Sotomayor on taxes redux

July 14, 2009

While I've been concentrating on ways to improve the IRS at my Taxpayer Advocacy Panel meetings this week, the real world has been continuing on its merry way outside our conference room.

One event of note is the Senate questioning of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. I haven't been able to watch any of the hearing, but The Caucus has been live blogging the proceedings.

In connection with her nomination to the country's highest court, I also wanted to remind you of my June 29 post on the judge's dearth of tax rulings, Supreme Court reverses Sotomayor case.

Yeah, I know, writing about the lack of tax rulings is not the most exciting bit of information, but hey, it's my goal to keep y'all up to date on any possible tax connections to as many things as possible!

On this same topic, my fellow tax blogger taxgirl has come to the same conclusion in her post today, Sotomayor Supreme Court Hearing: Where's the Tax?

And who knows? Maybe before the Sotomayor confirmation hearing wraps up, we might get some tax-related queries. We can always hope!

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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.)

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