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  • SALT could stall GOP’s comprehensive tax bill

    May 15, 2025
    Sure, income taxes are infuriating, but if you ask homeowners what tax they hate most, it’s a good bet that…
  • Students should study up on these 2 education tax credits

    May 14, 2025
    Photo by Andy Quezada/Unsplash ...May typically is the end of high school for millions of students across the United States.…
  • Green energy tax credits, including solar options, on the GOP tax bill chopping block

    May 13, 2025
    Photo by Los Muertos Crew This week in Austin is hot, and I'm not talking about one of the state…
  • 2nd W&M tax proposal includes popular, controversial, and costly provisions

    May 12, 2025
    Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich The House Ways and Means Committee this afternoon released its second run at the tax portion…
  • IRS has lost 11,000+ employees so far this year under Trump/Musk cuts

    May 11, 2025
    Every state has felt the job losses, which came via terminations or by Internal Revenue Service workers who left under…
  • GOP offers new tax breaks for 2026 election year filers

    May 10, 2025
    A recent Ways and Means Committee hearing. (W&M Republicans YouTube channel screen capture) The Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee…
  • Mother’s Day gifts include sales taxes in most states

    May 9, 2025
    Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11. Have you bought your mom a present yet? Don't panic. You still have time. And…
  • Tariff and other tax scams on IRS Small Business Week radar

    May 8, 2025
    Any small business owner, including this self-employed mechanic, could be a tax scam target. All need to stay alert this…
  • House bills seek to ease tax burden of seniors and Social Security recipients

    May 7, 2025
    The Republican-led Congress insists it is making progress on Donald J. Trump's "one big beautiful bill." But party leaders are…
  • Educators expenses tax deduction is Uncle Sam’s small thank you to teachers

    May 6, 2025
    Thank you teachers! It’s something students and their families should say every day, but today especially. The first full week…
  • State tax collectors join in Cinco de Mayo margarita toasts

    May 5, 2025
    FX/FXX TV’s spy-turned-private detective Sterling Archer offers his margarita recipe. If, however, you’re looking for a drink that’s a bit…
  • Trump’s FY26 budget seeks 23% cut in domestic programs

    May 4, 2025
    Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash Donald J. Trump released his first budget request of his second term on Friday,…
  • IRS & SBA celebrate and offer help to smaller companies during National Small Business Week 2025

    May 3, 2025
    The Small Business Administration’s annual National Small Business Week kicks off on Sunday, May 4, and runs through Saturday, May…
  • IRS bumps up HSA contribution limits for 2026

    May 2, 2025
    A health savings account, or HSA, helps high deductible health plan, or HDHP, enrollees cover their larger out-of-pocket medical costs.…
  • May tax moves that could make for merrier savings

    May 1, 2025
    Texas' drought has made for a sparser than usual 2025 wildflower season. But the bees and I thank goodness this…
  • GOP transportation bill calls for federal EV, hybrid fees

    April 30, 2025
    Electric vehicle charging in a suburban Austin, Texas, garage. Texas in 2023 joined the growing ranks of states that collect…
  • Higher state taxes don’t drive away wealthy residents

    April 29, 2025
    Even after targeted tax hikes in Massachusetts and Washington State took effect, the number of rich residents in those states…
  • Trump’s approval sagging at 100-day mark

    April 28, 2025
    At the 100-day mark, the road looks a bit rough for the second Trump administration. (Photo by shy sol) April…
  • May 1 is disaster-delayed Tax Day for filers in 8 states

    April 27, 2025
    North Carolina filers originally facing next month's filing deadline now have until Sept. 25 to complete their tax obligations. Hurricane Helene…
  • Tax and financial knowledge concerns during Financial Literacy Month

    April 26, 2025
    Photo by olia danilevich Tax Day always is illuminating, but not necessarily in a good way. Too often taxpayers discover…
  • TIGTA investigating DOGE and White House incursion into IRS

    April 25, 2025
    Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán If you’ve had questions about exactly what Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) personnel have and…
  • Tax records: What to keep and for how long

    April 24, 2025
    It doesn't matter what kind of filing system you use to keep your tax records, just pick one and use…
  • ‘Critical’ IRS employees told they can’t take resignation offer

    April 23, 2025
    Some IRS workers looking to take advantage of a deferred resignation offer instead were show a stop signal. (Photo by…
  • National parks’ substantial economic contributions

    April 22, 2025
    Photo by Josh Willink    Hello, lovers of the great outdoors! We have just the commemoration for you. National Park…
  • 2025 tax brackets and the tax rate you really pay

    April 21, 2025
    Photo by Mikhail Nilov We're a week past Tax Day. Have you started working on your 2025 return? I don't…
  • Rapid-fire IRS leadership changes during tax filing week

    April 20, 2025
    The IRS continues to deal with chaos at its top ranks, as interim commissioners come and go in rapid succession.
  • The long history, and future of, tax cheating

    April 19, 2025
    Spoiler: Tax cheating is not going away, and likely will increase thanks to recent Trump administration/DOGE actions. Roman portraiture fresco…
  • Create a tax strategy that utilizes different tax baskets

    April 18, 2025
    Happy Easter weekend to all who celebrate. I've always enjoyed the more secular activities, like my neighborhood's annual Easter egg…
  • Tax Day is done. Now what? Plenty!

    April 17, 2025
    Photo by Belle Co … We made it. Tax Day 2025 is finally over for most of the country’s 140…
  • Ernst takes aim at IRS on Tax Day with three new bills

    April 16, 2025
    Two proposals by Sen. Joni Ernst focus on Internal Revenue Service employees who haven't paid their taxes. A third looks…
  • Early April major disasters in AR & TN push Tax Day to Nov. 3

    April 15, 2025
    Emergency workers doing flood salvage. (Photo: FEMA)     Millions of taxpayers across the United States on this Tax Day 2025…
  • 6 last-minute tax-filing tips

    April 14, 2025
    If you've put off your tax filing until the very last minute, don't panic. But get to work on that…
  • April 15 is the deadline for more than just filing Form 1040

    April 13, 2025
    The April 15 federal income tax filing deadline is Tuesday. For most folks, that’s the only thing they have to…
  • Is moving for tax reasons worth the effort? It depends

    April 12, 2025
    You live in a state with a high personal income tax rate. Would you benefit by moving to a low-…
  • 15 filing tips for the last weekend before Tax Day

    April 11, 2025
    Next Tuesday is April 15. If you haven’t filed your 2024 tax return, then you know you have some work…
  • Tax filing extension details for taxpayers with an already disaster-extended deadline

    April 10, 2025
    Photo by Andrey Grushnikov The tax deadline countdown clock is ticking away (literally, there over in the ol’ blog’s right…
  • April 15 means dual filings for estimated tax payers

    April 9, 2025
    April 15 is double Tax Day for those of us who must pay estimated taxes. It’s the end of the…
  • Taking advantage of market downturn to convert your traditional IRA to a Roth version

    April 8, 2025
    Source: Statista A week ago, Donald J. Trump kicked off a series of tariffs on the United States’ global trade…
  • April 15 is not Tax Day for taxpayers abroad or in 13 disaster-area states

    April 7, 2025
    Updated Monday, April 14, 2025: All taxpayers in Tennessee and Arkansas now now have until Nov. 3, 2025, to file their…
  • File for an extension if you can’t finish your taxes by April 15

    April 6, 2025
    Hanging on for more time to file your taxes? Get more by filing Form 4868. (Harold Lloyd in 1923 film…
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