- April 17, 2019Most U.S. taxpayers filed their annual tax returns or got extension on Monday, April 15. But what about folks who…
- April 16, 2019Feeling pretty good today, are you? You got your taxes done and to the Internal Revenue Service on Tax Day.…
- April 15, 2019Giphy It's finally here! Tax Day 2019. Congratulations to all y'all who survived this first filing season under the new…
- April 14, 2019Photo by Coolcaesar via Wikipedia Commons Two American institutions that regularly catch a lot of flak find that they are…
- April 13, 2019This wading bird doesn't mind being knee-deep, but it's not a good position if you're trying to dig through your…
- April 12, 2019The time left until Tax Day is tick, tick, ticking away. If you're feeling like silent movie legend Harold Lloyd…
- April 11, 2019Updated: Oct. 15, 2019 Millions of taxpayers who got an extension to file their federal and, in many cases state,…
- April 10, 2019Thanks to much larger standard deduction amounts under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), fewer filers are itemizing deductions.…
- April 9, 2019Tax Day every April is the biggie for individual taxpayers. That's when our annual Form 1040 is due. And yes,…
- April 8, 2019Photo by Will Keightley via Flickr CC Afraid you'll face an Internal Revenue Service audit? Don't bet on it, says…
- April 7, 2019The larger standard deduction amounts created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) mean that fewer filers claim itemized…
- April 6, 2019Channel catfish photo by US Army Corps of Engineers via Wikimedia Commons . Folks in Belzoni, Mississippi, aren't thinking about…
- April 5, 2019Driving vacations are much more enjoyable when gasoline is cheap and the person behind the wheel isn't as amped up…
- April 4, 2019It's official. House Democrats have formally requested copies of the last six years of Donald J. Trump's personal and business…
- April 3, 2019Broad City image via Giphy.com Do you have to file a return? Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer usually…
- April 2, 2019I don't know about you, but March sure seemed to roar right past me. Lion, lamb, whatever your tax animal,…
- April 1, 2019Umbrellas at the Venetian in Las Vegas (Photo by Kay Bell) April is the proverbial month of showers. That typically…
- March 31, 2019John Lithgow in Daddy's Home2 via Tenor We've been hearing all filing season about how ticked off lots of folks are about the…
March 30, 2019When your children are babies, it's easy knowing that they are your tax dependents. But actually, there are several tax rules that determine whether you can claim your…- March 30, 2019March Madness is heating up. We're down to the Elite 8. I usually don't pay too much attention to college…
- March 29, 2019March 29 is Vietnam Veterans Day. This day commemorates the sacrifices of the 9 million Americans who served in the…
- March 28, 2019Hope springs eternal for MLB fans on Opening Day. I'm looking forward to this season bringing another World Series pennant…
- March 27, 2019Tax credits for buying a Chevrolet Bolt, left, or Volt are going down on April 1. (Photo courtesy Driving Canada)…
- March 26, 2019UPDATE, Thursday, March 28: Well, I'm not the new Powerball multimillionaire. The lottery jackpot, which hit $768.4 million before the…
- March 25, 2019April 1 could be costly for older retirement account owners. No fooling. That's the deadline for taking a required minimum…
- March 24, 2019Unfortunately for taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service, there's nothing new under the sun when it comes to tax scams.…
- March 23, 2019We've got just more than three weeks before our 2018 tax returns are due, but most of us aren't in…
- March 22, 2019The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act became law on March 23, 2010. During the almost nine years since President…
- March 21, 2019This post was updated June 21, 2019, to reflect proposed Child and Dependent Care tax credit changes. Spring has just…
- March 20, 2019Photo by Kumar's Edit via Flickr I've been married a long time. To the same guy. Marriage is not always…
- March 19, 2019The rate of Americans giving up their citizenship has slowed in the last few years. Are lower taxes a reason…
- March 18, 2019Photo by GotCredit via Flickr CC Most of the focus on tax refunds this year has been on how many people are…
- March 17, 2019Happy St. Patrick's Day! March 17 is one the top days for beer drinkers, ranking up there with New Year's…
- March 16, 2019Nobody likes to owe taxes at filing time. And if you owe too much, you could face added penalties for…
- March 15, 2019If a phone call from someone claiming to be with an official tax office doesn't sound quite right, it's because…
- March 14, 2019I attend fitness classes — OK, mostly yoga and I tend to head into Savasana a bit sooner than most…
- March 14, 2019State-by-State breakout of possibly forfeited refund money The Internal Revenue Service is once again holding a vast amount of money…
- March 13, 2019This post was reviewed and updated Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. The original post can be found here. College and its…
- March 12, 2019Rep. Mike Thompson opens a Ways and Means subcommittee hearing into temporary tax policy, aka tax extenders. (Screenshot from official…
- March 11, 2019The White House's fiscal year 2020 budget proposal was delivered to Capitol Hill today. (Screenshot from AP video via USA…
