Heads, you lose...and Trump wins. Tails, Trump wins...and you lose.
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Heads, you lose...and Trump wins. Tails, Trump wins...and you lose.
Pritzker says the press should be asking this question, too, and he's right.
Today's #TaxSky advice ICYMI over the Labor Day holiday: 5 tax moves to make this month bit.ly/3I1uMYh | You can find All September Tax Tips at bit.ly/3DAe3Zw
Don’t say you weren’t warned. @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social item says there are plenty of tax proposals for Congress still to tackle. How they would be addressed is unclear but one possibility is an end-of-year extenders package to renew expiring temporary tax provisions
Welcome back to work! Here are 5 tax moves to make this September. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/09/5-ta...
Hey, Don D.W. Taylor, are you out there? Google AI says you've been posting on my blog Don't Mess With Taxes. 🙄
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Today's #TaxSky advice: Of course, it's the moves to make this month bit.ly/3I1uMYh but there are a few more September tips on the page. | You can find All September Tax Tips at bit.ly/3DAe3Zw
Sept. 1 is a big day. This year, it’s Labor Day. It’s also the unofficial end of summer, and the start of meteorological fall. And it is the beginning of a good month to make some tax moves. Here are five to consider this September. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/09/5-ta...
Didn't put any nuts on my cereal this morning, so I had some butter pecan ice cream as breakfast dessert.
Today's Labor Day #TaxSky advice: Self-employment tax considerations bit.ly/4lWYR9B | And while I work this holiday on September's Tax Tips, check out August's at bit.ly/3C02n1K
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We do not fully grasp how damaging the SCOTUS’ presidential immunity decision was. What we know is it was a disaster and the huge damage it has caused is being compounded daily. That is because the result is a collaboration between corrupt justices, a supine Congress and a demented President.
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
I love the “good boy” note.
People are often surprised to learn that Lee was an officer who never made it past colonel. The purported promotion to general was awarded by a treasonous cabal calling itself the "confederate states of america" which was put down by force by the Union army, which also had superior generals.
Sweet Child o' Mine
agree. love Paradise City (and all of Appetite for Destruction)
are you sure? I have some folks I'd like you to meet.
Working for yourself has advantages. It also means lots more tasks, including tax responsibilities. Here’s a look this Labor Day holiday at some self-employment tax considerations. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/08/tax-...
That F. Scott Fitzgerald comment about the rich being different from you and me is obvious when you look at the U.S. tax code. A new study found that the total effective tax rate for the wealthiest 400 Americans was lower than the general U.S. population. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/08/why-...
That F. Scott Fitzgerald comment about the rich being different from you and me is obvious when you look at the U.S. tax code. A new study found that the total effective tax rate for the wealthiest 400 Americans was lower than the general U.S. population. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/08/why-...
ID theft protection tips in wake of whistleblower's report on DOGE Social Security data collection bit.ly/3JzJUg7
Yes!!!!
“Can Washington do anything about it?” Get bent. This is great. If I have to have AI shoved down my throat and eventually compete with it for water and power at least it did this one good thing.
Can Washington do anything about masked kidnappers with guns occupying major US cities and attacking US citizens?
A stark warning "The CDC you knew is over...Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.” Kennedy has politicized science to a point that the CDC is no longer a respected institution that relies on gold standard science. 🧪 www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
Ladies, and marginalized communities across this country will be astronomically affected by the EO the felon signed on Thursday. I wouldn't be worried but MAGA politicians are going to cram through the worst of the EOs into law. Give my friend, Bob, from TikTok a listen. #SheShed
3 Florida men headed to jail for $15 million false tax filing scheme bit.ly/45Yrihh
🙋♀️same here
Not all taxpayers are fluent in English. If the Trump Administration's English-only edict applies to the IRS, ending the agency's multilingual services could be costly. bit.ly/420ArVj
I think that the real benefit for the wealthy is crippling the IRS, not a measly tax cut like this.
13k for the richest is a rounding error. -1200 for the poorest is their rent or their savings or their car requiring repairs.
