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Tax Basics: What's Your Tax IQ? May. 26, 2021
Dear Readers: It's tax time again, and I'm getting lots of questions, especially from young people f... Read More
Does It Still Make Sense to Itemize Deductions? Feb. 27, 2019
Dear Readers: With the April 15th tax deadline coming up quickly, I'm getting questions from readers... Read More
Alimony and Utilities Mar. 21, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you comment on the changes in tax law that affect alimony payments? As a soon-... Read More
A Puny Tax Reform Built on Broken Promises Dec. 21, 2017
Modern politics is a steady process of lowering standards, eroding norms and peddling fictions. The ... Read More
Simpler Tax Simplification Nov. 08, 2017
As you read this, President Trump's tax plan is being debated. Congress will change it. Where this e... Read More
From Real Estate to the Presidency and Back Nov. 07, 2017
In Hawaii, "aloha" also means "goodbye." President Trump could not have missed the less-than-enthusi... Read More
Cutting SALT From the Federal Tax Diet Oct. 19, 2017
In the quest for a better tax code, it shouldn't be difficult to agree that a tax deduction that mos... Read More
Taxing Dollars Already Taxed by States Will Not Happen Oct. 03, 2017
Nice try, Republicans. You'd like to end the federal deduction for state and local taxes. That would... Read More
Can the 'Big Six' Keep Tax Reform From Being Deep-Sixed? Sep. 28, 2017
This week, the so-called "Big Six" Republican tax leaders unveiled more of their plan to reform the ... Read More
Blame the Spendaholics, Not Tax Reformers Apr. 26, 2017
If you live in tax hell — New York, Illinois, California, New Jersey or Connecticut — pa... Read More
Size of State Governments Not Washington's Business Mar. 11, 2014
We who applaud the boldness of Rep. Dave Camp's tax reform plan need not like everything in it. The ... Read More
Get Paid to Donate Your Stuff Feb. 27, 2014
Get Paid to Donate Your Stuff If you itemize your tax return, you probably know that you are allowe... Read More
