- February 27, 2022SoFiStadium.com It's a Sunday afternoon, so of course I'm channel surfing watching sports. Not only are the various athletic offerings…
February 26, 2022Gas prices are pinching American drivers' budgets. Some on Capitol Hill are calling for a federal gas tax holiday. Don't…- February 25, 2022Some of my friends are done with COVID-19, and have taken to traveling again, both within the United States and…
- February 24, 2022Welcome to your first tax return filing. Yes, it can be frustrating, but these tips should help make your initiation…
- February 23, 2022Pixabay via Pexels We're well into the 2022 tax filing season, meaning most of us have received the documents we…
- February 22, 2022Photo by cottonbro from Pexels If you're not comfortable with facial identification being part of the Internal Revenue Service personal…
- February 21, 2022Reviewed and updated on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 Today is the federal holiday celebrating George Washington's birthday. That's it. Just…
- February 20, 2022Taxpayer Advocacy Panel members provide information on how to improve the IRS at the agency's annual Tax Forums. (Photo courtesy…
- February 19, 2022via GIPHY Getting fired is never fun. Most of us have been there or have a family member or close…
- February 18, 2022The U.S. Department of Education announced this week the cancelation of another $415 million in federal student loan debt. This batch…
- February 17, 2022Many taxpayers (and tax professionals) have felt frustrated in trying to get help from the IRS over the last few…
- February 16, 2022New phishing scam targets tax pros, but everyone needs to be on guard The Internal Revenue Service today warned tax…
- February 15, 2022The 2022 tax filing season is off to a strong start. In its first two weeks, from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4,…
- February 14, 2022Every payer of $10 or more in interest earnings, even the Internal Revenue Service, should issue recipients a Form 1099-INT.…
- February 13, 2022@Beijing2022 As I type, athletes representing the United States at the winter Olympics in Beijing have won 12 medals. Six…
- February 12, 2022The winter Olympics are still going on, and I'm particularly thrilled about the "old" man of 40, Nick Baumgartner, finally…
- February 11, 2022Photo by Lamar Belina from Pexels After pressure from members of Congress, the National Taxpayer Advocate, and the Tax Professionals United for…
- February 10, 2022Despite last year's Great Resignation, the United States work scene seems to getting back on track. Today's Department of Labor…
- February 9, 2022Still trying to find out where your 2020 economic impact payment money is? Yes, from two years ago. The IRS…
- February 8, 2022Photo by Kay Bell Regular readers probably noticed that this blog post is much later than usual. The reason is…
- February 7, 2022Photo by cottonbro from Pexels A planned conversion of taxpayer accounts to a system that required use of a third-party facial recognition…
- February 6, 2022Americans who'd rather permanently deal with Paris traffic instead of that in their U.S. homes have seen their expatriation plans…
- February 5, 2022Photo by Andrea Piacquadio The continuing Joe Rogan Spotify podcast controversy also has refocused attention on the streamer's relationship with…
- February 4, 2022UPDATE, March 6, 2022: The IRS has announced the TACs that will be open on March 12. The link to…
- February 3, 2022No, this isn't from this week's cold snap in Austin and much of Texas. It's what we got from the…
- February 2, 2022Most folks right now are working on filing their 2021 tax returns for the first time. But since it's Groundhog…
- February 1, 2022The Year of the Tiger arrived today. You might want to incorporate, as well as control, some of that big…
- January 31, 2022Photo by cottonbro from Pexels The Internal Revenue Service is rethinking its decision to force taxpayers to use a private…
- January 30, 2022And while the new $600 trigger for Venmo, PayPal, and other such electronic transfer options does apply to this year's…
- January 29, 2022Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Cryptocurrency's popularity skyrocketed during the height of the COVID pandemic. Celebrities endorsed it. Athletes and government…
- January 28, 2022Today is EITC Awareness Day! OK, Jan. 28 isn't an official holiday to celebrate the Earned Income Tax Credit, usually…
- January 27, 2022Reddit Just before this year's tax filing season officially opened, a group of 11 tax-related groups sent the Internal Revenue…
- January 26, 2022As COVID-19 continued into 2021, so did Congressional creation of relief payments. A third round of coronavirus-related cash started going…
- January 25, 2022Princess Bride impatience via Giphy.com The tax filing season just opened yesterday, Monday, Jan. 24. But lots of folks have already filed the…
- January 24, 2022If the IRS letter about your third COVID economic impact payment or advance Child Tax Credit has the wrong amount,…
- January 23, 2022The standard deduction always has been appealing because it's easier. There are no receipts to collect, no Schedule A to…
- January 22, 2022The Internal Revenue Service will go beyond its current multifactor authentication online access protocol when it comes to signing in…
- January 21, 2022The 2022 tax filing season officially begins on Monday, Jan. 24. Some people, however, are not convinced the Internal Revenue…
- January 20, 2022You checked out my post on who has to file a tax return (thank you!) and confirmed that you're one…
- January 19, 2022Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels For some folks, the question isn't when to file, but whether they need to do so…
