- July 8, 2019"Dead Again" was a fun thriller, but the concept isn't amusing if the IRS is holding your tax refund for…
- July 7, 2019Much is made of the United States' voluntary compliance tax system. The IRS depends on every taxpayer to honestly and…
- July 6, 2019A U.S. Geological Survey map displays the magnitude-7.1 earthquake that rattled Ridgecrest, California, Friday July 5, 2019. When the Northridge…
- July 5, 2019//Kara's Party Ideas If you don't have to work on this post-July 4th Friday, then you're probably spending the day…
- July 4, 2019If you love the annual July 4 pyrotechnics, thank Founding Father John Adams. If you have the fireworks, blame him!
- July 3, 2019In many states, sales taxes add to the costs of holiday fireworks. A few collect excise taxes, too. If the…
- July 2, 2019Filling up photo by Jackson Lavarnway via Flickr CC If you're reading this, you're probably already clock watching. The Fourth…
- July 1, 2019It's a big week for two North American countries. On Thursday, we United States residents celebrate July 4th, the day…
- June 30, 2019If taxpayers agree with the National Taxpayer Advocate that getting tax help from the Internal Revenue Service is terrible, you…
- June 29, 2019I admit it. I'm freaking out with this pre-All Star break slump that the Houston Astros are experiencing. My only…
- June 28, 2019These pups probably would be cooler inside under the A/C instead of atop the condenser. As a general rule, your…
- June 27, 2019Photo courtesy Vaping360.com In just more than six months, San Francisco will become the first U.S. city to ban vaping.…
- June 26, 2019Mother Nature gives her colorful imprimatur to the beauty of Hawaii. (Rainbow over Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, a research and…
- June 25, 2019This cool balloon was part of my neighbors' celebration back in 2017 of their son's graduation. Some Texas gusts, however,…
- 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…
