- November 7, 2019Welcome to Part 2 of the ol' blog's 2020 series on tax inflation adjustments. We started on Nov. 6 with a…
- November 6, 2019Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay This is the first in a 10-part series on how major tax provisions are affected by…
- November 5, 2019Today, Nov. 5, 2019, voters in seven states — Colorado, Kansas, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington — will…
- November 4, 2019November is the place for perfectly roasted Thanksgiving bird, not the many tax turkeys that can gobble up your money.…
- November 3, 2019It's that time of year again. Actually, that time was at 2 a.m. today (Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019). That's when…
- November 2, 2019The National Debt Clock is a billboard-sized running total display installed on the western side of One Bryant Park, west…
- November 1, 2019Even more intriguing, will Donald J. Trump now become social media's definitive Florida Man? Donald Trump, especially early in his presidency,…
- October 31, 2019Brrrrr! is the new Boo! for Halloween 2019. That's true here in Central Texas where we're expecting a high temperature…
- October 30, 2019These ghostly trick-or-treating dogs are more cuddly than scary. But ghost tax preparers can be terrifying. Don't let one haunt…
- October 29, 2019A candy-seeking skeleton goes trick-or-treating on Halloween. (Photo by Don Scarborough via Wikipedia Commons) OK, that youngster dressed like an…
- October 28, 2019Halloween is almost here. Are you still looking for a costume? Here's a suggestion. Go as the Internal Revenue Service.…
- October 27, 2019Governments are always looking for ways to raise more revenue. That's true at every level. Those lawmakers also are always…
- October 26, 2019Leonardo DiCaprio living the rich life in a scene from The Great Gatsby. (Film publicity photo courtesy Warner Bros.) The…
- October 25, 2019Casper, with almost 58,000 residents, is the second-largest city in Wyoming. Despite having few metropolitan areas, the Cowboy State again…
- October 24, 2019How many email and snail mail charity solicitations have you received in the last couple of weeks? In our real…
- October 23, 2019Reduced salt isn't just an issue for road safety or healthier diets. It's a contentious part of the Republican tax…
- October 22, 2019The hubby and I got to see the Astros receive their 2017 MLB championship rings back in April 2018. Our…
- October 21, 2019Nome, Alaska, is one of the cities in The Last Frontier that collects a local sales tax. The state's Gold…
- October 20, 2019Using taxes to try to shape people's actions is not new. A British monarch tried it back in 1678 with…
- October 19, 2019Nestor, show in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image above as it gathered steam yesterday (Oct. 18) in…
- October 18, 2019Taxpayers and tax professionals alike are breathing a sigh this week. The final tax extension Oct. 15 filing deadline has…
- October 17, 2019It's open season at workplaces across the United States this month. Nope, I'm not talking about team building hunting trips.…
- October 16, 2019The only thing that comes close to the chaos that is tax law is a telephone bill. Especially a cell…
- October 15, 2019Around 2 million Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITINs) must be renewed by year's end. Here's a look at these special…
- October 14, 2019It's Columbus Day. Stop. Before you start with the emails, yes, I know this second Monday in October is a…
- October 13, 2019Attention, tax preparers. Next week is a big one. The filing extension deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 15. Then the very…
- October 12, 2019More than a dozen states now provide marketplace options to health care shoppers. And although the federal enrollment mandate and…
- October 11, 2019Millions of taxpayers will be working on their 2018 tax returns this weekend, frantically filling out forms to meet the…
- October 10, 2019I've dealt with bill collectors over the years. Fortunately for me, it's been on behalf of a couple of relatives…
- October 9, 2019Teslas are the most popular electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. Creator Elon Musk, however, isn't riding on his…
- October 8, 2019You've now got one week, until next Tuesday, Oct. 15, to file your 2018 Form 1040 that you extended earlier…
- October 7, 2019Relationships, even in the best of circumstances, are hard. When one partner is abusive, then things get untenable. October is…
- October 6, 2019Reviewed and refreshed Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners have made major strides…
- October 5, 2019Märzen Oktoberfest beer photo courtesy Kegerator Oktoberfest celebrations are wrapping up here in the German communities of Central Texas, as…
- October 4, 2019This is a regular spread in our kitchen, not just on Taco Tuesday or today's National Taco Day. (Kay Bell…
- October 3, 2019The Internal Revenue Service's form revision process isn't quite the red-pencil technique used on text documents, but it gets the…
- October 2, 2019We've yet to see autumn leaves here in Central Texas. It's still too hot and dry. But the arrival of…
- October 1, 2019Business meals are covered by per diem rates. Business travel entails a variety of expenses. In addition to the costs of getting to your work-related destination, you've…
- September 30, 2019No, that's not me. I would be the person face down on my exercise mat next to this woman. (Photo…
- September 29, 2019via GIPHY The Kansas City Chiefs, with its star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, is among the handful of teams that National…