- 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…
- 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…