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Some Modest Proposals

Here in America, most of our tax debates center on "income." How do we define it? How do we count it? What do we get to exclude from it, deduct from... Read More

It’s Freezing Where?

Taxpayers across much of the Midwest and East Coast have enjoyed a relatively light winter this year, with mild temperatures and little snow. But Old... Read More

Baby, Don’t Leave

State governments collect billions of dollars in taxes every year, and they work just as hard to protect their revenue base as their friends at the... Read More

Patriots 28, Seahawks 24, IRS Millions

You probably thought the holiday season ended when the last Christmas lights finally came off the house. But then you would have forgotten the... Read More

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Getting mail from the IRS is rarely something to celebrate. If it's a bill, consider yourself lucky — at least you can just pay it and be done. If... Read More

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

Way back in 1963, the singer Andy Williams introduced one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the... Read More

Trick Play Backfires; Team Thrown For Loss

College football fans have been crying for a season-ending playoff tournament for years, to replace the invitational "bowl championship" series that... Read More

A Royal Mess!

Most of us don't get to choose our parents. And while we're usually grateful for the ones we have, we've also dreamed of lives that might have been.... Read More

Decoding the Code

The Imitation Game is the critically acclaimed story of Alan Turing, a British mathematician who is widely credited as being the father of computer... Read More

Our Twelve Days of Christmas

Every year, PNC Bank publishes their "Christmas Wealth Index" to track the cost of the Twelve Days of Christmas. For 2014, it's $116,273.06, up 1.4%... Read More