- July 17, 2020Beyond Tax Day! Dealing with the filing extension deadline and the tax tasks that are still ahead in 2020. …
- July 17, 2020Shopping during a pandemic will be challenging, but Alabama retailers and customers hope the state's annual back-to-school sales tax holiday…
- July 16, 2020via GIPHY The long-delayed Tax Day 2020 came and went yesterday and you weren't part of it Maybe you were…
- July 15, 2020Hello Tax Day 2020. We've been waiting for you for such a long time. In fact, a whole lot of…
- July 14, 2020Meanwhile, the rest of us regular taxpayers say thanks for the offer and, as Tax Day 2020 looms, continue to…
- July 13, 2020When the extended and complicated 2020 tax filing season officially ends at mid-week, the IRS says it will resume many…
- July 12, 2020July truly is April this year, at least as far as my personal budget. Some of our insurance payments are…
- July 11, 2020You're working on your tax return and discover that you are that close to shaving a few more dollars off…
- July 10, 2020Got enough coffee to get you through your taxes this final weekend before the July 15 due date? We're finally here.…
- July 9, 2020Tax returns AND any tax owed are due next week. Wednesday, July 15, to be exact. (Painted window in Harlingen,…
- July 8, 2020UPDATED, July 31, 2020: This post was published originally on July 8 in advance of the 2020 state sales tax…
- July 7, 2020Are you one of those folks who's worrying about how you'll pay your tax bill on July 15? If it's…
- July 6, 2020Tax notices are among the pieces of mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service in recent weeks. Due to COVID-19…
- July 5, 2020Do you have a big tax bill, but are down to your last bottom dollar? That's the worry of many…
- July 4, 2020Often, too often, we use independence and freedom interchangeably. Even dictionaries and thesauruses say the words each mean to some…
- July 3, 2020The key to cutting your taxes is to make the proper moves not just on April 15, but all…
- July 3, 2020If you want to pay your taxes in cash, you now have more retail locations from which to choose. But…
- July 2, 2020I know you're tired of taxes continuing into July. I know you just want to be done with your filings…
- July 2, 2020State-by-State breakout of possibly forfeited refund money The Internal Revenue Service is once again holding a vast amount of money…
- July 1, 2020Hello July, which according to this year's goofy tax calendar is April. That means instead of heading to the beach,…
- June 30, 2020The tax agency has made it clear that the July 15 filing deadline is firm. But you still can get…
- June 29, 2020Erin M. Collins took over as National Taxpayer Advocate on March 30, just as the United States was coming to grips…
- June 28, 2020A recent government survey found most people are spending their COVID stimulus money on necessities, like food. (Photo by Anna…
- June 27, 2020A new study says young people looking for summer jobs should see more of these signs, just later in the…
- June 26, 2020If you're still waiting for your federal tax refund, the Internal Revenue Service has a bit of good news for…
- June 25, 2020Internal Revenue Service has offices nationwide, like this one in New York City. They were closed, at least partially, earlier…
- June 24, 2020Photo by Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels The last few months have been interesting for older individuals exploring ways to make…
- June 23, 2020Did you get your COVID-19 stimulus money, either as direct deposit, debit card or a check like this? If so,…
- June 22, 2020The Internal Revenue Service announced in late May that it had sent out more than 152 COVID-19 economic relief payments…
- June 21, 2020Reviewed and updated June 21, 2021, with special attention on new Advance Child Tax Credit payments There are an estimated…
- June 20, 2020Tax professionals have always played an important role in the lives of taxpayers. Their value has been underscored during coronavirus…
- June 19, 2020Photo by Chris F from Pexels Are you taking dad out for a Father's Day brunch, in a properly-precautioned restaurant…
- June 18, 2020The House-passed Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act called for more a second round of COVID-19 stimulus…
- June 17, 2020The Trump Administration plans in the next few weeks to announce a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, according to Bloomberg and…
- June 16, 2020Rhode Island's flag offers hope. Its individual tax return offers other emotional indicators. It's less than a month until federal…
- June 15, 2020One of the reasons the Internal Revenue Service has called more of its staff back to their offices is so…
- June 14, 2020Thousands more Internal Revenue Service employees are will be back in their offices this month, starting Monday, June 15. They're…
- June 13, 2020As the United States struggles to recover from COVID-19 closures, there's talk of a new tax credit for individual taxpayers…
- June 12, 2020Looking for some weekend or beyond tax reading? Then check out the latest Internal Revenue Service Research Bulletin. Notice that…
- June 11, 2020Free File is under fire again. The annual tax season program, in which some tax software programs participate via a…