- April 28, 2020Mother Nature can turn deadly year-round. Tornadoes, hurricanes and even winter storms strike beyond their seasonal boundaries. Prepare beforehand, including…
- April 27, 2020If you had trouble earlier making the IRS' Get My Payment coronavirus tracking tool work for you, give it another…
- April 26, 2020Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor a global pandemic stays protectively-masked U.S. Postal Service carriers…
- April 25, 2020Treasury check image by frankieleon via Flickr CC The Internal Revenue Service is making good progress in getting millions of…
- April 24, 2020Photo by Alexander Mils from Pexels Have you received your COVID-19 economic relief payment? The Internal Revenue Service says that…
- April 22, 2020The hubby and I are self-isolating, meaning I only get out of the house every 10 days or so to…
- April 21, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has added a whole other layer of worry for parents. The COVID-19 relief payment of $500 for…
- April 20, 2020More than 80 million stimulus checks went out last week, mostly to people who filed federal 2018 or 2019 returns…
- April 19, 2020A closeup of the bread line statues that are part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial in Washington, D.C. (Photo…
- April 18, 2020The COVID-19 outbreaks and subsequent worldwide stay-at-home orders have meant empty streets. Hello, Saturday! We made it through not just…
- April 17, 2020When your job doesn't pay much, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) can be a big help. This tax break…
- April 16, 2020IRS Washington, D.C., headquarters photo by Davide Boeke via Flickr CC You've been sheltering in place. You've applied for unemployment…
- April 15, 2020The Internal Revenue Service said this afternoon that its new Get My Payment online tracking tool is "operating smoothly and…
- April 15, 2020Happy Tax Day 2020! But it really isn't, thanks to the coronavirus delay of deadlines to July 15. So it's…
- April 14, 2020The first two estimated tax payments for 2020 aren't due this week because of COVID-19 changes, but it's still time…
- April 13, 2020Each of the 50 U.S. states has its own tax system. Most have opted during this year of COVID-19 to…
- April 12, 2020Have you checked your bank account? It might have some added money in it. The Internal Revenue Service announced via…
- April 11, 2020July is America's big celebratory month. The major time to party is, of course, on the United States' birthday, July…
- April 10, 2020The Internal Revenue Service is beginning the process of sending out COVID-19 economic relief payments. Americans who filed a tax…
- April 9, 2020The Treasury Department says it's on schedule to get coronavirus economic recovery payments to folks' bank accounts next week. There's…
- April 8, 2020UPDATE, Friday, April 10, 2020: The Internal Revenue Service says it is working on "Get My Payment." This new online…
- April 7, 2020Photo by Vera Arsic via Pexels The biggest problem for most of us in coronavirus lockdown with our families, whether…
- April 6, 2020This new legislation could be part of the now-developing Phase 4 coronavirus relief measure expected to be considered in late…
- April 5, 2020Just can't get motivated to do your taxes? You are not alone. It's April, but the pandemic has shifted the…
- April 4, 2020Photo courtesy MoneyBogNewz via Flickr CC This weekend many businesses and their tax advisers are still trying to sort out…
- April 3, 2020The specifics on how and when the Internal Revenue Service will issue the payments created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief…
- April 2, 2020Treasury backtracks and now says Social Security recipients who qualify for the COVID-19 payments will get the money without having…
- April 1, 2020We definitely are no longer living in normal tax or other times. (Images from Young Frankenstein) April has always been…
- March 31, 2020Welcome to the start of a new decade. 2020 is perfect for a feature on numbers. Not only is there…
- March 31, 2020Meg White via Giphy Shout it out loud: A new year and decade has arrived! You know what that means. It's time…
- March 31, 2020Broad City image via Giphy.com Everyone talks about how big the tax code it. Yes, there are lots of words, with estimates ranging from…
- March 31, 2020Are you freaking out because you have to take a tax-mandated withdrawal from a retirement account on April 1? The…
- March 31, 2020"No action needed" by most, says IRS, to get COVID-19 stimulus payments. But some, including Social Security recipients, will have…
- March 30, 2020A first job is a major life event with obvious major tax implications. Other momentous changes throughout our lives involve…
- March 29, 2020Pixabay/CDC Coronavirus relief checks still are weeks away from arriving in our bank accounts or snail mail boxes, but crooks…
- March 28, 2020The law that created coronavirus stimulus payments just took effect yesterday and we're weeks at best from getting actual money.…
- March 27, 2020Reviewed and updated May 1, 2021 Image via Fotolia You're doing your part to help flatten the coronavirus transmission curve.…
- March 26, 2020We're a third of the way to coronavirus relief checks. Last night (March 25), the Senate approved the massive measure,…
- March 25, 2020Thank you, Internal Revenue Service. The tax agency has confirmed that 2019 tax year contributions to individual retirement arrangements (IRAs)…
- March 24, 2020Retailers aren't the only ones closing their doors to customers during the coronavirus crisis. So is the Internal Revenue Service…