Town Square
What You Need to Know About Filing Your Taxes
Posted on · Our experts answer questions and give advice so you can write off filing taxes from your to-do list.
Tag: taxes
Houston Matters
Four-day school weeks (Feb. 28, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: With a number of Texas school districts considering or choosing to implement four-day school weeks, we discuss how'd they work and the pros and cons. And a local CPA answers listener questions about preparing their federal income taxes this year.
Energy & Environment
Manchin, Schumer surprise with deal on climate change, healthcare
Posted on · The measure would spend $369 billion on energy and climate change initiatives. These include consumer tax credits and rebates for buying clean-energy vehicles and encouraging home energy efficiency.
Houston Matters
Officers in Nicolas Chavez shooting reinstated, the week in politics, and tax prep advice (March 16, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Four HPD officers dismissed in 2020 after shooting and killing Nicolas Chavez have been reinstated, the week in politics, and advice on preparing and filing your taxes.
Houston Matters
The return property taxpayers get for their money (Jan. 31, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: A massive sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico last year has been invalidated, and a new study examines whether taxpayers in the city may be paying for more than they receive in services from the county.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Show: Uninsured In An Outbreak, And Tax Prep Advice (March 16, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The challenges faced by those without health insurance amid the coronavirus situation, advice for filing your federal income taxes, and how Houston sports teams have been affected.
Houston Matters
Survey Reveals Texans’ Opinions On How To Fund Public Schools, As Legislative Session Nears Close
Posted on · Views tend to differ between demographics.
Texas
Legislation Underway In Texas House Would Give Property Owners Some Tax Relief Next Time Disaster Strikes
Posted on · The constitutional amendment would make taxing entities reappraise damaged properties.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Beto’s Presidential Run, Tax Prep Advice, And Steve Earle (March 14, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Beto's run for president, studying the farthest objects in the solar system, advice for filing your income taxes, and musician Steve Earle performs.
Bauer Business Focus
How Should The Sharing Economy Be Taxed?
Posted on · The economy created by the Ubers and Airbnbs of this world poses a challenge for taxing authorities.
News
Air BnB Doubled Taxes Paid To Texas In The Past Year
Posted on · The company reported one-and-a-half million guests for the last 12 months
News
It’s Tax Day And The IRS’ Online Payment Service Is Down
Posted on · The Internal Revenue Service's online payment tool is "currently unavailable," as a note on the site informs users ahead of the midnight filing deadline. The IRS acknowledges "technical difficulties."
News
As Tax Day Approaches, Watch Out For Phone Scammers
Posted on · The IRS estimates that more than $65 million has been lost to phone tax scammers in the past five years. The calls are most common during tax season in March and April.
Houston Matters
Still Need To File Your Taxes? Our Expert Answers Your Questions
Posted on · CPA Craig Shenkman joins Houston Matters to answer listener questions about filing their 2017 federal income taxes.
News
UPDATE: Trump Offers Spending Blueprint, But Congress Already Wrote The Check
Posted on · President Donald Trump unveiled a long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday, February 12, that asks the U.S. Congress to authorize $200 billion over 10 years