Filed under: Tax, Technology
The Iowa Progress Project, a conservative group which lobbies for consumer's rights, started running a radio advertisement last week about "corporate welfare." The impetus for the ad was an announcement that Microsoft is creating 50 new jobs in Iowa by [...] Filed under: Tax, Technology
The Iowa Progress Project, a conservative group which lobbies for consumer's rights, started running a radio advertisement last week about "corporate welfare." The impetus for the ad was an announcement that Microsoft is creating 50 new jobs in Iowa by [...] Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Tax
Many small business owners make a common mistake: They use their business checking account or business credit card to pay personal expenses. They figure it's no big deal. They'll either pretend those were business expenses and deduct them on the business tax [...] Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Tax
Many small business owners make a common mistake: They use their business checking account or business credit card to pay personal expenses. They figure it's no big deal. They'll either pretend those were business expenses and deduct them on the business tax [...] Filed under: Sex Sells, Shopping, Tax, Technology
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has written about one industry that is actually being greatly stimulated from the government's economic stimulus plan: The online porn industry.Filed under: Sex Sells, Shopping, Tax, Technology
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has written about one industry that is actually being greatly stimulated from the government's economic stimulus plan: The online porn industry.Filed under: Tax, Transportation, Travel
A new map of the U.S. on GasBuddy.com illustrates the disparity of gasoline prices across the U.S. Red, representing the most expensive gas, colors California and the West Coast, and parts of New England. Deep green, representing the cheapest gas, appears only [...]
Filed under: Tax, Transportation, Travel
A new map of the U.S. on GasBuddy.com illustrates the disparity of gasoline prices across the U.S. Red, representing the most expensive gas, colors California and the West Coast, and parts of New England. Deep green, representing the cheapest gas, appears only [...]
Filed under: Banks, Debt, Tax, The Dolans, Wealth, Bankruptcy
Walk past a newsstand these days and you'll see dozens of glossy magazines with the faces of the rich and famous staring back at you. Glamour, fame, fortune! But behind the fancy clothes [...]
Filed under: Banks, Debt, Tax, The Dolans, Wealth, Bankruptcy
Walk past a newsstand these days and you'll see dozens of glossy magazines with the faces of the rich and famous staring back at you. Glamour, fame, fortune! But behind the fancy clothes [...]
Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Extracurriculars, Real Estate, Retire, Simplification, Tax, Wealth, Travel
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Appalled at the way that many of Florida's citizens were disenfranchised in the 2000 Presidential election, Reginald Hudlin and Aaron McGruder decided to do something about it. [...] Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Extracurriculars, Real Estate, Retire, Simplification, Tax, Wealth, Travel
Appalled at the way that many of Florida's citizens were disenfranchised in the 2000 Presidential election, Reginald Hudlin and Aaron McGruder decided to do something about it. [...] Filed under: Budgets, Tax, Wealth
Yesterday President Bush signed bills that fund $162 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That brings the total bill to about $650 billion for the Iraq war and roughly $200 billion for Afghanistan. How do you [...] Filed under: Budgets, Tax, Wealth
Yesterday President Bush signed bills that fund $162 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That brings the total bill to about $650 billion for the Iraq war and roughly $200 billion for Afghanistan. How do you [...] Filed under: Budgets, Real Estate, Tax, Transportation
A couple big stories out today in BusinessWeek and the Los Angeles Times talk about how state and local governments are getting pinched by both high gas prices and falling home values, which cut property [...] Filed under: Budgets, Real Estate, Tax, Transportation
A couple big stories out today in BusinessWeek and the Los Angeles Times talk about how state and local governments are getting pinched by both high gas prices and falling home values, which cut property [...] Filed under: Tax, Transportation, Health, Fraud
The Attorney General proposed some new updates wants to update the American Disabilities Act this month. The changes were greeted mostly as a boon--a potentially expensive one--to disabled people. One provision of the law actually cuts [...] Filed under: Tax, Transportation, Health, Fraud
The Attorney General proposed some new updates wants to update the American Disabilities Act this month. The changes were greeted mostly as a boon--a potentially expensive one--to disabled people. One provision of the law actually cuts [...] Filed under: Extracurriculars, Saving, Shopping, Tax
One woman spent it on training her puppy. Another couple spent theirs fixing their car. One woman bought a fancy Dyson vacuum cleaner and commented, (I paraphrase here) "I hope it sucks as good and long as this [...] Filed under: Extracurriculars, Saving, Shopping, Tax
One woman spent it on training her puppy. Another couple spent theirs fixing their car. One woman bought a fancy Dyson vacuum cleaner and commented, (I paraphrase here) "I hope it sucks as good and long as this [...] 
