- June 24, 2019Backup withholding basically is the tax collector's knuckleball mitt. The over-sized baseball glove helps a catcher handle, he hopes, the…
- June 23, 2019Sometimes justice does prevail. Last week it arrived along with a dose of schadenfreude from all us who've paid, albeit…
- June 22, 2019National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson, shown here in a screen shot from an earlier C-SPAN appearance, takes parting shot…
- June 21, 2019The summer solstice has finally caught up with Texas temperatures. The first day of the sunniest season arrived today at…
- June 19, 2019When it comes to expired tax laws, Congress is in much the same situation as the builders of this unfinished…
- June 18, 2019Image courtesy SimpsonsWorld via Giphy.com The IRS reform bill could not have come at a better time, based on a recent report from…
- June 17, 2019IRS building photo by Kari Bluff via Flickr CC The Taxpayer First Act, which is awaiting the president's signature to…
- June 16, 2019Helping with homework is just one of Dad's many jobs. Fathers' roles have changed a lot over the years. When…
- June 15, 2019The Internal Revenue Service wants the money you owe. It prefers you pay your taxes on time and in the…
June 14, 2019Amy Farah Fowler, played by Mayim Bialik, and Sheldon Cooper (as Betsy Ross), played by Jim Parsons, in the Big…- June 13, 2019Rep. Richard Neal (D-Massachusetts), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee (top row, center), is looking to renew at least…
- June 12, 2019June 17 is the deadline this year for the second installment of 2019's estimated taxes. It's just one mid-June deadline…
- June 11, 2019Things that are never good: an unexpected envelope from the Internal Revenue Service. That's the assessment of one of my…
- June 10, 2019Checking out food bank offerings. (Photo by Michael Losch-KOMUnews via Flickr CC) All of us here in Texas, especially lovers…
- June 9, 2019James Holzhauer's epic winning run on Jeopardy finally came to an end, leaving him with winnings of almost $2.5 million. The…
- June 8, 2019Although the June 7 jobs report showed that U.S. unemployment held steady at 3.6 percent, its lowest level in nearly…
- June 7, 2019April 15 came and went without you. You didn't file your annual Form 1040. You didn't send in an extension…
- June 6, 2019My mother is almost 85. She's no Betty White, but all things considered she doing darn well. Especially when it…
- June 5, 2019Thousands gather for a service at Lakewood Church in Houston, one of many megachurches often led by prosperity gospel evangelists.…
- June 4, 2019Why yes, that is a bill you just got from the Internal Revenue Service. And like all past-due notifications, the…
- June 3, 2019June is one of the most popular months to get married. Why? Some point to the weather. Peak spring thunderstorm…
- June 2, 2019Updated Dec. 20, 2019 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has meant not only changes to the Internal Revenue…
- June 1, 2019Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee when his party pushed through tax reform in…
- May 31, 2019Things have changed dramatically over the years when it comes to medical treatment and ways to pay for it, including…
- May 29, 2019Taxes are a pain in the derriere, regardless of what form they take. Most folks tend to focus on —…
- May 28, 2019The Alchemist, an 80-foot motor yacht photographed by D Ramey Logan, would qualify for a substantial sales tax break under…
- May 27, 2019Pete DuPré, a 96-year-old WWII veteran, wowed the crowd at the U.S. Women's National Team soccer match on May 26…
- May 26, 2019Donald J. Trump is golfing this Memorial Day weekend, this time with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe during Trump's visit…
- May 25, 2019Killmonger and crew steal a Wakandan vibranium ax in 2018's "Black Panther." This scene was filmed in Atlanta's High Museum…
- May 24, 2019Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. Millions will begin the annual vacation season this long holiday…
- May 23, 2019If you're hitting the road for the long Memorial Day holiday, you'll have lots of company. AAA is predicting the…
- May 22, 2019Gold Star families aren't the only ones facing unexpectedly higher taxes under kiddie tax changes in the Tax Cuts and…
- May 20, 2019Memorial Day, our annual remembrance of the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, is…
- May 19, 2019A big part of companies' federal tax responsibilities is paying employment taxes for their workers. These are the Social Security,…
- May 18, 2019"The Witch Trial," an 1848 painting by William Powell Frith via Wikimedia Commons Witch hunt. It's been one of Donald…
- May 17, 2019If you filed your taxes before May 16 and your earnings included investment income, you might want to take another…
- May 16, 2019Photo by Fisherga via Flickr CC The Preakness, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, is Saturday, May 18.…
- May 15, 2019The Internal Revenue Service has formed a working group to look into allegations that some of its Free File members…
- May 14, 2019This is a big week for Lone Star State businesses. The state's franchise tax is due May 15. For my…
- May 13, 2019At least one state, Texas, joins the Internal Revenue Service in making filing accommodations for those affected by software company's…
