- December 11, 2021Home Alone original house decked out for the holidays. (Photo via Airbnb) They say you can't go home again, but…
- December 10, 2021A faceoff from the last NHL game the hubby and I attended when we visited Washington, D.C., several years ago.…
- December 9, 2021Roller coaster photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels The markets have been gyrating a bit of late. We can blame new COVID-19 variants,…
- December 8, 2021To keep yourself and Uncle Sam happy, don't ignore the annual required minimum distribution from your tax-deferred retirement accounts. Retirement…
- December 7, 2021Here in Central Texas, we're experiencing a mild December. We finally got a light freeze in outlying areas last night,…
- December 6, 2021Photo by Charlotte May from Pexels Schooling has changed a lot during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote learning is more common.…
- December 5, 2021Thirsty New Yorkers celebrate Prohibition Repeal Day at a local, again legal, bar. Image from Las Vegas' National Museum of…
- December 4, 2021If you think online crooks are just going after big businesses, think again. Smaller firms are prime cyberattack targets. Go…
- December 3, 2021The United States has a voluntary compliance tax system. Uncle Sam trusts all of us to follow the tax laws…
- December 2, 2021Gift cards make great presents for family and friends, but they cannot be used to pay taxes. (Gift card wreath…
- December 1, 2021A close-up of some of our Christmas tree ornaments, including the newest one showcasing Austin icon El Arroyo's sign wisdom.…
- November 30, 2021Click image to see loop from KLIX of Hurricane Ida's landfall. Today is not only the last day of November,…
- November 29, 2021Photo: JHL via Flickr The last couple of years have been challenging for U.S. citizens living and working abroad. The…
- November 28, 2021This lord a-leaping and his nine other colleagues will cost you a hefty sum this year if you give them…
- November 27, 2021Do you need to tweak the Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC) amount you've been receiving? You can adjust December's final…
November 26, 2021For some, this Thanksgiving was quieter than normal. Their youngsters spent Turkey Day with their parent as part of the…- November 26, 2021Single parenting can be challenging, especially at tax time and you and your ex-spouse are vying for the same child-related…
- November 25, 2021Photo: Satya Murthy Happy Thanksgiving! This holiday obviously is about acknowledging all we have to be thankful for in the…
- November 24, 2021This Thanksgiving for the first time in months (or years) families will be getting together to share and make new…
November 23, 2021Thanksgiving is the traditional time for families to gather. But not all families are traditional. That's evident in real and…- November 22, 2021Photo by August de Richelieu from Pexels Happy National Family Week! Yes, this is a real commemoration that officially kicked off on…
- November 20, 2021Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels I know, it seems like it's all crypto all the time of late here at the…
- November 19, 2021Photo by Alesia Kozik from Pexels President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) into…
- November 18, 2021AMT law changes plus annual inflation adjustments mean that this parallel tax aimed at the wealthy is no longer such…
- November 17, 2021Current political talk (OK, fights) on Capitol Hill is full of discussions (OK, fights) over how and how much to…
- November 16, 2021Medical matters have been front and center for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even without a…
- November 15, 2021There's one thing that every taxpayer, regardless of their financial situation, can agree on. We all want to pay the…
- November 14, 2021Photo: Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas from Pexels The Internal Revenue Service has a holiday gift for eligible families who've yet to collect…
- November 13, 2021Photo by Joshua Welch via Pexels It actually happened. Infrastructure Week — or more accurately, weeks — finally is real.…
- November 12, 2021Most of us would love to win the lottery. And most of us know that hitting a jackpot means the…
- November 11, 2021Tax year-in and tax year-out, most filers claim the standard deduction instead of itemizing. The option has always been appealing…
- November 10, 2021Inflation has spiked, which doesn't leave any of us as happy as this rising hot air balloon. However, some tax…
- November 9, 2021Democrats still are looking to ease the limit on the federal tax deduction on state and local taxes, or SALT…
- November 8, 2021Banks can be imposing, but having an account can mean quicker receipt of your tax refund via direct deposit. (Photo…
- November 7, 2021Some folks recently got an early holiday gift from the Internal Revenue Service. The tax agency has issued another 430,000…
- November 6, 2021Photo by Liza Summer from Pexels Investments have dominated recent money talk, on Capitol Hill and in the broader tax and financial…
- November 4, 2021This could be you in a few (or more) years. Make sure your retirement days truly turn into golden years…
- November 3, 2021Yes, cash sometimes is called lettuce, but tax gain harvesting isn't just about more green for your wallet. It could…
- November 2, 2021Congress is grappling with capital gains tax, specifically higher and unorthodox — some say unconstitutional — rates for billionaires. Meanwhile,…
- November 1, 2021UPDATE, Nov. 2, 2021: OK, #1 in this list now is moot. But the 5 remaining November tax moves still…
