October 14, 2008

In the high-stakes presidential poker game, which, by the way, is being played with the ultimate house money -- ours!,…

October 14, 2008

The IRS says that back in April, about 10 million of us asked for more time to complete our tax…

October 13, 2008

Well, it's obvious that Sen. Barack Obama doesn't pay any attention to me. In announcing his new economic policy plan…

October 13, 2008

Don't get me wrong. I'm all for you and me, not the IRS, having our money. But this rebate mania…

October 12, 2008

Forget Wall Street vs. Main Street. The financial battles in this economic downturn are being fought in the trenches of…

October 11, 2008

Here's some good economic news that got lost in last week's market tumult: Gasoline prices are lower. In some areas,…

October 10, 2008

I've done my part to help stabilize the market. I put money into the hubby's and my retirement accounts. A…

October 10, 2008

The IRS is trying a new "soft notice" approach (blogged here) to get more people to voluntarily correct underreported income.…

October 9, 2008

Remember the kinder, gentler IRS? That tax collector persona appeared following the agency's 1998 reorganization that was mandated by Congress…

October 8, 2008

Are you one of the 10 million taxpayers who didn't send in a Form 1040 (or 1040A or 1040EZ) back…