- January 21, 2020Reviewed and updated March 3, 2023 Before you can file your taxes, you need some tax statements. The key among…
- January 20, 2020The birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been officially celebrated as a federal holiday on the…
- January 19, 2020Update, Nov. 26, 2022: E-sports are still popular, but according to a recent New York Times article, the sector isn't…
- January 18, 2020Detroit police inspecting illegal alcohol distilling equipment found in a clandestine underground brewery during Prohibition. (Photo: National Archives and Records…
- January 17, 2020This post was reviewed and updated on July 21, 2021. You just read my post on tax filing requirements (thanks!)…
- January 16, 2020Broad City image via Giphy.com Do you have to file a return? Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer usually…
- January 15, 2020IRS building by David Boeke via Flickr CC A lot of former Internal Revenue Service employees take the lessons they…
- January 14, 2020Taxpayers got their first experience with new filing forms with last year's 2018 returns. There are more changes to the…
- January 13, 2020Ready to file your taxes? Ready to do so for free? The Internal Revenue Service is ready, too. Its Free…
- January 12, 2020Image via GotCredit.com The year's first obvious and, for some, painful acknowledgement of taxes is next week. Jan. 15 is…
January 11, 2020Topher Grace is known by millions of fans as Eric Forman of television's "That '70s Show." But when he's not…- January 10, 2020CNN forecast screenshot I thought I'd have a couple of months before I had to worry, or post, about severe…
- January 9, 2020The 2020 filing season starts on Jan. 27 and millions of taxpayers already are ready to send their 1040s to…
- January 7, 2020The tax world is atwitter, literally on social media and figuratively for those not addicted to the sociability component of…
- January 6, 2020MoneyBlogNewz via Flickr CC It's official. The Internal Revenue Service will start accepting, and more importantly for folks expecting refunds,…
- January 6, 2020Click image for a large, clearer view. Ready to do your 2019 taxes? The Internal Revenue Service says it will…
- January 5, 2020Photo by Kristina Paukshtite from Pexels A staple feature each New Year's Day is the fixation on babies born just…
- January 4, 2020Supporters of a minimum wage increase at rally in Chicago last year. (Photo: Charles Edward Miller licensed under CC by…
- January 3, 2020Owning a home has long been a symbol of the American dream. For some, however, homeownership turns into a nightmare.…
- January 2, 2020How Texans see the United States. Each new year brings hope. A flip of the calendar pages, and the suddenly…
- January 1, 20202020: The year April 15 didn't matter. If this were a normal tax season (or a normal year, for that matter),…
- January 1, 2020Welcome to the king of the tax season beasts! March has arrived, usually bringing a mad dash of filings in…
- January 1, 2020Leaping at the chance of an extra day to work on taxes! The shortest month of the year also isn't…
- January 1, 2020Tax reform filing redux. It's got to be better in 2020, right? Happy New Tax Year 2020! This time 12…
- January 1, 2020It's that time of year again, tax season. Whether you're working on your Form 1040 yourself or turning your annual…
- January 1, 2020via GIPHY If you used your car for business purposes last year, you probably did the same thing I did…
- December 31, 2019The countdown is on! In a few hours, 2019 will be outta here and we'll be celebrating a brand spanking…
- December 30, 2019Last year, some tax software companies allegedly hid their Free File option on their corporate websites, instead sending otherwise eligible…
- December 29, 2019One of the hallmarks of the Trump Administration is tariffs, either put in place or threatened, on a variety of…
- December 28, 2019I don't know who came up with all these holidays in quick succession at the end of each year, but…
- December 27, 2019Paying property tax bills by Dec. 31 used to be a surefire way for many filers to bump up their…
- December 26, 2019Some of the Christmas cookies the hubby and I make and decorate. Yes, we over-bake. And yes, we slather on…
- December 25, 2019Merry Christmas! Here's hoping you were good enough this year to get at least some of the things you asked…
- December 24, 2019Merry Christmas Eve to all who celebrate this late December holiday. I must confess that, despite my grandmother's and, to…
- December 23, 2019"Do nothing" has long been the derisive descriptor attached to the U.S. Congress. Actually, though, the House and Senate could…
- December 22, 2019Photo by Richard Patterson via Flickr As noted on the ol' blog's Table of Contents page, I follow my own…
- December 22, 2019Congress played Santa this week, averting a government shutdown and approving a wide variety of anticipated tax breaks. Merry Christmas…
- December 21, 2019Christmas is next week! So of course you're thinking about filing your 2019 tax return. Maybe not this coming week.…
- December 20, 2019Lots of folks will be heading home for the holidays in the next few days. For many, it will the…
- December 19, 2019December is, for the most part, a festive month. The holidays and all that accompanies them, from songs to movies…
