- 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…
- November 16, 2018Welcome to Part 2 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. We started on Nov. 15 with a…
- November 15, 2018This is the first in a 10-part series on the upcoming 2019 tax year inflation adjustments. Links to additional tax-related…
- November 14, 2018The Internal Revenue Service's crime fighting division did a bang-up job last fiscal year, stopping almost $10 billion in tax…
- November 13, 2018Like helping people? You can extend your volunteer penchant beyond the holidays and into the coming tax season by becoming…
- November 11, 2018Reviewed and updated on Nov. 11, 2019 The poppy was adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1922. One hundred…
- November 10, 2018Since I'm still recovering from my medical procedure last week, I'm following doctor's orders and taking it as easy as…
November 8, 2018It's no fun being hospitalized. But it's more tolerable if you are insured. And there are some instances where those…- November 7, 2018This photo via Donald J. Trump's Twitter account is the closest we've gotten to seeing his tax returns. That could…
- November 6, 2018Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! The choices you make in today's midterm elections could…
- November 5, 2018Don't let tax turkeys gobble up your money. Make these tax moves, a couple of which are related to recent…
- November 4, 2018"The Persistence of Memory" by Salvador Dalí (Oil on canvas, 1931) © Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS),…
- November 3, 2018This dog might not feel as guilty as he looks, but shame can be useful in some tax collection situations.…
- November 2, 2018Canadian taxpayers have been victims of a telephone tax scam in which identity thieves purport to be from the Canada…
- November 1, 2018Updated Nov. 15, 2018 Welcome to Part 3 of the ol' blog's 2019 series on tax inflation adjustments. We started on…
