- October 28, 2016Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton isn't the only person facing email questions. Republicans who head Congress' tax-writing committees want answers…
- October 27, 2016Welcome to Part 3 of the ol' blog's series on 2017 inflation adjustments. You can find links to all 2017 inflation…
- October 27, 2016It's been a good week in fighting con artists who pose as Internal Revenue Service agents to steal taxpayers' money.…
- October 26, 2016Welcome to Part 2 of the ol' blog's series on 2017 inflation adjustments, which kicked off yesterday with the tweaked…
- October 26, 2016It's that special tax time of year, when the Internal Revenue Service releases its annual inflation adjustments for more than…
- October 25, 2016Have you gotten one of those fake Internal Revenue Service agent collection calls lately? If not, you can thank Indian…
- October 24, 2016Attention Alabama online shoppers. If you're planning to buy from Amazon, you'd better hit the shopping cart enter button soon.…
- October 23, 2016Would a tax break be enough to change your shopping habits? One Scandinavian country is hoping to test that theory,…
- October 22, 2016While the two major party presidential candidates have focused on corporations' overseas tax strategies, the Internal Revenue Service has been…
- October 21, 2016For the last five years, I've been regularly grocery shopping with my mother. She's a retiree on a fixed income, so…
- October 20, 2016And we're done. With the 2016 presidential debates, not the election. The debates were supposed to help us voters make…
- October 19, 2016The third and final presidential debate is tonight in Las Vegas, and it's a sure bet that most Americans will…
- October 18, 2016Forget all those disparate and confusing presidential election polls, online and more scientific. The Washington Redskins have decided who will…
- October 17, 2016Eighty-five years ago today -- Oct. 17, 1931 -- a federal jury in Chicago convicted gangster Al "Scarface" Capone of…
- October 16, 2016I spent almost two decades working in Washington, D.C. I also have covered taxes for most of my writing career.…
- October 15, 2016UPDATE: The Oakland Raiders received conditional approval from the National Football League on March 27, 2017, to move to Nevada.…
- October 14, 2016It's almost here, the Oct. 17 tax extension filing deadline. Since the regular 15th due date is Saturday, procrastinating filers…
- October 13, 2016Many tax laws might be absurd, but overall, taxes are no laughing matter, especially when it comes to filers who…
- October 11, 2016It's one of my favorite times of the year. Major league sports seasons overlap. The National Football League season is…
- October 11, 2016Donald Trump acknowledged during Sunday's second presidential debate that he had avoided paying federal income taxes for years thanks to…
- October 10, 2016Donald J. Trump, as the huge signage on his buildings demonstrates, loves his surname. But a smaller Trump representation is…
- October 9, 2016"An American has no sense of privacy. He does not know what it means. There is no such thing in…
- October 8, 2016Have you filed your 2015 tax return yet? Don't feel bad. You are definitely not alone. The Internal Revenue Service…
- October 7, 2016Donald Trump kicked off his ultimately successful bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination with an attack on Mexicans who…
- October 6, 2016Have global law enforcement officers cracked the biggest U.S. tax scam ever? Probably not, but it appears they have at…
- October 5, 2016Did you watch the vice presidential debate? Stephen Colbert took advantage of a live broadcast of his Late Show on…
- October 4, 2016Will taxes, specifically, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump's still officially secret federal filings dominate tonight's vice presidential debate? It's…
- October 3, 2016No, we still haven't seen Donald Trump's federal tax returns. Donald Trump shared this photo on his Twitter account last…
- October 2, 2016October is one of my favorite months, as it ushers in crisp, cooler temperatures. This time of year has two…
- October 1, 2016Gasoline prices were amazingly low this past summer. One reason that drivers nationwide paid less at the pump was that…
- September 29, 2016I'm raising my third cup to celebrate National Coffee Day. I must admit, though, that I tend to follow my…
- September 28, 2016There's an old tax myth that filing an amended tax return will get you audited. Not true. In fact, failing to…
- September 27, 2016Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton finally went toe-to-toe last night in the first debate of the 2016 presidential election campaign…
- September 27, 2016Click image to go to C-SPAN's 2016 campaign coverage. The 2016 presidential campaign was kicked up a notch the evening of Sept. 26…
- September 26, 2016If you have an old federal tax debt, you might be getting a call from a private debt collection agency…
- September 25, 2016I'm a bit slow today. I got up at o'dark-thirty to catch a flight home from San Diego, California, where…
- September 24, 2016Computer users, which nowadays means almost everyone, used to be told to follow the X-file's advice when it came to cyber…
- September 23, 2016Saving is the key to the kind of retirement you want. The earlier you start, the better. Among the goals…
- September 22, 2016Place your Amazon orders soon D.C. residents. On Oct. 1, the Seattle-based giant e-commerce operation will begin tacking the District…
- September 21, 2016Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen gets his day in court, I mean before a House panel, today. The appearance comes…