• New Tax Amnesty Program for Taxpayers With Overseas Accounts

    The IRS is again allowing people with illegal, overseas bank and brokerage accounts to turn themselves in for reduced penalties. In 2009, the IRS did the same thing, giving taxpayers the opportunity to rat on themselves with the Voluntary Disclosure […]

  • 8 Tax Mistakes That Can Cost You

    By MSN Money Staff We asked our readers to confess their worst tax sins. Here’s what they told us — and how you can avoid making the same blunders. With the new year in full swing, you’ve probably begun piecing […]

  • Government stealing more money from citizens (digital download sales tax)

    I am at a point where I feel that our government is stealing from the citizens. Taxes are out of control. Once upon a time, there were no taxes in the United States. Then little by little, the government started […]

  • Federal Tax Revenues Down Dramatically

    Yes, it’s true. When the government does more to penalize taxpayers more (make them pay “more” in taxes), the taxpayers alter their behavior to mitigate things. In the case of Americans who are paying most of the income taxes (remember […]

  • Who Pays All the Income Taxes?

    Obamanomics has made it popular to call on the “rich” to pay “their fair share” of taxes. Lets increase taxes to pay for ineffective, unnecessary, wasteful government spending, but lets make sure the “rich” are the ones who pay those […]

  • Property tax sticker shock

    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes today about the sticker shock property owners are having when they open their property tax bills. The taxes have gone up in general, but property owners are frosted because their assessments no longer match the […]

  • How to Avoid Tax Fraud and Tax Scams

    Tracy Coenen appeared on a special hour-long episode of CNBC’s “On the Money” devoted to scams and frauds. Check out the top five tax scams that consumers should look out for:

  • Save Big Money on Your Property Taxes: Fight Your Assessment

    Tracy Coenen talked on CNBC’s “On the Money” about reducing your property tax bill by fighting your assessment. Property values have declined dramatically, and a homeowner could save hundreds or thousands of dollars by having their assessment updated to reflect […]

  • Friday’s appearance on CNBC’s On the Money

    In case you missed it, I was on CNBC’s personal finance show On The Money on Friday. You can watch the second Web Extra video here. I offered the following year-end tax tips to help consumers:

  • Year-End Tax Planning For Consumers

    Tracy Coenen appeared on CNBC’s “On the Money” to talk with host Carmen Wong Ulrich about some important year-end tax moves consumers should make. The first segment was broadcast on CNBC, and the second segment was a Web Extra.