I'm all for the government cracking down on collecting child support payments, and taking the money directly out of IRS payment seems like a winning plan. But the $2 billion that the government has collected so [...]
I'm all for the government cracking down on collecting child support payments, and taking the money directly out of IRS payment seems like a winning plan. But the $2 billion that the government has collected so [...]
Filed under: Tax
Starting July 1, 2008, the standard mileage rate for business miles is being increased to 58.5 cents per mile. The rate is currently at 50.5 cents per mile. Over the years, the IRS has somewhat tried to keep up with increasing fuel costs, [...] Filed under: Tax
Starting July 1, 2008, the standard mileage rate for business miles is being increased to 58.5 cents per mile. The rate is currently at 50.5 cents per mile. Over the years, the IRS has somewhat tried to keep up with increasing fuel costs, [...] 
Last week five homeowners in the Madison, Wisconsin area completely lost their homes because of flood waters. Many other homes were affected by flood waters, but these were completely destroyed. The homeowners think they shouldn't have to pay their full property [...] Last week five homeowners in the Madison, Wisconsin area completely lost their homes because of flood waters. Many other homes were affected by flood waters, but these were completely destroyed. The homeowners think they shouldn't have to pay their full property [...] 
As I reported last month, I was supposed to get my economic stimulus check direct deposited some time on or before May 9. But the day came and went and I got absolutamente nada.Filed under: Tax
The Economic Policy Institute does an interesting dissection of the 2008 Department of Labor budget for FY2009. Ross Eisenbray shows how we're spending 100 times more to watch unions than employers. He calls the budget "dramatically out of balance." It's hard to imagine [...]
Filed under: Tax, Transportation
The truth is that there is no conspiracy against Americans when it comes to gas prices. No one is purposely making you pay more, and our government can't really help. Anything our government would try to do would probably backfire royally, so they're better off [...]Filed under: Shopping, Tax, Technology
My rebate check plans were simple: buy a new computer to replace my old one that was dying a slow, painful (for me) death. I spent weeks pouring over ads, reviews and tedious discussions of which feature was important to [...]
Filed under: Extracurriculars, Tax
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Ivana Trump -- the former Mrs. Donald and mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric -- failed to pay a $145,216 tax bill because of all the excitement surrounding her $3 million wedding to Rossano Rubicondi.
The state tax holiday idea is spreading as the economic turmoil saps the income of middle-class Americans. The idea is that a state picks a day or more on which it waives state sales tax on purchases of selected types of goods. 
The Supreme Court's 
I am so sick of hearing about the economic stimulus checks, also dubbed tax rebate checks. Our government has been doing its level best to spend many billions of dollars on this endeavor. In addition to the $150 billion or more that is projected 
It's a common practice to recommend that taxpayers keep their tax filing information for three or seven years. A taxpayer has up to three years after the due date of a tax return to file an amended return if new information or corrections come 
Barack Obama is making it clear to Americans that one of his big priorities will be raising taxes. And lots of people don't seem to mind, so long as the increased taxes aren't being paid by them. 
Retailers are reporting that 
Sometime in the next couple of days, weeks, or whenever, my wife and I are going to receive a nice little chunk of change from our ol' buddy Dubya. Of course, it's our patriotic duty to use that 