Donât Dismiss the Psychology of the Tax Refund
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Although the money was always yours, a tax refund can seem like a windfall.
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You know who's responsible for that financial angst you're suffering &#150; that uncomfortable feeling that you should be earning, and spending, more, only you can't? No, not your stingy employer or the IRS, but worse. People who are theoretically on your side: your friends, co-workers, and neighbors. Your financial satisfaction, research shows, has less to do with your own bank ...
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The looming political battle over how to reform the tangled US income tax code could get ugly. But one option, a tax aimed at boosting savings, holds promise.
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The returns are incredible, but the names aren't what you'd think.
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Keeping emotion out of your investing is easier said than done.
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Probing the depths of spending psychology.
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The stock market is often driven by emotions, not data. Learn to recognize that, and you can profit from it.
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Individual taxpayers will be able to claim a refund of up to $60 on their 2006 federal returns as the government attempts to give back $8 billion in long-distance telephone taxes that courts have ruled should not have been collected.
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Oprah's taxing dilemma should be more taxing than a dilemma.
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Help worthy causes and your own taxes at the same time.
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Don't assume that the alternative minimum tax won't affect you.
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Congress wants you to save, not spend, your tax refund. So why did it lay so many traps?
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The big kahuna of tax is the federal return, but that doesn't mean you can ignore the state return.
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Boost your mood by stretching your paycheck.
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When it comes to our economy, politicians on both sides of the aisle are quick to say that a stimulus package shouldn't have anything to do with political ideology. But while that's nice in theory, it's impossible in practice because economics and ideology go hand in hand.
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A new tax break could make some homeowners even happier.
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How the tax man can get us out of this corporate options mess and make backdating a thing of the past. By Andy Kessler from Wired magazine.