Is it fact or fiction that if you win the HGTV Dream House that it becomes a tax nightmare? Perhaps it’s all an issue of perception and if you want to actually keep it or not. What would you do if you were the 2008 winner?

The Taxing Subject of Taxes will undoubtedly always be a taxing subject but perhaps it will be less annoying if we all try to work together toward an outcome that benefits all classes of people who together are one taxing body of people who support America our country, our home!

So you owe the IRS money on your current year’s tax return or you filed your return for last year without paying the balance due and now you received a balance due notice from the IRS. Not sure what to do? Read on for some possible options.

You can’t turn on a TV, Radio or Computer these days without hearing about the economy and the plummeting values of investments. So you might find yourself wondering if your losses for the year in the value of your investments is deductible for tax purposes...

The Republicans have focused on the story of Joe the Plumber and spreading the wealth. They used this story to label Democrats as socialists. But it is a fact that one of our first tax credits for tax and wealth redistribution was created during the Republican Reagan presidential term (per CNN).

When was the first income tax levied and why? The telling of this tale of taxes is unfortunately not a child's storybook tale but there have been many big bad wolves around for years huffing and puffing and blowing hot disagreeable taxing air.

Once upon a time in the Land of the Misinformed, there was a myth that all charitable contributions of cash were deductible even if you did not have a receipt of any type to prove the contribution was made. Of course, it is a well known fact that a myth is a falsehood.

The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act puts money into the struggling economy with individual and business tax relief. The goal is to stimulate growth and sales, including vehicle sales. If American made cars disappear, what’s next to disappear - baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie?

Finances, taxes and money are on just about everyone’s minds these days. Who can you turn to for help? My choice is Suze Orman. Her new book Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan is one of her best and certainly timely.

Just because everyone wants a refund doesn't mean everyone will get one.