tax committee chair seeks investigation into IRS leaders’ knowledge of Comey, McCabe audits

    July 10, 2022
    Charles Rettig was sworn in on Oct. 1, 2018, as IRS commissioner by then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. He's now facing…
  • Forget gas tax holidays. EVs are a legal way to evade the tax

    July 9, 2022
    The White House's proposed federal gasoline tax three-month holiday proposal is not just stalled. A metaphorical Congressional tow truck has…
  • OK & MT severe weather victims get IRS tax relief, new filing deadlines

    July 8, 2022
    Photo by Amol Mande We're into the second month of the annual Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico hurricane season, but it's other…
  • Don’t wave any of these tax audit red flags

    July 7, 2022
    The Internal Revenue Service is under scrutiny again, this time for conducting unusual and intensive audits of two top FBI…
  • IRS approves some fake charities. What’s a donor to do now?

    July 6, 2022
    One of these things is different from the rest: IRS Warns Donors about Charity Scams Following Recent Tragedies in Boston…
  • July’s tax moves involve mileage deduction changes, disaster prep, and tax notices

    July 5, 2022
    Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay The 2022 calendar aligned this year so that July 4th provided many of us with…
  • How to properly fly the U.S. flag

    July 4, 2022
    Urban, suburban and rural neighborhoods across the United States are flying flags today. Here's how to do so respectfully and…
  • July 4th highway travel robust despite gas prices & no federal fuel tax holiday

    July 3, 2022
    Shutterstock The hubby and I are spending the Independence Day holiday like we usually do. We're staying home. Even in…
  • Notable state tax changes that kicked in on July 1

    July 2, 2022
    Photo by John-Mark Smith Federal law changes tend to get the most attention. That's understandable. They affect billions of people…
  • Summer means sports and jock taxes, even for non-athletes

    July 1, 2022
    Houston Astros' mascot Orbit generally stays in no-income-tax Texas in doing his job, so he doesn't have to worry about…
  • California man pleads guilty to investment scheme, elder scam & tax evasion totaling $4.3 million

    June 30, 2022
    Photo by EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA Dealing with the normal ups and, too frequently of late, downs of the stock market is…
  • LA voters to decide on taxing expensive home sales to pay for homeless relief efforts

    June 29, 2022
    Panoramic view of Los Angeles, California (Photo by Anthony Brown) There's been a boom this year in the price of…
  • State sales tax holidays are on their way this summer of 2022 and beyond

    June 28, 2022
    19 states are holding sales tax holidays this summer, most focusing on back-to-school shopping. But some states are offering tax…
  • Household employees mean more tax tasks for employers

    June 27, 2022
    Photo by Andrea Piacquadio I'm later than usual posting today because the hubby and I finally cleaned a room that…
  • House appropriations panel OKs $13.6 billion for IRS in FY23

    June 26, 2022
    The IRS is getting a bit more from this in the House Appropriations Committee's fiscal year 2023 proposal. (Photo by…
  • CBO reports ‘unexplained’ tax collection jump in 2020, 2021

    June 25, 2022
    With inflation at historic levels, U.S. families are re-examining their budgets. Uncle Sam recently did the same with his money,…
  • Senate Finance chair exploring excess profits tax on oil companies

    June 24, 2022
    Sen. Ron Wyden chairing a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing. (SFC YouTube video screenshot) President Joe Biden's three-month gas tax…
  • Taxpayer Advocate urges more tax e-filing options; IRS provides additional electronic 1040-X forms

    June 23, 2022
    A constant and continual message from the Internal Revenue Service is that more of us should electronically file our returns.…
  • Biden asks Congress to enact a summer gas tax holiday

    June 22, 2022
    Gasoline prices continue to drop a bit in suburban Austin, Texas. (Photo by Kay Bell) President Joe Biden today asked…
  • IRS expects to finish processing 2021 filings this week

    June 21, 2022
    Slow and steady is finally paying off for the Internal Revenue Service and taxpayers who've been waiting for their returns…
  • Federal gas tax holiday and/or gas rebate cards could get Biden OK this week

    June 20, 2022
    Nowadays, you might have to empty your wallet to fill up your car's tank. However, federal gas tax relief or…
  • Juneteenth: A time to celebrate and move forward, including within the tax code

    June 19, 2022
    Juneteenth is officially on the day that gives it its contraction name, June 19th. But since that was on Sunday,…
  • Down market offers opportunity for tax-loss harvesting

    June 18, 2022
    This is how many investors felt after last week's stock market dive. (Photo by Angie) The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
  • IRS AI bots now helping taxpayers set up payment plans

    June 17, 2022
    June 14, 2022, at 6:45 a.m. That's the precise point from which the Internal Revenue Service will never be the…
  • Washington state group says ‘no’ to no-capital-gains-tax vote

    June 16, 2022
    Ballot initiatives are popular ways to get controversial measures, like Washington State's capital gains tax, enacted or ended.
  • House Ways & Means is latest to want answers about crypto in workplace retirement plans

    June 15, 2022
    If you added cryptocurrency to your investment mix, things have not been as fun as they were when the digital…
  • Automakers seek end to EV tax credit sales cap

    June 14, 2022
    General Motors offered a sneak peek this week of the 2024 electric Chevrolet Blazer, due to be fully revealed next…
  • IRS Whistleblower Office report shows drop in tax collections, whistleblower awards

    June 13, 2022
    The Internal Revenue Service's Whistleblower Office marked its 15th anniversary in fiscal year 2021 by making 179 awards to whistleblowers…
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