On the new acting CDC director. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We’re going to go on a rant for a minute, and yes we’re bringing some history with us. Back in 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote words that still echo today: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Excited for the new Smithsonian exhibit on Jesus holding an AR-15 and riding a bald eagle
PBS News Hour is, hands down, one of the most worthwhile news programs. Support public media: www.pbs.org/passport/
I stop and watch this Kia commercial every time, and not just for the Steve Miller (the good, musical, Texas one) song. I want a Hallmark movie of this couple's meet cute and road trips! www.adforum.com/news/kia-ame...
I know, but main blog back up (for now) and I'm milking it to the end! 😉 Ending multilingual IRS services could be costly bit.ly/420ArVj
Since Typepad is shutting down, and apparently having issues today, I'm trying my hand at substack. Here goes: Cutting IRS multilingual services could be costly open.substack.com/pub/dontmess...
Speaking for all our kids
They told Denmark to calm down not because what they are saying isn't true but they don't want the whole world to know about it. #USDemocracy www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sometimes your decisions are made for you. Nov. 14 would have marked Don’t Mess With Taxes 20th anniversary. I was planning to effectively retire then, or by year’s end, and post less. Now exploring [very] short-term (by 9/30 yikes!) transfer options or just total ta-ta. 🤷🏼♀️
IRS is issuing CP59 notices. What to do if you get one. bit.ly/4p3BrSH
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What decade is this?
Today's #TaxSky advice: If the whistleblower's report on DOGE's collection of Social Security data has you worried, check out these ID theft protection tips bit.ly/3JzJUg7 | All August Tax Tips at bit.ly/3C02n1K
AAAAHHH
Social Security Administration's chief data officer says DOGE’s duplication of individuals' data to the cloud could be disastrous if it is breached. Here are some steps to take if that happens or if you just want to pre-emptively protect your personal info. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/08/iden...
Item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup notes interesting OBBBA issues for married couples: 2 Marriage Penalties, 1 Neutral, 1 Marriage Bonus, & wonders if OT deduction was purposefully written differently for married couples than the break for tip income or a drafting error.
All the never-ending 🍊🤡 and his sycophants' actions brought to mind this George Eliot quote: “Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.”
Glad this didn't happen when I worked in D.C. My coworkers & I would have been in jail (and maybe headed to a foreign facility) for jaywalking twice a day to/from our office/parking garage. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/u...
Today's #TaxSky advice: IRS provides leeway on EV tax credit’s Sept. 30 ending date bit.ly/3HS4w2t | All August Tax Tips at bit.ly/3C02n1K
We all knew this was happening. Now NTY has a whistleblower's details on how DOGE put critical Social Security data at risk. gift article free to read without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
The Powerball lottery jackpot is now $815 million. If you're the next lucky lottery millionaire, here are 6 tax and other money tips to help you handle your new wealth. bit.ly/4oO9vC6
IRS tweaks EV tax credit’s Sept. 30 ending date bit.ly/3HS4w2t
From the DOGE didn’t mean it file, @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup has several items on IRS trying to lure back some employees lost earlier this year to DOGE cuts.
translation: a lot of the voices in his head
ICYMI over the weekend: Treasury and IRS want your thoughts on digital assets and Direct File bit.ly/465rCvO | All August Tax Tips at bit.ly/3C02n1K
IRS releases draft 2026 Form W-2, incorporating no tax on tips or overtime income bit.ly/3JxONWU
Today's #TaxSky advice: Treasury and IRS want your thoughts on digital assets and Direct File bit.ly/465rCvO | All August Tax Tips at bit.ly/3C02n1K
Thank you for sharing. I wasn't aware that happened. Here's where ICE reports those that have died. There are more on this list, but it's still very short. I imagine there have been more www.ice.gov/detain/detai...
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It’s wild, absolutely wild, how for EVERY. SINGLE. CITY. Trump wants to militarize I can post data showing how crime is plummeting in all of them without any federal invasion… … and the press KEEPS stenographing the naked bad-faith claims about “fighting crime!” in the headlines. Infuriating.
