- February 3, 2017Will we hear "Houston, we have a problem" during Sunday's Super Bowl LI in H-Town? Oddsmakers say yes, there is…
- February 2, 2017It's Groundhog Day and for many folks that brings to mind the Bill Murray movie of the same name more…
- February 1, 2017The heart of the tax-filing season is February. And no, that was not an intended Valentine's Day pun. While it's…
- February 1, 2017Neil Gorsuch, a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, has been selected…
- February 1, 2017Hello February. Although you're the year's shortest month, your fewer days can be full of extremes, like snow this week in…
- January 31, 2017This post was updated on Feb. 2, 2019. The 2019 tax filing season has been officially underway for about a…
- January 30, 2017Reviewed Sept. 23, 2023 UPDATE, Dec. 23, 2022: The reporting triggers for Form 1099-K were revised as part of the…
- January 29, 2017Remember that tax scam last spring where crooks posing as company executives sent emails asking for workers' payroll data? It…
- January 28, 2017Every year, the Internal Revenue Service makes a concerted effort to hand out more Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) money.…
- January 27, 2017The Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, is one of the filing claims that is delaying federal (and in some…
- January 26, 2017Most taxpayers who file federal returns also must do the same for their state taxes. And most those state filings…
- January 25, 2017As the Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns this week, the agency's commissioner noted that "the dedicated employees of…
- January 24, 2017This post was updated March 22, 2018. Do you have to file a return? Don't shoot the messenger, but the…
- January 23, 2017Tax filing season 2017 opens today! Yes, that is cheering you're hearing. It's from folks who file their taxes early,…
- January 22, 2017Not to run Donald J. Trump's penchant for tax secrecy into the ground -- OK, maybe just dig a shallow…
- January 21, 2017When Donald J. Trump assumed the U.S. presidency at noon on Friday, Jan. 20, he and his staff also took…
- January 20, 2017NOTE: This post was updated on Jan. 13, 2019, to reflect Free File changes for the 2019 tax-filing season. Free…
- January 19, 2017A Jacksonville, Florida, mother and father finally saw their daughter after being separated for 18 years. Kamiyah Mobley was known…
- January 18, 2017Rep. Mick Mulvaney is going to have to answer some nanny tax questions if he hopes to become President-elect Donald…
- January 17, 2017The online sales tax list for the world's largest online retailer gets longer. Amazon will start collecting state sales taxes on…
- January 16, 2017On this Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, the last MLK Day that Barack Obama will serve as U.S.…
- January 15, 2017It's been 10 years since the Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Office was created to reward those who turn in tax…
- January 14, 2017Millions of taxpayers prepare their own returns using tax software. Even the Internal Revenue Service encourages this do-it-yourself approach with…
- January 13, 2017The early part of any new year demands we be tax multitaskers. As we're getting ready to file last year's…
- January 12, 2017Tax filing season 2017 really is here. Some folks have already filed their tax year 2016 federal return (soooo jealous!)…
- January 11, 2017President-Elect Donald Trump is feeling charitable again. This time, it's Uncle Sam who's the target of his largesse. President-Elect Donald…
- January 10, 2017Reviewed and updated Dec. 1, 2021 A tax preparer helps a client file her taxes. (U.S. Army photo) Every year, most of us…
- January 9, 2017I'm late blogging today (Monday, Jan. 9) because I spent the day with my Mom. All those errands my Mom…
- January 8, 2017We finally are in 2017. Thank goodness. I am so jazzed for the start of the 2020 presidential campaign in…
- January 8, 2017The 115th Congress has been in session less than a week, but the Representatives and Senators are wasting no time…
- January 7, 2017We're in the midst of an Arctic cold spell here in Central Texas. Yes, it's nothing compared to many other…
- January 6, 2017I got in my car for the first time in 2017 today. It also was my first use of my…
- January 5, 2017Donald Trump doesn't move into the Oval Office for 15 more days, but the Republican-control Congress is working on legislation…
- January 4, 2017Tax season is here. You know what that means. Tax scams are here in full force. Even before the official…
- January 4, 2017It's that time of year again, tax season. Whether you're working on your Form 1040 (or 1040A or 1040EZ) yourself…
- January 4, 2017Happy New Tax Year! Yes, 2017 is here, much to the relief of many folks who couldn't see 2016 end soon enough.…
- January 3, 2017The first Friday the 13th of 2017 is lucky for some taxpayers. That's the day that Free File once again…
- January 2, 2017There weren't any major tax bills in 2016. That's going to change in some form in 2017 now that the…
- January 1, 2017Hello, 2017. For some of us, you sure took your sweet time. Others think you arrived a tad too soon. Few…
- December 31, 2016One of the big sticks that the Internal Revenue Service wields is penalties for our mistakes or willful disregard of…