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‘Unpredictable’ Election Clouds Tax and Economic Policy View
Sanders May Bring His Populist Brand to Powerful Senate Finance Committee
Accountant Gets Jail Time For Charging $3 Million on New Jersey Employer’s Credit Card
New Jersey Joins IRS Direct File For 2025 Filing Season
Texas sales tax revenues climb by 9.4%
Texas saw its sales tax collections rise again in December, with revenue of $2.17 billion, an increase of 9.4 percent over the same month last year, the state comptroller's office said Wednesday.
Gov. Rick Scott wants taxes eliminated for new equipment to rev up manufacturing
On his way into the Vistakon manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, Florida Governor Rick Scott went past heavy equipment operators building a new parking lot for the expanding campus.
With rising state revenues, Texas legislature considering tax breaks
An unexpected boost in state revenue has prompted the state's Republican leadership to embrace the possibility of tax relief during the just-started 83rd Legislature, but critics of the idea say the money should first be used to restore state services that underwent deep cuts two years ago.
Tax ‘simplification’ in Arizona could cause havoc for some towns
Some cities and towns in southern Arizona say the recommendations by the Arizona Tax Simplification Task Force could them millions of dollars.
Accountant explains why IRS delay will impact so many
We narrowly avoided going over the fiscal cliff earlier this month, but Congress' down-to-the-wire decision making has had an unsavory side effect.
Late start to tax season: IRS plans Jan. 30 opening day for 1040 returns, late Feb for more complex filers
Tax filing season to start Jan. 30, but late February for more complex returns
North Carolina man arrested for financial card theft, fraud
A Kannapolis, N.C., man has been charged with four felony counts involving financial card theft and fraud.
Final defendant sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme
The final defendant in a massive mortgage fraud scheme learned her fate Monday morning. Angie Cachu, 45, was sentenced by Kern County (CA) Superior Court Judge Colette M. Humphrey to a year in jail and five years’ felony probation. Her attorney, Joe Whittington, had asked if Cachu could just be sentenced to six months in […]