- 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…
- January 18, 2022Photo by Kay Bell I'm married to a procrastinator. The most infuriating thing about it is not that he puts…
- January 17, 2022Photo by Kay Bell The 2022 filing season is already underway for many taxpayers even though the Internal Revenue Service…
- January 16, 2022Photo by Andea Piacquadio from Pexels Back in olden times, taxpayers put their literal signatures on the 1040 forms they filed with…
- January 15, 2022Eager tax filers, especially those with relatively uncomplicated returns, can now take advantage of Free File. The Internal Revenue Service…
- January 14, 2022IRS via Twitter The millions of taxpayers who must make estimated tax payments this month get a few more days…
- January 13, 2022You're expecting a refund, so you're planning to file your tax return soon. Wait. You might want to take a…
- January 12, 2022There aren't any surprises in National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins' annual report to Congress on the 2021 filing season.…
- January 11, 2022I got my first tax statement today, a 1099 for some freelance work I did last year. That's just one…
- January 10, 2022It's official. The Internal Revenue Service just announced that it will begin accepting and processing 2021 individual tax returns on…
- January 9, 2022The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) unit is my favorite section of the tax agency. Part of it is…
- January 8, 2022Photo: United Van Lines Our house is at that age where it needs a lot of care to continue to…
- January 7, 2022Updated Monday, Jan. 10, to add the just-announced start of the individual taxpayer filing season on Jan. 24. Free File…
- January 6, 2022A new year means a new federal tax filing season, but most states collect some type of income tax, too.…
- January 5, 2022It's ready, set, go for tax season 2022, at least for business taxpayers. The IRS has announced a start date…