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…

October 7, 2008

The bailout bill -- I'm sorry, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 -- has been law for five days…

October 6, 2008

The stock market tanked, again, today. Then it recovered some. But it still closed below 10,000 and it's likely to…

October 5, 2008

Yes, it's state sales-tax holiday time again. Sorry, Georgia! Your event this weekend snuck up on me, what with the…