- 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…
- March 23, 2020Image: National Day Calendar It's a rare day on the internet. Dogs are getting more attention than cat videos. Actually,…
- March 22, 2020National Guard troops have been deployed to help states meet COVID-19 needs, ranging from personal protective equipment training, support of…
- March 22, 2020July is the new April, according to the official 2020 coronavirus tax calendar. July. It's finally here. That means Tax…
- March 21, 2020Summertime 2020, and the tax living definitely isn't easy. Hello, June. In any other tax year, this month I'd be…
- March 21, 20202020: When May became the new tax season's February. Normally, this tax tip page would be full of post-filing advice.…
- March 21, 2020We're in what during normal times would be the annual tax season's big push to the end (or an extension).…
- March 20, 2020The Senate also addresses this year's tax filing and payment deadline, as well as those for 2020 estimated tax payments,…
- March 19, 2020Unemployment claims are skyrocketing across the United States as more businesses close as a precaution to stem the spread of…
- March 18, 2020UPDATE, 2:15 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, March 18, 2020: The Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have issued an official statement about…
- March 17, 2020The Family Handyman Millions of Americans are at home now, sheltering in place in order to slow down spread of…
- March 16, 2020How are you feeling? That's the question everyone is asking themselves, family and friends as we adapt to the changes…
- March 15, 2020States also are coping with COVID-19 and tax return timing, with a handful already delaying some returns. UPDATE, March 21,…
- March 14, 2020The House-passed H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act does not — I repeat, does NOT — include a change…
- March 14, 2020Happy Pi Day 2014. March 14 is the annual celebration of pi, usually indicated by the Greek letter π, since…
- March 13, 2020Friday the 13th scares a lot of folks, but there are some tax breaks that are almost as cuddly as…
- March 12, 2020With the latest stock market dive, investors feel like the frontiersman confronting a bear in this "rough and tumble with…
- March 11, 2020If you're freaking out about the approaching April 15 tax filing deadline, the Internal Revenue Service might have some welcome…
- March 10, 2020Vice President Mike Pence, left, discusses COVID-19 testing following a White House meeting with Donald J. Trump and health insurance…
- March 9, 2020This is what I paid for a gallon of gas four years ago. It's not quite that cheap right now,…
- March 8, 2020I feel like one of the wrung out wacky clocks in Salvador Dalí's "The Persistence of Memory" every time we…
- March 6, 2020You finished your tax return and the news is not good. You owe Uncle Sam money. Don't freak out, at…
- March 5, 2020UPDATE, March 24, 2020: As the coronavirus spread across the United States, the Internal Revenue Service and many associated tax…
- March 4, 2020Princess Bride impatience via Giphy.com Refunds are the focus (and goal) of millions of Americans every tax-filing season. They intentionally withhold too much…
- March 3, 2020Photo: Nashville Metro Police Department via Twitter Spring storm season came early and with a vengeance to the southern United…
March 3, 2020Spring storm season came early and with a vengeance to the southern United States last night. At least 25 people…- March 2, 2020Ah, March. The days get longer. The weather gets warmer. And we've got about six weeks before our tax returns…
