- May 28, 2022Photo by Mateusz Dach Every new year starts with optimism about what can be accomplished, even (or perhaps especially) in…
- May 27, 2022The annual Memorial Day weekend is almost here. The three-day holiday, officially celebrated the last Monday in May, unofficially marks…
- May 26, 2022Update, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022: Robert J. Brockman died at his Houston, Texas, home on Aug. 5, 2022. That effectively ends federal…
- May 25, 2022The Internal Revenue Service says that it is "opening mail within normal timeframes and all paper and electronic individual refund…
- May 24, 2022This coming Memorial Day long weekend is the first in more than two years that millions of Americans are treating…
- May 23, 2022Photo by Pixabay Today the hubby got a disconcerting mailing from one of his investment accounts. It had paperwork for…
- May 22, 2022The 16-year tax fight between a former pizza franchise mogul and the state of Kansas is over. The Sunflower State…
- May 21, 2022UPDATE, June 20, 2023: I'm thrilled to be quoted in the Tax Notes story The IRS Remains the Villain on…
- May 20, 2022The Small Business Administration's annual Small Business Week events ended earlier this month, but another federal agency now is doing…
- May 19, 2022I have a stock app on my phone. Yeah, that's it above, with all those ugly, jagged red lines. I'm…
- May 18, 2022One of our neighbors made sure we all knew they had a new, cool graduate. (Photo by Kay Bell) I…
- May 17, 2022Billowing smoke from the wildfire ravaging norther New Mexico. (Screen shot of video posted on The Weather Channel, provided by…
- May 16, 2022Crypto currency aficionados thought the worse thing happening to their holdings lately was the crashing market prices. Sorry. There's more.…
- May 15, 2022Unemployment benefits can help relieve some of the sting of losing your job. But there are downsides. The monthly amounts…
- May 14, 2022Photo by Karolina Grabowska Interest payments are a part of almost every person's life. If you carry a credit card…
- May 13, 2022NOTE: You can find an updated version in my Oct. 13, 2023, post about tax myths and eclipse superstitions pegged…
- May 12, 2022The Child Tax Credit (CTC), already a popular tax break, was enhanced for the 2021 tax year. In addition to…
May 11, 2022As electric vehicles become more popular, businesses are offering workers charging stations. And states are collecting special EV fees.- May 10, 2022With Tax Day over, most U.S. taxpayers are done with their annual Internal Revenue Service interaction. Some, however, are dealing…
- May 9, 2022Not in the Lone Star State? IRS also looking to add personnel in Ogden, Utah; Kansas City, Missouri; and Puerto…
- May 8, 2022Photo by Jess Bailey Designs The only thing worse than getting a surprising high property tax appraisal — which, as…
- May 7, 2022For more than 50 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week, which recognizes the…
- May 6, 2022The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine. Yes, it's a cliché, one with an origin attributed to…
- May 5, 2022Photo by Pixabay Taxpayer privacy and our records' security apparently are top of mind on Capitol Hill. A couple of…
- May 4, 2022House Oversight Committee members also investigating ID.me contracts, verification methods Photo by cottonbro In early February, the Internal Revenue Service…
- May 3, 2022Back in the classroom. (Photo by Max Fischer) Today, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, is annual National Teacher Appreciation Day. It's…
- May 2, 2022Taxes don't typically prompt celebrations like that of these school children welcoming May with a traditional Maypole dance. But thinking…
- May 1, 2022Photo by Andrea Piacquadio These last 2+ years of lingering coronavirus pandemic have prompted some folks to become more adventurous.…
- April 30, 2022Photo by Kampus Production via Pexels. Here in Austin, we're in the midst of doing our civic duties. In between the…
- April 29, 2022The inflation we're experiencing right now is truly a pain. Thank goodness most of my driving is my weekly trip…
- April 28, 2022It's likely to be a long road getting to free filing offered directly by the IRS. (Photo by Christopher Paquette…
- April 27, 2022It didn't take much to convince the hubby and me to put on some going-out-in-public clothes today and head out…
- April 26, 2022Photo by Tara Winstead from Pexels Did the just-completed main tax-filing season leaving you wanting to give the Internal Revenue…
- April 25, 2022Photo by cottonbro from Pexels It's been a week since Tax Day 2022. Those who submitted tax returns have been enjoying being…
- April 24, 2022Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as President Joe Biden makes remarks on the White House lawn. (White House photo)…
- April 23, 2022Most U.S. taxpayers made it through Tax Day 2022. They either filed their 1040 forms, or they got an extension…
- April 22, 2022The biggest nutritional problem the hubby and I have is deciding what to cook for dinner, and then who's going…
- April 21, 2022Every Tax Day, millions of Americans complain about how much money they hand over to the U.S. government and how…
- April 20, 2022via GIPHY So, you missed Tax Day. It happens. Don't panic. But don't dawdle. The Internal Revenue Service is serious…
- April 19, 2022Tax Day arrives even later for some major disaster area victims. Most U.S. taxpayers are chilling today. They either filed…
