© Lisa Norwood I've been self-employed many times. It suits me, as I dislike people and prefer to be 100% alone. (That's a joke, although truth be told I have always been a bit of a loner.)...

I've never been subjected to a tax audit, and I hope I never will. But this Wall Street Journal report says my chances are increasing: Internal Revenue Service officials say audits of taxpayers...

Every now and then you might hear about the alternative minimum tax, or AMT, and how it is snaring more people each year, meaning more and more of us are trying to figure out how to avoid it. I'm...

Alaska has no state sales tax and no state income tax. But that's only the beginning... I came across this article today that shows Anchorage to be the cheapest major American city to live in, at...

Jennifer Openshaw had an interesting article on TheStreet last week about things the IRS looks for in deciding to audit certain tax returns. Too late to do much if you've already filed, but if you...

The Internal Revenue Service listed their annual "dirty dozen" tax scams last week. It's sort of a strange list, in that some of the scams are ways you can get scammed and others are...

The new hip thing to do in corporate America is to get people to make commercials or videos about your products and then give away a prize for the best ones. For example, there was a Super Bowl...

One of the best strategies to invest with good returns and lower tax liability is to invest in exchange-traded funds rather than a traditional mutual fund. An ETF is very much like a mutual fund with...

You have probably received an unpleasant surprise this year when you discovered that you have a significant capital gains tax on your mutual funds. Now the reason why it has happened this year, more...

Call your senator and implore him or her to support S. 1103. This is the stealth tax that has go to be scrapped.......

More color from the frontline. The AMT continues to fester, another elephant in the room.......

You may have discussed the Alternatvie Minimum Tax with your tax preparer. You may have been subject to the tax. You may not know what it is. You better get familiar with it because the number of...

April 15th is this Friday. If you won't get your taxes filed on time be sure to get an extension. In light of all things taxes, here is a short article discussing the intention of the IRS to...

Last month the IRS released Private Letter Ruling 200507021. Ah, I see your collective eyes glazing over. Hang in there, this could save you a chunk of change. In a nutshell, the ruling says asset...