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The Waiting Game & AMT

As a parent, I spend a lot of time waiting. I have watched my son eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for an hour.

But don’t get too excited. It’s totally lame – again. You see, when it comes to the AMT (alternative minimum tax), Congress has no answer.

I have to say that I remain fascinated by the vote in Washington state that would have transferred a majority of the tax burden onto

This election is big for all parties. That’s both a good thing – and a not so good thing – depending on who you are.

In many parts of Mexico, today is the official celebration of Día de los Muertos – or Day of the Dead. That seems awfully fitting

Taxpayer asks: Any site that you can provide related to the statute of limitations of unpaid individual income taxes? The tax periods in question are

The tech blog at the Financial Times (FT.com) is offering some further insight into the EFTPS scam that I reported earlier. According to FT.com, the

Taxpayer asks: Hi, Just wondering if I have multiple jobs one year, can I not declare taxes if what I earn from each individual job

This week, Congress has been sparring over the best way to fix the economy. It looks like, one way or the other, we’re going to