- December 28, 2018Yes, I know I've been a bit fixated the last few days on charitable giving. But it is Christmas week,…
- December 27, 2018Yes, I'll get to the tax moves to make by Dec. 31. Keep reading. But first I've just got to…
- December 26, 2018Dec. 26 is known as Boxing Day in many countries around the world. These cats definitely have embraced the spirit…
- December 25, 2018Photo by Kay Bell I hope you're having wonderful holiday, whether you celebrate Christmas for religious reasons or secularly. I've…
- December 24, 2018Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn in the 1947 classic "Miracle on 34th Street") gets in a little sleigh practice at Macy's Thanksgiving Day…
- December 23, 2018I'm getting a lot of feedback about the partial government shutdown, specifically about the pay status of Internal Revenue Service…
- December 22, 2018We're now into the third shutdown of federal offices this year. The other two were brief closures back in January…
- December 21, 2018Tax refund delivery isn't the only tax function that likely would be delayed if the federal government is shut down…
- December 20, 2018Will the Internal Revenue Service have to operate short-handed during the coming tax-filing season? Maybe. It's looking more like a…
- December 19, 2018Electronic gadgets are on a lot of Dear Santa lists. If you're planning to play the Jolly Old Elf and…
- December 18, 2018Updated Wednesday, July 22, 2026 ...'Tis the season for a lot of things, including good will toward all. For many…
- December 17, 2018Dr. Seuss' The Grinch movie image courtesy Illumination Entertainment Grinches aren't always green. Sometimes we don't even know what they look like. That's the case…
- December 16, 2018Those of us of a certain age — translation: before video games, handheld devices and Wi-Fi equipped cars — staved…
- December 15, 2018Welcome to Part 10 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. This final part of the annual inflation…
- December 14, 2018Welcome to Part 9 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. Today we look at tax penalties.You can…
- December 13, 2018This post was updated Saturday, Dec. 22, as the federal government was partially closed when Donald J. Trump rejected any…
- December 12, 2018Contributing to a 529 plan is one tax move you need to work into your hectic year-end holiday schedule since…
- December 11, 2018Public shaming is seen by some as a way to get folks to pay overdue taxes. If you're naughty when…
- December 10, 2018Welcome to a new week, another seven days for cyber criminals to try to steal your personal, financial and tax…
- December 9, 2018If you have a medical flexible spending account, or FSA, one of the key year-end tasks you need to take…
- December 8, 2018I've never been a big shopper. So when the ability to virtually peruse shelves and racks came along, it was…
- December 7, 2018Welcome to Part 8 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. Today we look at considerations of U.S.…
- December 6, 2018If any of these expired tax breaks apply to you and they're not renewed by year's end, wait a bit…
- December 5, 2018George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, lying in state at the U.S. Capitol on Monday,…
- December 4, 2018Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday are the biggest online shopping days. But e-commerce platform Shopify Plus says cyber shoppers this December…
- December 3, 2018Truman the cat guarding presents under the Christmas tree. (Photo by Shawn Kinkade via Flickr CC) Ho, Ho, Ho, Happy…
- December 2, 2018Are you an Instagram fan? I have an account, but it's not my go-to social media platform. That's not too…
- December 1, 2018It's Dec. 1. That means we have to wait just 24 days until we can unwrap our presents, or 23…
- November 30, 2018No vote in the House this week on the Republican effort to pass more tax legislation before the GOP surrenders control…
- November 29, 2018North Carolina flooding in the wake of extensive hurricane rains. Photo courtesy Federal Emergency Management Agency A bill that would…
- November 28, 2018No messy splash back in fueling a Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle outside a Go Forth showroom in Portland, Oregon. It's…
- November 27, 2018Did you get all your shopping done on Cyber Monday? A lot of us did. Adobe, which tracks the multitude…
- November 26, 2018In just more than a month we'll welcome 2019 and begin the first tax filing season under the Tax Cuts…
- November 24, 2018Have you stopped by your locally-owned shops today to show some Small Business Saturday support? This specially designated holiday shopping…
- November 23, 2018The post-Thanksgiving shopping ad inserts, stacked at left, consumed more newsprint than my local newspaper in which they were stuffed!…
- November 22, 2018It's turkey time! Thanksgiving spread photo courtesy Zeetz Jones via Flickr CC. Happy Turkey Day! I hope you and yours…
- November 21, 2018Welcome to Part 7 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. Today we look at changes to the…
- November 19, 2018Welcome to Part 6 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. Today we look at changes to estate,…
- November 18, 2018Welcome to Part 5 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. Today we look at changes to some…
- November 17, 2018Welcome to Part 4 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. We started on Nov. 15 with a…