Study finds property tax rolls often wrong – This story about New Orleans properties being assessed at much more than their actual market values for property tax purposes is a good reminder of how important it is to keep tabs on the local assessors and protest when they screw up like this.  (Thanks to Ben Cunningham for passing this along).

$2 Bills – Snopes.com has more on the fact that some store cashiers don’t believe that there are actually two dollar bills in use in the USA.  Should we blame the public school system or the stores’ managers for this ignorance?

Understand Taxes Before Buying Home – Good short summary of some of the income tax breaks of home ownership. 

Man arrested, cuffed after using $2 bills – Another indicator of our great educational system in this country.  If this guy ever makes the mistake of doing business with this Best Buy store again, he should pay those morons with loose pennies and make them beg for paper money.

One more sign you may be working with the wrong financial advisor:

 Bad tax advice comes with a price – Thanks to Andrew Roth for this reminder that there are a lot of scam artists among the tax practitioner community.

 Charities used as tax dodges, IRS chief says