• July 23, 2007
    Back when our property tax and homeowners' insurance payments were part of our monthly mortgage payment, every year near the…

  • July 22, 2007
    Many have questioned the mental capabilities (among other things) of tax collectors. Now a French revenue officer proves that you…

  • July 22, 2007
    The new French leadership suggests the country quit thinking so much and instead work more. To reward less thoughtful activities,…

  • July 21, 2007
    I did a double take upon opening our latest cable bill. No, despite the satellite providers' ad campaigns, it wasn't…

  • July 20, 2007
    No, I'm not already celebrating 5 o'clock somewhere. And no, they don't like us just for our tax payments. The…

  • July 19, 2007
    Remember those huge speeding tickets that the state of Virginia started issuing to its drivers on July 1? If not,…

  • July 19, 2007
    The House Ways and Means Committee has thrown the latest punch in the continuing battle over IRS use of private…

  • July 18, 2007
    I'm tied up much of today on some special (paying) projects, so as much as I'd like to ramble on…

  • July 17, 2007
    If you're an e-shopper of a certain age, you probably remember the early days of e-commerce. It was new, it…

  • July 16, 2007
    A federal judge today dismissed indictments against 13 former KPMG executives in what has been called the biggest criminal tax…