Mark your calendar for Blog Action Day

September 27, 2009

What are you doing on Oct. 15? If you got an extension to file your taxes, you might be frantically filling out your 1040 that day.

But Oct. 15 is also Blog Action Day, or BAD.

On that Thursday, thousands of bloggers will focus on one issue that's important to the world. The 2009 topic is climate change.

You say your blog doesn't deal with ecological issues? That's not a problem.

In 2007, the inaugural Blog Action Day topic was the environment. I blogged about the various environmental tax breaks available that tax year.

Last year, the unifying issue was poverty. I blogged about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

I'm still cogitating about how I'll approach climate change this Oct. 15. The obvious tax hook is cap and trade, but maybe I'll find something a bit more scintillating. We'll see.

If you're interested in participating, check out the Blog Action Day Web page, the BAD blog and its Twitter feed, @blogactionday (hash tag #BAD09).

We'll see you on Oct. 15, with some very last-minute tax filing tips and a Blog Action Day post, too.

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The More Tax Posts tab at the top of this page will take you to, well, more tax posts. You also can search below for a tax topic.

TAX-SAVVY WAYS
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.)

Credits/Deductions

Disasters

Family

Filing and Paying Taxes

Politics/Laws

Refunds

State Taxes

Tax Brackets/Inflation

Tax Tips

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Eric

17 years ago Reply

I blogged for Blog Action Day in advance. I’m encouraging all of you to use the term “global warming” instead of “climate change,” and explain why in this post about environmental writing.

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Mark your calendar for Blog Action Day

Eric