Tax Talk

Adjusting Your Tax Withholdings

It's a good idea to double check your tax withholdings. Sometimes you're paying in too much. Other times, you're not withholding enough and you could... Read More

Area Man Treats Colleague to Dinner, Drinks

The three-martini lunch has a long and mostly honorable history as a deductible business expense. As former President Gerald Ford once said, "Where... Read More

Free App Avoids 100% of This Tax

Traffic apps have revolutionized how many of us get from Point A to Point B. They started with in-dash navigation systems that needed updates every... Read More

Romantic Tax Collectors Love Valentine’s Day Too

It's February, and love is in the air. Restaurants are advertising intimate specials for two. Florists are rolling out the red carpet. And in the... Read More

Country Crooners Sing the Blues

Country music embraces a long tradition of songs about sadness and ruin, heartbreak and pain. It just makes sense, then, that country sometimes runs... Read More

Two-Tired to Fight About It

When you think of "federal crime," you probably think of big-ticket offenses like mail fraud, identity theft, and tax evasion. But our criminal code... Read More

iTaxes Version 38 Billion.0

In 2016, SyFy debuted a new show called Incorporated about a dystopian future where corporations, not governments, rule the world. If that... Read More

How Will I Know?

In 2012, the singer Whitney Houston died suddenly, drowning in a hotel bathroom after years of battling drug addiction. Yet the world will always... Read More

He’s Mister Tax Miser

Welcome to 2018! New Years' always brings changes to taxes. Key numbers, like tax brackets, standard deductions, personal exemptions, and qualified... Read More