- June 10, 2020It's official. School is out for the summer. And some day camps could soon offer families a break from coronavirus…
- June 9, 2020You're following all the recommended pandemic precautions. You stay home. You have your groceries and meals delivered. If you must…
- June 7, 2020Photo by fauxels from Pexels Working from home is a major lifestyle change wrought by COVID-19 and efforts to stem…
- June 6, 2020Former Vice President Joe Biden meeting supporters in Iowa last year in the early days of his campaign. Now he's…
- June 5, 2020Yes, that a 20-something me in that photo, lighting up a cigarette. I was a smoker for way too many…
- June 4, 2020Video conferencing is becoming more acceptable, even in IRS communications with some taxpayers. It's possible that a few good things…
- June 3, 2020Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrating his team's victory. (Image via GIPHY) The Kansas City Chiefs are champions again,…
- June 2, 2020We're heading, finally, into the heart of tax return filing season 2020. Even if you fill out and submit your…
- May 31, 2020Many employees have not been at their workplace cubicles for weeks. Now some, including IRS staff, are starting to return,…
- May 30, 2020Can't sleep? You're not alone in these trying, tax and otherwise, times. (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels) 2020 has…
- May 28, 2020Finally! That's what every taxpayer who's ever had to file an amended return is saying now that the Internal Revenue…
- May 27, 2020Millions of folks — around 152 million of us, by the Internal Revenue Service's latest count — have received COVID-19…
- May 26, 2020I've been rearranging some upcoming doctors' appoints that I made months ago, well before anyone had heard of COVID-19, much…
- May 25, 2020Photo by Suzanne Walker from Pexels Memorial Day 2020 has an added poignancy. This solemn day to commemorate those who…
- May 24, 2020There are a lot of footprints on many U.S. beaches this Memorial Day weekend as folks seek seashores after weeks…
- May 23, 2020The COVID-19 crisis is global, so it's no surprise that actions by U.S. lawmakers to help taxpayers also have some…
- May 22, 2020Americans are plastic addicts. I'm not just talking packaging. We depend on plastic payments, aka credit and debit cards. That…
- May 21, 2020The delay this year of Tax Day until mid-July also means you have time to make the most of the…
- May 20, 2020Forty-three states and the District of Columbia rely to some degree on income taxes from their residents. The good news…
- May 19, 2020We're less than two months from Tax Day 2020, which was pushed to July 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic.…
- May 18, 2020All tax eyes nowadays are on coronavirus relief measures, both the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that…
- May 17, 2020If there's anything positive in this COVID-19 pandemic (yeah, I'm grasping), it's that folks have stocked up on necessities. That's…
- May 16, 2020This U.S. Department of Justice mug shot of Al Capone was taken four months before his tax eviction conviction on…
- May 15, 2020Updated Friday May 15, 2020, 7 p.m. CDT Many found the first $1,200 (at most) of coronavirus relief payments to…
- May 14, 2020Sorry, but no matter how much your cat "helps" in your home office, the feline will not qualify as an…
- May 13, 2020I admit it. When I make an occasional foray into the coronavirus world, which is a quick trip to my…
- May 12, 2020The child care workplace benefit, as well as medical ones, are enhanced under two just-issued Internal Revenue Service notices. If…
- May 11, 2020And what you might be able to do about it. But not until next year. The hubby and I recently…
- May 10, 2020Photo by Mrs. Flinger via FlickrCC It's Mother's Day 2020. This holiday, first celebrated regionally in 1908 before going nationwide…
- May 9, 2020Providing bank data for direct deposit of coronavirus relief payments will get you added more quickly to the growing number…
- May 8, 2020The shift would highlight the protective agency's more investigative activities. Plus, a look at the Secret Service's evolution and movies…
- May 7, 2020Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels Interstate tax matters are difficult in the best of times. During a pandemic, they…
- May 6, 2020Some people. Trying to survive a global pandemic isn't enough for them. They have to go and break the law,…
- May 5, 2020GivingTuesday.org Hello Giving Tuesday. No, the world has not gone so thoroughly whack that we've jumped to the Tuesday after…
- May 4, 2020Click image to watch the Mos Eisley cantina scene, in which these musicians provide the catchy background tune, from the…
- May 3, 2020Confused about who gets coronavirus relief payments? Apparently so is the Internal Revenue Service's distribution system. Thousands of foreign workers,…
- May 2, 2020FreeStocks.org via Pexels The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to send out COVID-19 economic relief payments, but some folks have…
- May 1, 2020You won't have to issue a mayday call if you don't fall for any of the many myths surrounding the…
- April 30, 2020Some suddenly out-of-work people are taking a double hit. Not only must they deal with the loss of income, but…
- April 29, 2020The beach obviously is one of the big attractions of Virginia Beach, Virginia. But the coastal vacation spot, like the…