- March 30, 2016You thought it was the perfect job. And it was. For a while. But it's time to move on because,…
- March 29, 2016"Millions flee Georgia for the safety of North Carolina's bathrooms," quipped New Yorker columnist Andy Borowitz after the Tar Heel…
- March 28, 2016All of us tax procrastinators -- and yes, I use "us" because I'm one of them -- still have three…
- March 27, 2016Each tax season, millions of folks get a large chunk of money. For many, this refund money is the largest…
- March 27, 2016The eggs in your Easter basket are probably tax-free. Only a handful of states tax groceries. But you had to…
- March 26, 2016During this presidential primary season, the cost of higher education has been a major campaign issue, especially on the Democratic…
- March 26, 2016Folks who were at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on March 24 to hear Internal Revenue Service Commissioner…
- March 25, 2016Tax crooks just never stop. Now they're invoking the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) in a phishing scam. Real Taxpayer Advocacy Panel members…
- March 24, 2016Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen addressed today's National Press Club luncheon. I wasn't able to get up to my…
- March 23, 2016If you can come up with a way to make taxpayers' online interaction with the Internal Revenue Service easier, the…
- March 22, 2016In this media saturated age, there's no denying that everyone can benefit from some good PR. That also applies to…
- March 21, 2016This post reviewed and some links changed on March 29, 2017. Spring has sprung here in the Northern Hemisphere, at…
- March 19, 2016The hubby and I have no children. We often, however, seem to find ourselves at places and events chock full…
- March 18, 2016In case you haven't check the countdown clock over in the ol' blog's right column, the filing deadline for your…
- March 17, 2016When the idea to honor an American woman by placing her image on the $10 bill was raised back in…
- March 17, 2016Are you celebrating St. Patrick's Day? Probably at least in some fashion. Everybody and their dogs love celebrating St. Patrick's…
- March 16, 2016We give the Internal Revenue Service an incredible amount of personal data. Our Social Security numbers. Our earnings amounts. Our family…
- March 15, 2016In another post last week, I likened tax security lapses to a wildfire. I've reconsidered that analogy, at least when…
- March 14, 2016Tax identity theft and related refund fraud are major concerns of U.S. taxpayers. That was clear in the recent Bankrate…
- March 13, 2016Nope, that headline date is not wrong. If you didn't file a federal tax return three years ago for the…
- March 12, 2016The IRS is holding more than $950 million that was never sent to more than 1 million taxpayers. The…
- March 12, 2016Opponents of Scientology were jazzed yesterday as word spread across the Internet that the controversial church's tax-exempt status had been…
- March 11, 2016It's been one of those weeks that makes me totally understand exactly why the TGIF acronym was created. Blarghhhh! Arghhhh!…
- March 11, 2016How obsessive am I about taxes … and lists? And how little of a real life do I have? This…
- March 10, 2016This was supposed to be the year that the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners clamped down on…
- March 9, 2016Crain's New York Business may have shed some light on why Donald J. Trump doesn't want us to see his…
- March 8, 2016The hubby and I get our medical insurance through his employer. Today we and several of his coworkers got our Form…
- March 7, 2016And once again this election season, it comes back to Donald J. Trump. Ohio Gov. John Kasich released seven years'…
- March 6, 2016As millions of us are still working on our current tax returns, the Internal Revenue Service and its in-house watchdog…
- March 5, 2016Here's some news guaranteed to get steam coming out of many ears on Capitol Hill. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John…
- March 4, 2016Were you like this cat during last night's debate featuring the four remaining 2016 Republican presidential hopefuls? Is the debate over? Is it…
- March 3, 2016The calendar says it's Thursday, March 3, but unofficially it's Pile on Donald Trump Day. It began with the Republican…
- March 2, 2016Deduct! Deduct! That's the tax battle cry each year for many taxpayers, whether they itemize on Schedule A or rely…
- March 1, 2016March is here! The month of lions, lambs, Ides and ideas on how to cut your tax bill. We're heading…
- March 1, 2016The animal heralding March's arrival this tax-filing season is not a lion or a lamb, but a fish, or rather…
- February 29, 2016Donald Trump's opponents for the Republican presidential nomination have to be jumping for joy (OK, my one and only Leap…
- February 28, 2016There are many reasons folks are leery of the Internal Revenue Service, but asset seizures have to be at the…
- February 27, 2016If you make money, you generally have to file a tax return. And while some young taxpayers are able to…
- February 26, 2016That Donald J. Trump. He apparently is special, even in the Internal Revenue Service's eyes. His tax returns have been…
- February 25, 2016Paying taxes isn't voluntary. That's why there's payroll withholding to take the money out of our wages before we get…