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Can the President Impose Taxes? Jul. 31, 2025
This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit — which sits right below... Read More
President Trump Should Announce Suspension of Tax Day on April 15; National Tax Holiday; Reparations to Taxpayers; and Lie Detector Tests Feb. 23, 2025
We've been robbed. Our tax money has been looted, stolen and wasted. Beyond the imagination of most ... Read More
Trump Clearly Prefers Billionaires to His Base Feb. 18, 2025
Will the MAGA base ever figure out they've been played? Farm country provided Trump with some of his... Read More
When Others Cheat on Their Taxes, Who Pays Them? You Do Jul. 30, 2024
When Republicans took control of the House in January 2023, their first order of business was a bill... Read More
Taxation Without Reason Feb. 28, 2024
My income tax is due in a few weeks! I hate it. I'm pretty good at math, but I no longer prepare my ... Read More
Mike Johnson Caves Nov. 04, 2023
How long, people wondered, would it be before the new House speaker showed his true stripes caving t... Read More
What Do We Think of the New Speaker? Nov. 02, 2023
After more than a week, we are still building an impression of the new House speaker, Rep. Mike John... Read More
Handling an Inheritance Well and Dealing with the IRS Both Require a Game Plan Sep. 18, 2023
While not always easy to think about, an inheritance is a part of the financial picture for many bab... Read More
Dear Cheapskate: I've Got a Question on Withholding, People-Pleasers, Cosigning Jun. 21, 2023
As faithful readers know, my inbox fills up quickly. While it's impossible to respond personally to ... Read More
Biden's Bad Deal Jun. 01, 2023
When you negotiate from a position of weakness, you get a lousy deal. When it's the best you can do,... Read More
Dear Cheapskate: Oodles of Hotel Toiletries, Lawn Mower Agreement and an IRS Goof-up, Too! May. 17, 2023
Lots of mail this week, but who's complaining? Not me, that's for sure. I love hearing from my reade... Read More
Who Doesn't Want Free Tax Preparation Services? Just Ask the Republicans. Apr. 10, 2023
The big tax preparation companies are all upset because the Biden administration proposes to do some... Read More
Business or Hobby? Apr. 04, 2023
Doing something fun and making a little money at it? Maybe you sell stuff on eBay, Amazon or Etsy ju... Read More
The IRS Serves Its 'Customers' by Terrifying Them: A $2.1 Million Penalty for Failing to File a Form on Time Reveals the Agency's True Nature Jan. 25, 2023
As tax season begins, the IRS is making a show of using its newly expanded budget to improve the age... Read More
How 'Fact-Checkers' Rushed to Defend IRS Expansion Jan. 11, 2023
House Republicans carried out a pledge to vote to repeal a $71 billion increase in spending for the ... Read More
The Reform Small Business Really Needs: A Memo to the New Congress Jan. 10, 2023
As the new 118th Congress slouches its way toward Washington this week, America's small businesses a... Read More
Republicans Should Just Say No to Any Budget That Funds 87,000 New IRS Agents Dec. 27, 2022
One of the biggest promises by Republicans in the 2022 election season was that if they won a majori... Read More
Year-end Tax Planning for 2022 (Part 2 of 2) Dec. 06, 2022
As we exit the first "post-COVID year," it's time to start thinking about 2022 tax filings this comi... Read More
Year-end Tax Planning for 2022 (Part 1 of 2) Nov. 29, 2022
As we reach the end of the first "post-COVID year," it's hard to even think of another income tax de... Read More
When the IRS Sends You a Letter Oct. 11, 2022
Few things in life are more unsettling than getting a letter from the IRS — especially if you ... Read More
