- April 19, 2021Shawn Campbell via Flickr Creative Commons Last year was difficult for lots of people. Millions lost their jobs due to…
April 18, 2021Rather than heavy equipment, the IRS needs legislative and fiscal help to close its $1 trillion Tax Gap.- April 17, 2021While those who work in the tax world must be precise, taxes are full of a particular type of shortcut.…
- April 16, 2021We made it through April 15, 2021. The problem, though, is that for most individual taxpayers and the tax pros…
- April 15, 2021Bernie Madoff leaving a court hearing in 2009. Bernard "Bernie" Lawrence Madoff died on April 14 in a federal prison…
- April 14, 2021Since the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was enacted on March 11, the Internal Revenue Service has distributed approximately 159…
- April 13, 2021For the second consecutive year, millions of individual taxpayers aren't freaking out about their taxes as April 15 nears. That's because…
- April 12, 2021It's likely to be déjà vu all over again for IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, testifying here in March before a…
- April 11, 2021U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen elaborated on the Biden Administration's fiscal year 2022 budget request for the IRS. (U.S. Treasury…
- April 10, 2021Sometimes it's worth the extra time and effort to file an amended tax return. In its regular email to tax…
- April 9, 2021If it feels like you just filed required federal forms about your overseas financial holdings, you're probably right. Last year,…
- April 8, 2021UPDATE, Friday, April 9, 2021: Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pennsylvania) has introduced H.R. 2437, a bill that would postpone the due…
- April 7, 2021Photo: RODNAE Productions via Pexels April 7 is National No Housework Day. I didn't realize that until #TaxTwitter pal Joe…
- April 6, 2021May 17 is the deadline this year to file your 2020 tax return and pay any tax you owe. It's…
- April 6, 2021State-by-State breakout of possibly forfeited refund money The Internal Revenue Service is once again holding a vast amount of money…
- April 5, 2021While the Internal Revenue Service is working on recalculating taxes paid on unemployment benefits by early filers, other taxpayers are…
- April 4, 2021Archer Daniels Midland is one of the major corporations cited in a new report of companies that paid no taxes…
- April 3, 2021New York last week became the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana. New Yorkers now can possess up to 3…
- April 2, 2021You lost your job last year and collected unemployment. You knew that the benefits are taxable income, so when you…
April 1, 2021You're married. You got married on Dec. 31. You're a parent. You take care of an aging parent. You're a…- April 1, 2021It's April. You know what that means. Major League Baseball is back! Yep, the return of The Boys of Summer takes…
- March 31, 2021Are you a retiree constantly checking your bank account for your third COVID-19 economic impact payment? The IRS says you…
- March 30, 2021Ah, college days. Studying, working between and after classes and now trying to avoid becoming a tax scam victim. (Photo…
- March 29, 2021You've kept a close eye on your nest egg. If some of it is in tax-deferred accounts, required minimum distributions…
- March 28, 2021Updated Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Just days after the Internal Revenue Service's March 17 announcement that it was moving the…
- March 27, 2021Photo: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created to help small businesses continue to operate in…
- March 26, 2021As COVID-19 continues to control to at least some degree our lives, federal and state tax officials are offering tax…
- March 25, 2021New COVID-19 laws have been a lifeline for many individuals and businesses as the United States. They've also created new…
- March 24, 2021This is the weather we in the Austin area have to look forward to this evening. Severe weather and natural…
- March 23, 2021Princess Bride impatience via Giphy.com You're due a tax refund. Plus, your 2020 tax situation means you can claim the rest of the…
- March 22, 2021You don't have to literally settle in next to your mail box, but do be on the lookout for your…
- March 21, 2021IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig's testifying on March 18, 2021, before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight. Watch the…
- March 20, 2021Some people got less COVID-19 relief money because the IRS took some to pay other debts. Every year, some taxpayers…
- March 19, 2021The tax world is full of instances that are different from the real world. There are quarterly estimated tax payments…
- March 18, 2021This year's annual federal tax return filing deadline has been moved from April 15 to May 17. Yep, for the…
- March 17, 2021DonkeyHotey via Flickr Around 90 million COVID-19 economic impact payments have been distributed in less than a week since the…
- March 16, 2021Updated on March 21, 2021, to reflect that the IRS plans to automatically calculate any tax refunds due unemployment recipients…
- March 15, 2021A scene from "Judas and the Black Messiah," which today received six Oscar nominations. The filmmakers also took advantage of…
- March 14, 2021Image by Maxime Duprez via Twitter Happy National Pi Day 2021. Or as usurping marketers in the United States also…
- March 13, 2021U.S. Treasury check image courtesy frankieleon via Flickr Some people have already received the third economic impact payment (EIP), which…
