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  • A look at some tax breaks educators can claim beyond Teacher Appreciation Day and Week

    May 3, 2022
    Back in the classroom. (Photo by Max Fischer) Today, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, is annual National Teacher Appreciation Day. It's…
  • 4 tax moves to make in May

    May 2, 2022
    Taxes don't typically prompt celebrations like that of these school children welcoming May with a traditional Maypole dance. But thinking…
  • 2022 tax-related housing cost adjustments for expensive international locales

    May 1, 2022
    Photo by Andrea Piacquadio These last 2+ years of lingering coronavirus pandemic have prompted some folks to become more adventurous.…
  • Cannabis acceptance, and taxation, gaining political ground

    April 30, 2022
    Photo by Kampus Production via Pexels. Here in Austin, we're in the midst of doing our civic duties. In between the…
  • IRS announces 2023 inflation hikes for HDHPs, tax-favored HSAs

    April 29, 2022
    The inflation we're experiencing right now is truly a pain. Thank goodness most of my driving is my weekly trip…
  • GAO adds to calls for IRS to create more free tax filing options

    April 28, 2022
    It's likely to be a long road getting to free filing offered directly by the IRS. (Photo by Christopher Paquette…
  • Protesting an exorbitant home value appraisal could lower your property tax bill

    April 27, 2022
    It didn't take much to convince the hubby and me to put on some going-out-in-public clothes today and head out…
  • Treasury, IRS seek public input for 2022-23 Priority Guidance Plan

    April 26, 2022
    Photo by Tara Winstead from Pexels Did the just-completed main tax-filing season leaving you wanting to give the Internal Revenue…
  • 5 post-filing tax tasks to take care of now

    April 25, 2022
    Photo by cottonbro from Pexels It's been a week since Tax Day 2022. Those who submitted tax returns have been enjoying being…
  • Tax tradition return redux: Biden and Harris again release their tax returns

    April 24, 2022
    Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as President Joe Biden makes remarks on the White House lawn. (White House photo)…
  • Wanted: Free-for-all tax filing instead of our current chaotic Tax Day free-for-alls

    April 23, 2022
    Most U.S. taxpayers made it through Tax Day 2022. They either filed their 1040 forms, or they got an extension…
  • Earth Day menu: helping feed those facing food insecurity

    April 22, 2022
    The biggest nutritional problem the hubby and I have is deciding what to cook for dinner, and then who's going…
  • How Uncle Sam is spending your tax dollars

    April 21, 2022
    Every Tax Day, millions of Americans complain about how much money they hand over to the U.S. government and how…
  • 5 tax moves to make if you missed Tax Day

    April 20, 2022
    via GIPHY So, you missed Tax Day. It happens. Don't panic. But don't dawdle. The Internal Revenue Service is serious…
  • Happy Tax Day, Maine and Massachusetts filers

    April 19, 2022
    Tax Day arrives even later for some major disaster area victims. Most U.S. taxpayers are chilling today. They either filed…
  • 7 tips to get you through Tax Day 2022

    April 18, 2022
    Tax things are sort of back to normal. It's April, the traditional month in which our returns are due. And…
  • IRS won’t accept checks of $100 million or more

    April 17, 2022
    Yeah, this image is (sadly) amusing, but a quick, real tax payment note. Make your check or money order, as…
  • Some married parents could save this year by filing separate tax returns

    April 16, 2022
    Photo by Vidal Balielo Jr. via Pexels Filing status is one of those tax matters that seems so simple, but…
  • Don’t dare deduct these expenses, but …

    April 15, 2022
    Do check out these following related — and legitimate — tax write-offs Sometimes your home is indeed located at the…
  • Need more time to file your 1040? Submit Form 4868

    April 14, 2022
    The time left until Tax Day 2022 is tick, tick, ticking away. If you're feeling like silent movie legend Harold…
  • A quick estimated tax Q&A in advance of the April 18 deadline

    April 13, 2022
    Millions of taxpayers are facing their first tax payment for 2022 on Monday, April 18. No, I'm not talking about…
  • Maximizing your itemized tax deductions

    April 12, 2022
    You have a mortgage that, even after refinancing at a lower rate, racks up a substantial interest bill. That home's…
  • 10 last-minute tax filing tips

    April 11, 2022
    If you've put off your tax filing until this last week before Tax Day, don't panic. You've still got time…
  • Taxpayers abroad get until June 15 to file tax returns

    April 10, 2022
    If you are a U.S. taxpayer living outside the country and frantically working to meet this year's April 18 tax-filing…
  • Cryptocurrency owners apparently are taking their sweet tax-filing time

    April 9, 2022
    Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Tax Day 2022 is just more than a week away, and based on Internal Revenue Service…
  • April 18 also is deadline to file FBAR foreign assets report

    April 8, 2022
    In 2016, a law change moved the due date for the required filing of Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial…
  • Options if you can’t pay your tax bill in full

    April 7, 2022
    I understand not filing until the absolutely latest minute. Been there, done that. I also get why some people delay…
  • IRA contribution, and possible tax deduction, time

    April 6, 2022
    Photo by 401k2012 via Flickr CC April 18 isn't just the day you must file your 2021 tax return and…
  • IRS TACs open again on Saturday, April 9, to provide tax help, no appointments necessary

    April 5, 2022
    Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Millions of taxpayers and buckling down to complete their 2021 tax returns by April…
  • 5 April tax-filing moves

    April 4, 2022
    April brings not only spring showers, but also a focus on the annual tax-filing due date. Welcome to the first…
  • Tax Day is delayed until May 16, June 15 for some

    April 3, 2022
    Screenshot of YouTube News Disaster video of Puerto Rico flooding Tax Day 2022 has been moved to May 16 and June 15,…
  • New TAP members named; volunteers sought for 2023

    April 2, 2022
    TAP members grace the cover of the federal advisory panel's 2021 Annual Report. As the annual tax filing (and payment)…
  • Don’t fall for these 10 tax myths on April Fools’ (or any) day

    April 1, 2022
    Don't be an April Fool, or gullible person who's an easily caught fish when it comes to fakes floating around…
  • Most states also offer free online tax filing options

    March 31, 2022
    Reviewed and updated May 21, 2023 Federal tax returns get most of the attention during the annual tax season. That's…
  • Simplified home office tax deduction pays off for some small businesses

    March 30, 2022
    The coronavirus pandemic has prompted millions to work from home. The simplified home office tax deduction could pays off these…
  • 11 medical costs that could make itemizing the best tax Rx

    March 29, 2022
    You need to follow your doctors' practice of keeping track of your medical records. Your documentation of your health care…
  • Students with debt, corporate taxpayers, and tax preparers could be affected by Biden’s budget proposal

    March 28, 2022
    President Joe Biden's fiscal year 2023 budget proposal of a minimum tax on the wealthiest Americans, as well as a…
  • RMD deadline for some older account owners is April 1. No fooling

    March 27, 2022
    Did you turn 72 in the last half of 2021? Happy belated birthday, from me and the Internal Revenue Service.…
  • Problems with plans for the IRS to help taxpayers file returns

    March 26, 2022
    No-cost help fulfilling our annual tax-filing obligations has always been a better slogan than a reality. We are just about…
  • IRS wants to deliver $1.5 billion total tax refunds that weren’t claimed on 2018 returns

    March 25, 2022
    It's that time of filing season again. The Internal Revenue Service is reminding millions of people that they've left collective…
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