- March 27, 2017UPDATE, Nov. 9, 2020: This RMD table is in effect through tax year 2021. There were no RMDs in 2020.…
- March 26, 2017House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) is confident that tax reform will happen this year. And here's a…
- March 25, 2017Did you hear the Amazon.com tax news? No, I'm not talking about the online retailing giant's decision to collect sales…
- March 24, 2017Ah, youth. The excitement. The energy. The illusion of immortality. The first-ever filing of a tax return. Boom. Taxes often…
- March 23, 2017When Amazon starts collecting sales tax from internet buyers in Hawaii, Idaho, Maine and New Mexico on April 1, it…
- March 22, 2017Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs, have increased in popularity since they were created in 2004. More than 20 million people…
- March 21, 2017The April filing deadline (it's on the 18th this year) is less than a month away. So far, the tax season…
- March 20, 2017Bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas, are among the wildflowers that emerged early this year thanks to warmer than normal…
- March 19, 2017On April 1, Idaho residents will join the almost nationwide list of places where Amazon collects sales tax. No kidding.…
- March 18, 2017A Pennsylvania man said he didn't file 10 years' worth of federal tax returns because the forms required use of…
- March 17, 2017Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, Texas, was famous in its heyday, part of which just happened to coincide with my…
- March 16, 2017Let me make this very clear from the get-go. I never, ever, ever recommend that anyone cheat on his or…
- March 15, 2017Are we having tax fun yet? We did for while last night when it looked like we finally might get…
- March 14, 2017Yes, there's the Republican plan to replace Obamacare. And, yes, a serious winter storm is pounding the Northeast. But today,…
- March 13, 2017The United States and Canada share more than the world's longest undefended border. They also share attacks by cyber criminals…
- March 12, 2017Updated Nov. 2, 2019 Is this how you're feeling today after losing an hour of sleep to the shift to…
- March 11, 2017Have you filed your tax return yet? Neither have I. Neither have millions of Americans. The weekly filing data the…
- March 10, 2017A couple of Republican-proposed changes to Obamacare would affect a popular individual savings option, the medical flexible spending account, or FSA.…
- March 9, 2017Have you called the Internal Revenue Service for help this filing season? Your chances of getting through are markedly better…
- March 8, 2017Today, March 8, is International Woman Day. In addition to recognizing women's contributions, some people in the United States also…
- March 7, 2017Republicans took a major step toward tax reform on Monday, March 6, with their health care replacement plan that kills…
- March 6, 2017Most folks have their income taxes, both federal and state, withheld from their paychecks. While your employer (or, in many…
- March 6, 2017Christina Knaack decided to use her federal tax refund the way many folks do. She paid for necessary living expenses.…
- March 5, 2017Most people get federal tax refunds. And for a lot of them, it's a substantial amount. Through February, the Internal…
- March 4, 2017Are you planning to catch up this weekend on some of this year's Academy Award winning movies you've yet to…
- March 3, 2017Remember that assurance from the Internal Revenue Service that its agents never call you about an overdue tax bill. That's…
- March 2, 2017Could you use $763? The IRS could have that much or more just waiting for you. It's yours as long…
- March 2, 2017The IRS is holding more than $1 billion that was never sent to around 1 million taxpayers. The reason?…
- March 1, 2017The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation (CI) division is charged with putting tax and other financial crooks behind bars. That…
- March 1, 2017You know the old saying about March, "In like a lion, out like a lion." Wait. You say that's not…
- February 28, 2017Amazon's tax collection system expands on March 1 with Oklahoma and Wyoming joining the ever-growing list of locations where online customers…
- February 27, 2017This post was reviewed and updated Friday, May 4, 2018. Whenever I want to escape the crazy that is real…
- February 26, 2017Sure, you're happy to tell your friends about the online bargains you get, but not so much your state's tax…
- February 25, 2017When the Academy Awards are handed out Sunday, Feb. 26, it's a good bet that most of the films already…
- February 24, 2017Donald Trump said during the presidential campaign that America's voters didn't care about his taxes. He wishes. After hearing from…
- February 23, 2017Although separation of church and state is a key constitutional tenet in the operation of the United States government, God…
- February 22, 2017Note, Feb. 22, 2020: Yeah, this post is a few years old, but after a few frozen tequila concoctions, you…
- February 21, 2017The Internal Revenue Service would really, really like if all of us would use tax software to prepare and e-file…
- February 20, 2017Working on your taxes this Presidents Day? You are most definitely not alone. The day following what officially is still…
- February 19, 2017Phishing. Phone scams. Identity theft. Unscrupulous tax preparers. Sound familiar? It should. Those illegal actions once again top the Internal…