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Accountants Behaving Badly

Every year, "true crime" fans look forward to the IRS Criminal Investigation Unit's annual report detailing their efforts to combat the cheats who... Read More

Bet They Didn’t Think About This

Last week, a New York judge issued writs of habeas corpus on behalf of two chimpanzees named Hercules and Leo, currently living in a research lab at... Read More

Guaranteed Loser

You've bought a lottery ticket or two in your time, right? The Powerball jackpot hits a kajillion dollars, and you realize you really can't win if... Read More

Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em

Every year, the IRS Criminal Investigations unit (IRS-CI) releases a surprisingly entertaining report detailing their efforts to protect the Treasury... Read More

The Tax Man Runneth

The 2016 presidential election is 20 months away. Sadly, for those of us who don't watch C-SPAN for fun, that basically means it's right around the... Read More

Big News from Washington

Americans have been complaining about income taxes since the IRS unleashed the first Form 1040 on us back in 1913. Sure, we all hate paying them. But... Read More

Shocking News

This time of year, taxpayers across America are scrambling to put together their last year's mileage records. First you've got to total up how many... Read More

007 for a Day

Who hasn't wanted to be a spy at some point or another? Boys see their first James Bond movie, and they don't want to be like 007 — they want to be... Read More

Crossing the Finnish Line

You know that sinking feeling. You're driving down the road, minding your own business, when you see a cop's "cherries and berries" flashing in your... Read More

You Taxin’ Me?

Actor Robert DeNiro has played some of the most compelling characters in movie history: the schizophrenic ex-marine Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, the... Read More