Welcome to my new tax blog where I will be focusing on United States federal income matters and on the government agency, the Internal Revenue Service, that implements tax law, processes tax returns and oversees the collection of a substantial portion of tax revenues for the United States. I hope this blog will serve an educational purpose generally and a source of practical information that taxpayers can put to use immediately. To learn more about the thought process behind starting this Blog and the direction I hope to take it, see About This Blog elsewhere on the site.