The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants you – and not in that scary, sending you Notices of Deficiency kind of way nor in a smarmy personals ad kind of way (yes, I did just get back from Seattle so that darn Meg Ryan movie is on my mind). The IRS is currently accepting applications for…
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexican Independence Day – that’s on September 16 (be sure and drop that casually tonight over tequila and margaritas and you’ll sound super smart). It is, instead, the anniversary of the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the…
My 7-year-old is always looking for an angle. Recently, she asked for a cookie before bedtime. I said yes. She asked for another one. I said no, just one. “But,” she whined at me, “They’re vegan!” My husband seemed to think she had a point. What Amy was doing was trying to find a loophole….
On the first season of CBS’ Survivor, Richard Hatch was quickly painted as the villain. He was, to many viewers, too cocky and too focused on winning. Despite his less than favorable reputation, Hatch went on to become the first ever Survivor winner. More than ten years later, Hatch has found out what it means…
There are some moments that you remember with perfect clarity. For me, it was the day that my daughter asked me why the birds couldn’t breathe. That day was in June 2010, a month and a half after the April 20 blowout on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. My oldest daughter, now…
You’d think that the day after Tax Day would be quiet – but it’s not. You see, once tax time has come and gone, taxpayers are not completely off the hook. You’ll want to keep records and documentation on hand in the event that the IRS comes calling. Here are some tips to help you…
Happy Tax Day! It’s easy to focus on the whole writing a big check to Uncle Sam bit and have a sour taste in your mouth. But don’t despair! Tax Day also means free stuff. And free is good, right? Take advantage of some of the promos and specials running today in honor of Tax…
Beanie Sigel has a little excitement planned for Tuesday but it has nothing to do with taxes. Sigel’s new album, Broad Street Empire Vol. 1: Lost Files, is scheduled to drop on Tax Day, April 17, according to Philly’s own DJ Damage. Coincidence? Maybe. Or perhaps it’s a clever reference to Sigel’s tax troubles. When…
It was a good Easter weekend for Stacy Knutson, a waitress at the Fryn’ Pan restaurant in Moorhead, Minnesota. Knutson was working a shift in November when a customer left a take out box on the table. Knutson tried to return the box to the customer but was told that she could keep it. When…
We’re down to the wire! Tax season is nearly over for the 2011 tax year: just 15 days remain until Tax Day (remember that you have until April 17, 2012, to file your 2011 individual federal income tax return). If you haven’t yet filed, here’s your chance to get caught up on what was new…