- September 25, 2017UPDATE, Oct. 26, 2017: Uh-oh, it looks like the prez has changed his mind, at least somewhat, regarding his tough "NO…
- September 24, 2017Here's some United Kingdom news that's much more exciting than the blowout NFL game played today in London. Two million…
- September 23, 2017Owners of small businesses, like these along Story City, Iowa's main street, are hoping federal tax reform will provide them…
- September 22, 2017Former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations chief Lois Lerner leaves a Capitol Hill hearing on how the agency handles tax-exempt…
- September 21, 2017It seems a bit too little, too late, but the Internal Revenue Service is continuing its efforts to make it…
- September 20, 2017If compassion fatigue hadn't set in after the back-to-back-to-back hurricanes that roared across the Atlantic, laying waste to much of…
- September 18, 2017Have a problem with the Internal Revenue Service that you just can't solve? The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) might be…
- September 17, 2017UPDATE: On Oct. 2, 2017, South Dakota made it official when Attorney General Marty Jackley filed a petition for certiorari,…
- September 16, 2017One of the major drivers of the latest federal tax reform effort is the corporate tax rate. The Trump Administration…
- September 15, 2017Bitcoin continues to confound financial and tax officials worldwide. BTC China, the country's first and largest digital currency exchange, announced…
- September 14, 2017Donald J. Trump is Tweeting about tax reform. He's also holding bipartisan dinners at the White House to talk taxes.…
- September 13, 2017Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, left, accepts a truckload of help from his New York colleague Rep. Tom Suozzi to help…
- September 11, 2017Photo by The Explorographer via Flickr CC Sixteen years ago, the unthinkable happened. Terrorists struck on U.S. soil, leaving 2,977…
- September 10, 2017Life is a carousel, at least for a while, for this youngster and her grandmother. Once play time is over,…
- September 9, 2017Identity thieves got access to personal information on 143 million Americans by hacking into credit reporting bureau Equifax's data base in…
- September 8, 2017Amazon's headquarters (center high rise) dominates downtown Seattle. Now the online retail giant is looking to build a second HQ…
- September 7, 2017NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell could be the target of Patriots fans' ire tonight in the league's season opener in Foxborough,…
- September 6, 2017This post was reviewed and updated on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Records, tax and financial, are often among the property…
- September 4, 2017Happy Labor Day. While many Americans are working on this holiday, others are fortunate to have off this first Monday…
- September 3, 2017Colorfully coiffed "Girls Trip" friends Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall and Queen Latifah partying in New Orleans. I've been a film fanatic from…
- September 2, 2017Houston paramedic Jesus Contreras, shown with some of his coworkers, was brought to the United States by his mother when…
- September 1, 2017I don’t know about you, but I am glad to see August gone! It was a horrible, awful, no-good month…
- August 31, 2017Residents of Houston and much of southeast Texas are still dealing with Hurricane Harvey's floods. Texas National Guard members are…
- August 30, 2017Some folks have been asking for clarification on disaster loss claims, specifically with regard to the value of a damaged…
- August 28, 2017This post was updated Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Keep reading for the latest in the UPDATE paragraphs below. Oh, Photoshop.…
- August 27, 2017Hurricane Harvey has inundated Houston. And it's still raining there. And in other parts of the Lone Star State. Thanks…
- August 25, 2017I didn't win the $759 million Powerball lottery, but I just got word that I'm the recipient of the next…
- August 24, 2017Tropical Storm Harvey is bringing the 2017 hurricane season to my home state. And while it's the Texas Gulf Coast…
- August 23, 2017All U.S. workers know, simply from looking at their pay stubs, that our tax system is pay-as-you-earn. Our taxes come…
- August 22, 2017An expected increase in the Social Security wage base won't help most workers, but could be a tax break for…
- August 21, 2017The continental United States will be a little dimmer today as the solar eclipse moves across the lower 48. Some…
- August 20, 2017Congress is looking to revise at least part of the bloated U.S. tax code in the coming months. In addition…
- August 19, 2017Meg White via Giphy I've been blogging for almost a dozen years now (my first post went live on Nov. 14, 2005).…
- August 19, 2017Marvel's reluctant superhero Jessica Jones, portrayed by Kristyn Ritter on the eponymous Netflix series, is back this month in The…
- August 18, 2017Most of the time, employees who are fired must look elsewhere for work. However, that’s not the case for some Internal…
- August 17, 2017From 10:17 a.m. Pacific time until 2:47 p.m. Eastern time, give or take a few minutes before and after, on…
- August 16, 2017Virginia GOP Rep. Thomas Garrett, sponsor of a legislative petition to force a House vote on a clean repeal of…
- August 15, 2017Many drivers worry about the accessibility of electric vehicle recharging stations. That's not a problem for the owners of these…
- August 14, 2017"Dear IRS, …" — If you have a question about how a tax law or regulation affects your particular set of…
- August 13, 2017Downtown Seattle seen from Queen Anne Hill, with the Space Needle standing out and Mount Rainier in the background. (Photo…