- March 9, 2019Even with a new, shorter Form 1040 in use for filing our 2018 returns, the Internal Revenue Service estimates that…
- March 8, 2019Part of today's International Women's Day celebrations are for the continuing employment advances by women. Our 21st century progress is…
- March 7, 2019R. Kelly performing in in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as part of his 2006 "Mr. Show Biz Presents: The Light…
- March 6, 2019My mother and my furry little brother Willie having a conversation. While walking Willie last October, my mom fell and…
- March 5, 2019Michael Cohen makes his opening statement before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 27, 2019. (C-SPAN video screenshot) We have…
- March 4, 2019Some of the destruction from a tornado, preliminary estimated to be an EF-4 with winds reaching 170 mph, that touched…
- March 3, 2019The King by Kevin Pluck via Flickr We thought we wanted you March, but your "in like lion" approach this…
March 2, 2019I admit it, as a native Texan I get a kick out of this depiction of Lone Star State residents’…- March 1, 2019It's taken a few weeks, four to be exact, but the 2019 tax season is finally catching up. The latest…
- February 28, 2019That's me in mid-February doing my personal Groundhog Day shadow prediction that warm weather was back to stay. (The full…
- February 28, 2019I know February is the shortest month, but we sure seemed to blast right through these 28 days. That means…
- February 27, 2019The only thing worse than not getting the refund you expected is waiting for it to arrive. The Internal Revenue…
- February 26, 2019The 2019 tax filing season appears, so far, to be thankfully free of tax scams. Maybe it's because things are…
- February 25, 2019A crowdfunding effort to raise money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has ended, but some folks still…
- February 24, 2019Some worry that smaller refunds will be a drag on our consumer-driven economy. There's a smidgen of good data news…
- February 23, 2019Do you overwithhold to get an annual tax refund because money burns a hole in your pocket? (Photo by Matthew…
- February 22, 2019Prior year tax returns serve many purposes. This filing season, a check of last year's return will show you what…
- February 20, 2019Screenshot from a look at some of the people who depend on the gig economy. Watch the full YouTube video…
- February 19, 2019Most of us who've ever worked for someone else are very familiar with Internal Revenue Service Form W-2. This is…
- February 18, 2019Today technically is George Washington's Birthday, but we've come to call it Presidents Day in honor of all our commanders…
- February 17, 2019NASCAR's 2019 season started today with the auto racing series' biggest event, the Daytona 500. Congratulations to Denny Hamlin and…
- February 16, 2019There's better news for taxpayers this week. Internal Revenue Service data for the second week of the 2019 tax filing…
- February 15, 2019By now, everyone knows that a lot of taxpayers are getting the worst news ever at filing time. They owe…
- February 14, 2019The National Taxpayer Advocate this year selected 21 major problems that taxpayers encounter in their dealings with the Internal Revenue…
- February 13, 2019Open-close sign via Giphy.com The drama continues in Washington, D.C., as far as keeping the federal government open. It looked…
- February 12, 2019One of my favorite recent TV shows was The Americans, FX's series on embedded Russian spies during the 1980s Cold…
- February 11, 2019Victorian Valentine courtesy School of Art, Kimball Jenkins Estate It's fitting that Valentine's Day — it's this Thursday in case…
- February 10, 2019Much of the music industry's elite will be at the Grammy awards tonight, all hoping to go home with a…
- February 9, 2019This tax filing season is a troubling and troublesome one for millions of filers. They're dealing with major tax law…
- February 8, 2019Most tax preparers are honest and work to help their clients. Some, however, use shady methods to make money off…
- February 7, 2019I never seem to be able to submit our joint Form 1040 early in the filing season, partly because I…
- February 6, 2019Updated Feb. 20, 2019 We're well into the 2019 tax filing season and things have been a little slow, thanks…
- February 5, 2019Welcome to the Year of the Pig, the twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese…
- February 4, 2019There was national anthem controversy at Super Bowl LIII, but it wasn't about what the players did during the song.…
- February 3, 2019Will youthful enthusiasm prevail over old age and treachery? That's one of the things, although not in exactly those words,…
- February 2, 2019Super Bowl Sunday is the single largest betting day of the year. And now, Nevada is no longer is the…
- February 1, 2019Hello, February! If we ever were in need of your hearts and flowers, it is now. January was tough tax-wise.…
- January 31, 2019Whew! We made it through January. For a while, it looked like the 2019 filing season might be delayed due…
- January 31, 2019National EITC Awareness Day was Jan. 25. Did you miss it? Probably. It's not a federal holiday, but rather the…
- January 30, 2019Much of the mass media coverage of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) changes has focused on how they affect…
