Tax Mommy's Blog

I think the sweet grandmother in the movie Parenthood said it best, “Your grandpa took me on a roller coaster… Up, down. Up, down – oh what a ride. It was just interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited and so thrilled all together.

The school year is almost over, and most schools have set aside this week to honor the hard work and dedication of our educators.  The work of a teacher never ends so this recognition is well deserved.

You Filed But Have Since Found a Mistake.So how do you go about fixing paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service?

Americans who donated to charities last year anticipating a tax write-off need to check those charities for legitimacy before filing.

In order to avoid further delays during the 2012 tax season, the Internal Revenue Service plans to begin its furloughs after the April 15th filing deadline.

The first day of spring is March 20 and I don’t know about you, but I have waited all winter long for it.

“A watched pot never boils,” preached my grandma as she launched into one of her favorite lectures. Pointing out that I was waiting in front of a humming microwave was futile.

What is relay for life…. It is for life…. Cancer research saves lives. Relay for Life is people getting together to fundraise for cancer research.

This year I’m not getting my kids the traditional Valentine’s Day “surprise” – a stuffed toy and a chocolate something. They seriously don’t need it.

With 9,000 pages, over 4 million words, and an average of one change per day, the tax code is one complex document to decipher. It’s no wonder over 84 million taxpayers will opt to use a paid tax preparer this tax season.