- 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…
- 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…