In addition to electing lawmakers on Nov. 3, voters across the United States will see some policy questions on their ballots. The results could affect their state and local taxes.
State and federal taxes account for a large part of the price of beer. Will the levies impact your beverage enjoyment at Oktoberfests across the United States this fall? Read on to learn more about your state’s beer tax.
Being an employee or a contractor has implications for workers and businesses. Here’s how Uncle Sam determines the appropriate role, and what that means for both workers’ and companies’ tax responsibilities.
The U.S. agricultural sector is facing many challenges, including extremely hot and dry weather. The IRS is helping with the climate issue, providing tax relief to some drought-stricken farmers and ranchers.
The Internal Revenue Service wants to add a citizenship and work authorization status question to our tax year 2026 Form 1040. The inquiry, an apparent attempt to further involve the federal tax agency in the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement efforts, is likely to face legal challenges from tax privacy advocates.
Every year, the Internal Revenue Service misses some legally due taxes. The agency also has let us know the amount of the annual revenue shortfall, popularly known as the Tax Gap. Until now.
A pending Tax Court ruling on interest the IRS charged on unpaid taxes during the COVID pandemic could affect “a potentially very large number of taxpayers.” Here’s a look at the case, and how the IRS generally handles interest charges.
Sept. 15 is Tax Day again for those who must pay estimated taxes. That’s the deadline for the current tax year’s third quarterly payment.
You can honor the heroes of Sept. 11, 2001, on Friday’s Patriot Day (or any day) by donating to or volunteering with nonprofit groups. Associated tax breaks might even save you enough so that you can give even more to your favorite causes.
Retirees, and members of Congress, are growing more concerned about Social Security’s financial viability. Some GOP members are even considering wage base changes, a tax hike they previously resisted.
As more people own digital assets, crooks are cooking up new tax-themed schemes to steal the holdings and more. The latest is a fake IRS Digital Asset Compliance Portal.
Campers are among consumers who can save some tax dollars during Florida’s 4-month outdoor-themed tax holiday. A Labor Day specific tax holiday offers sales tax breaks to Louisiana gun buyers. And Indiana drivers get one more month of a statewide gasoline tax suspension.
September marks the beginning of the fall season. It’s also a great month to make some chill tax moves that could save you some cold tax cash.
September brings us two autumnal arrival dates, along with plenty of chill tax tasks that could save you cold cash.
Hurricane damage is a constant threat to U.S. coastal communities during the annual June 1 through Nov. 30 tropical storm season. But as the storms move inland, landlocked areas also face risks. Get ready before one strikes, or even forms in the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico.
September brings two autumnal arrivals, along with plenty of tax tasks. Summer in the city — and rural areas, too — is over, at least by one measurement. Meteorological Fall, the three months from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30 when days get shorter and cooler, has officially arrived. I know. It’s still warmer across much of the country than many of us would like, but now we have scientific hope that cooler temperatures are on the way. That’s more likely to happen when the Autumnal Equinox finally arrives on Sept. 22. We also have the peak of the Atlantic/Gulf of…
September brings two autumnal arrivals, along with lots of tax tasks. After this summer’s heat wave — it was the hottest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere — I am definitely ready for September and its promise (hope) of cooler temperatures. If that sounds distressingly familiar, it’s because it is. Just last year weather records across the globe were shattered. Another thing that repeats annually is taxes. So, with the start of a new season, let’s get going on September tax moves. Taking care of filing and more: Sure, the main season was January 1 through April 15. But…
September brings two autumnal arrivals, along with lots of tax tasks. After this summer’s heat wave — it was the hottest summer on record here in Austin, as well the Texas capital’s driest in 113 years — I am definitely ready for September and its promise (hope) of cooler temperatures. Unfortunately, that’s not happening here, at least not early this month. Despite the arrival on Sept. 1 of Meteorological Fall, it looks like we won’t get any substantially cooler temperatures until the Autumnal Equinox on Sept. 23. However, one thing we can count on this month is tax tasks to take care…
September
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TO WRAP UP 2026
It’s over! With October’s extended filing deadline behind us, it is now time to focus on year-end moves to reduce your 2026 tax bill.
You’ll find ways to do just that on the Tax Tips page (see the More Tax Posts drop-down menu at the top of the blog), as well as the separate tax tip pages for each month, notably October through December. If you’re on the Tax Tips page, you’ll find a monthly list at the end of this column. If you’re on another blog page, you can head straight to the October tips; at the bottom of that tips page you’ll find links to all the other 11 months’ collections of tax advice.
Not to spoil what you’ll find in that tax advice, but it does cover such things as tax deductions for charitable donations, investment moves that could reduce tax due, and ways to max out your tax-favored retirement savings.
Finally, as the year winds down, things get hectic. There are lots of other things to occupy our time, like the much more fun upcoming holidays. But don’t lose sight of taxes, since timing is key. To be of use, most tax moves must be made by the end of the tax year. That’s Thursday, Dec. 31, which also is the last business day of the year.
So that you don’t miss that final tax year deadline, also keep an eye on the countdown clock below. It will keep you on top of just how much time is left to make important, tax-saving moves. (Note: I’m in the Central Time Zone, so adjust accordingly for where you live.)