Trump sends troops to Dem-led minority majority cities with (semi-hypothetically) the 50th, 87th, 102nd and 165th highest levels of crime in the U.S. Major media cover it as an anti-crime measure.
I keep saying this but it remains true: Dems have not learned the central lesson of Reconstruction, that multiracial democracy cannot survive when those working to overthrow the rule of law & fair elections are allowed to operate with impunity.
Dear @washingtonpost.com: these two paragraphs are absolute malpractice. Utterly disgraceful. You use total counts, not rates … for the THIRD BIGGEST CITY IN THE US. Of COURSE it has a high total. And rates “have come down” … with a link, but no number. Down FIFTY PERCENT IN FOUR YEARS.
@johnpfaff.bsky.social is completely correct. This piece on Trump gunning for Chicago is journalism malpractice. It reads like Trump PR, not a news. STOP treating talking points as facts. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CRIME. IT'S ABOUT POWER. SAY THAT.
Treasury and IRS want your thoughts on digital assets and Direct File bit.ly/465rCvO
Warsaw Poland - Activist painted a giant Ukrainian on the road right in front of the Russian embassy.
Postal services across Europe are pausing shipments to the U.S. due to concerns over import duties.
There's still time to get a Powerball ticket before tonight's drawing for the $700 million jackpot. If you become the next lottery millionaire, these 6 tax and other money tips can help you manage your new wealth. bit.ly/4oO9vC6
I'm tired of getting my hopes up. Let me know when the coroner is called.
As it turns out, Washington residents are more scared of militarized police than supposed criminals. Restaurants in the nation’s capital saw a more than 25% dip in reservations in the days after Trump federalized the city’s police forces. trib.al/1dS7D33
IRS personnel & funding cuts will hamper the tax agency’s efforts to collect due taxes. A group of GOP House members say AI can help, and have introduced the Digital Evaluation for Tax Enforcement and Compliance Tracking (DETECT) Act of 2025. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/08/gop-...
Looking for short-term work? The IRS has cut permanent staff, but a @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social item notes the tax agency also has posted openings on USAJobs for at least 3,500 seasonal contact representatives in locations across the country.
Look, we need to move on from the canary in the coal mine metaphor, OK? All the canaries are dead.
Someone prompted me to look up the history of cracker barrels and I found this gem of wisdom: Yes, tariffs are a tax.
Today's #TaxSky advice: 6 tax and other money tips for the next lottery millionaire bit.ly/4oO9vC6 | All August Tax Tips at bit.ly/3C02n1K
Great cartoon!
Sign of the Times ...
Powerball’s jackpot this weekend is $700 million, or $316.3 million if you take the payout as a cash lump sum. If you get to make that choice, tips can help you cope with being a sudden lottery millionaire. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/08/6-ta...
Today's #TaxSky advice: A lesson plan for maximizing 8 education tax breaks bit.ly/3HmUKp4 | All August Tax Tips at bit.ly/3C02n1K
Democracy dies in Texas It wasn’t enough that Republicans deprived Rep Collier of her liberty Now they’ve also censored her free speech While they furtively steal her constituents voting rights All because they fear how a strong Black woman will fight their racist policies As well they should
Making more money means paying more taxes. But where you live affects just how large of a salary/tax tradeoff you face. www.dontmesswithtaxes.com/2025/08/what...
I’ve lived in this state for 25+ years and reducing voter pool (specifically black voters) IS THE ONLY REASON WHY REPUBS STILL RUN THIS PIECE should be illegal. perhaps one day it will be. 🎩 @aurorablogspot.bsky.social
The troops seriously have nothing to do but harass the residents. When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail and that's what Trump wants for DC.
Remember how a new External Revenue Service would handle the Trump tariff money that could lessen the need for or even end the IRS? An item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social tax roundup says that plan has stalled amid a White House turf battle and is “still just a concept.”
Mirror bitches are the best.