Rap it up

April 6, 2007

Kenny Pickett, a Boston tax rapper (and Beantown sports fan) invokes Men in Black type auditors, the Tea Party aka America’s first tax protest, and provides some tax-wise lyrics like this:

I to the R to the S to the audit
Keep your receipt to prove that you bought it

Click the arrow below to hear for yourself:

Now Kenny’s not just a musical tax fan. His video, made with the help of videographer Nat Towsen, is one of 370 entered in a contest sponsored by TurboTax. More on the contest here. Warning: Vanilla Ice is the contest spokesperson. At least he doesn’t rap this time!

To vote for Kenny’s and Nat’s tax rap, click here.

Or you can scroll down a bit and browse the other 369 entries to find one that appeals more to your tax and rap sensibilities.

But decide soon. Voting ends on Sunday, April 8. Vanilla Ice will announce the winner on April 15. Here’s hoping he doesn’t sing that either.

Your choice could help aspiring musicians, or accountants, win a nice chunk of change. The Grand Prize winner gets $25,000. First place is worth $5,000. Second place nets $1,000. The tax software company also plans to award "TurboTax Bling" to five Viewer’s Choice picks.

All winnings are, of course, taxable.

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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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