In two weeks, the Internal Revenue Service will close its doors for the third time this summer. IRS employees will not report to work on
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IRS To Mail Out Furlough Notices Next Week, Announcing Agency-Wide Shutdowns
One week. That’s all it took. One week after Tax Day came and went, the Internal Revenue Service will send out furlough notices to its
Read MoreTax Day Remains April 15, 2013, Despite Holidays & Hopes For Extensions
As Tax Day creeps closer, I’ve been getting a slew of messages – on Twitter, email, and Facebook – hopeful that the big day will
Read MoreAs Deficit Soars, Congress Suggests New Tax On Text Messages
(Note: Now that this post is a few days old, not everyone gets the joke. I don’t want to spoil the surprise at the end
Read MoreAs Squabbles Over Budget Continue, Annual White House Easter Egg Tradition Rolls On
My kids are minutes away from their annual Easter Egg Hunt. Set among the backdrop of rural North Carolina, it’s miles away – both literally
Read MoreIRS Won’t Delay Tax Season
You remember when you were little and you would keep checking the sky for snow clouds on the off chance that you got a snow
Read MoreSenate Fails To Push Through Measures To Avoid Sequestration
What do Republicans and Democrats have in common? Neither party can seem to muster a bill to head off the sequester looming on Friday. Two
Read MoreClergy Stages Pray-In At Boehner’s Office In Response To Sequestration
About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation. – Will Rogers
Read MoreHow Will Your State Be Impacted By Sequestration?
Five days. That’s how long until the sequestration goes into effect. Sequestration, painted as one half of the worst thing ever, is a series of
Read MoreHouse Passes Senate Budget Bill: We Have A Deal!
Well, color me surprised. The House voted on the budget after all, and they voted up or down, rather than amending the Senate bill. The
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