Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Get the most from your Social Security

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The Social Security system has been on the minds of many people these days. It has been speculated, for many years now, that Social Security...

From: “Federal budget: $59 billion here, $300 billion there ...”

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Congress is currently mulling over a large collection of bills that has a lot of people concerned over how much these measures are actually ...

House Holds Hearing Today on Tax and Internet Gambling

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As I mentioned yesterday, the concept of taxing internet gambling, and online transactions has been getting attention in Congress. It shou...

Extending the Sin Tax to the Tanning Bed

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From Miller-McCune.com : The case against indoor tanning is a strong one: according to the American Academy of Dermatology, indoor tannin...

Statement of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman on the Filing Deadline for Small Charities

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According to the IRS’s newest press release , many small tax-exempt organizations have not filed the required information tax exempt return...

Senate Deal off on Estate Tax

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We are currently without an estate tax and as 2010 continues, Congress is making little progress on fixing the tax law that created this s...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Top U.S. official pledges to reform ties to Big Oil

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Almost one month from the day the U.S. oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, Secretary of the Interior Ken Sa...

Form to Claim Payroll Tax Exemption for Hiring New Workers Now Available

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Unemployment rates were 9.9 percent nationally last month according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics . In the fight against unemployment i...

Small Firms May Claim Health Tax Credit For Dental, Vision

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According to the Treasury Department, small businesses in the U.S will be able to take advantage of a new federal tax credit for dental an...

Online Gambling Tax May Be Jackpot for Congress, Lawmaker Says

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A tax on online transactions has already been instituted in several state and local governments, but Congressman Jim McDermott is suggesti...

Short-Run Tax Hikes Being Used to Fill Gaps

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From USAToday.com: Many states and cities coping with hard times are asking residents to open their wallets for the latest fashion in ta...

Washington Pushes for Free Credit Scores

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As part of the huge Wall Street reform bill, yesterday the Senate passed an amendment that would give Americans having trouble securing cr...
Monday, May 17, 2010

Top College Savings Plan

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With the cost of going to college increasing more and more each year, parents and grandparents need to start saving now. Many students and f...

IRS Offers Details on New Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

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Back in April 2010, the IRS stated they sent post cards to millions of small businesses to alert them to the new Health Care Tax Credit. Eve...

Questions for the Tax Lady: May 17th, 2010

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Check out the following new Questions for the Tax Lady answers and feel free to ask me questions through one of the links below. You can s...

Greece Considering Legal Action Against U.S. Banks for Crisis

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According to Bloomberg.com , the Greek government might consider taking legal action against U.S. investment banks for contributing to thei...

Kagan Filed Brief on Behalf of IRS in Textron Case

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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has been in the headlines since President Obama announced her nomination. Since she does not have a judi...

Fed Up, Greece Lists Tax Dodgers

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From NY Times.com : Trying to crack down on rampant tax evasion, the Greek authorities have made good on promises to name — and shame —...
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Republicans Introduce Bill to Prevent Euro Bailout

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Republicans in Congress are trying to prevent a Euro bailout, and recently introduced a bill to make it a law not to help the European Uni...

U.S. Firms Dodge Billions in Taxes by Moving Profits Overseas

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As the U.S economy tries to recover, some American businesses are legally dodging billions in taxes by taking advantage of overseas profit...