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How to Stop Identity Thieves From Stealing Your Tax Refund

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:08:54 +0000

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it had targeted about 400 identity thieves across the country. The thieves were using stolen Social Security numbers to file false tax returns and then claim the refunds.

Joe Flacco Could Face $25K Tax Bill For Winning Super Bowl MVP

Joe Student — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:51:24 +0000

Congratulations, Joe Flacco! Here's your Super Bowl MVP award and the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that comes with it. Oh, and the IRS called, too....When Flacco quarterbacked the Baltimore Ravens to victory in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters named him the game's MVP. As a part of the award, Flacco received a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray valued at an estimated $60,000.

Watch a Reporter Get Punched in the Face By an Angry Father

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:27:58 +0000

Richard Wilder lets his father fight his battles. Wilder’s father was none too pleased that a reporter for WGCL in Atlanta was investigating a report his son was stealing his customers’ tax refunds, so he did what any sane papa would do: he sucker punched the reporter in the face. While the cameras were rolling. [...]

Get Free Tax Assistance From the AARP at the Abilene Public Library

Rudy Fernandez — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:07:31 +0000

Doing even simple taxes can be taxing (pardon the pun) and a real chore to say the least, so let some IRS trained volunteers from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) help you during this annual season that kicks off January 30th and goes through April 15th. Bring your 2012 tax materials such as W-2 forms, Social Security cards and last year’s return. The AARP volunteers will assist you on a first-come, first served basis.

Higher Taxes and Higher Prices Are Coming in 2013 — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:30:16 +0000

Regardless of the American economy’s checkered enthusiasm, it appears as if consumers are currently aboard the fast track to higher taxes and rising prices on things like health care and grocery items scheduled to come around at the turn of the new year.

Chicago Considers 'Violence Tax' on Guns and Ammo

Mike Adams — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:30:31 +0000

City officials in Chicago are considering a proposed “violence tax” on guns and ammunition in hopes that it will help shade in the gray areas of a $115 million black hole in the city’s budget and police the number of guns in circulation on the streets. This has Second Amendment supporters ticked off because sources say the proposed tax will increase the prices of these items exponentially, even though no one yet knows what the tax would be.

Americans Would Rather Deal with the Agony of Doing Taxes Than Make Healthy Food Choices

Mike Adams — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:41:32 +0000

Which do you think is easier — doing your own taxes or trying to figure out how to make healthy sections in your diet? According to the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 2012 Food and Health Survey, 52% of the American population believes trying to do their own taxes would be easier. This yearly web-based [...]

What To Do With Your Tax Return?-Shay's Top 5

Shay Hill — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:57:29 +0000

Well we are fast coming upon another tax day and while many have to pay others get that nice refund. That got me to thinking of all the things that you can do with that little bit of extra cash that the government so generously is giving back to you. I have to say I am usually lucky and get some back so here are the Top 5 things I might do with my money.

Is Cheating on Your Taxes Okay? More Americans Say 'Yes' — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:49:54 +0000

Tax day is right around the corner — but that doesn’t mean we’ll all pay our fair share.

An IRS survey last year found the percentage of people who thought it was acceptable to cheat “as much as possible” on their returns doubled compared to 2010.

Indian Farmers Release Snakes In Government Building [VIDEO]

Shay Hill — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:20:02 +0000

This just made me laugh. I know it’s not something you should do but these farmers in India are so mad they let snakes loose in a government building in protest. Who hasn’t wanted to do that at some point. A group of farmers in Basti, India have asked for records and documents from the [...]

"Grinch" Brings Out Christmas Tree Tax

Shay Hill — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:36:05 +0000

I know the country is bad off right now financially but really, a Christmas Tree tax? Well yes and no. It was proposed by those folks in Washington D.C. that earn a lot more money than me, but looks like WE win, this time anyway. The tax was so ridiculed and criticized when revealed Tuesday that they decided to drop it Wednesday.

Watchdog Group Upset Tax Dollars Being Spend On Rubber Chickens [VIDEO]

Shay Hill — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:34:30 +0000

A town in Illinois spends $1000 on rubber chickens to be thrown out during a local parade and a local watchdog group is not happy. With property values declining and taxes going up they can’t understand why the town would spend tax payer money on such novelties. The local government of Cicero, Illinois spent local [...]

'Jersey Shore' Costs New Jersey Taxpayers $420,000

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:24:54 +0000

‘Jersey Shore’ doesn’t just rot brains — it drains tax coffers, too.

MTV’s hit reality show, which depicts the exploits of a group of raisin-tanned 20-somethings as they live and party along the New Jersey coastline, has just had $420,000 of its 2009 production costs covered by the state’s Economic Development Authority.

Five Forbidden Tax Deductions

KEAN 105.1 Staff — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:55:18 +0000

One of the few joys of tax preparation is making deductions and watching your bill from Uncle Sam get lower and lower. Here’s a list of five expenses that might be tempting to deduct, but are strictly forbidden by the IRS. 1. First Land Line If you happen to be one of the increasing number [...]

5 Great Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund

KEAN 105.1 Staff — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:45:32 +0000

It’s tax season, but that also means it's tax return season, too. In 2010, the average return was $3,036. That’s a lot of money to get at one time. With all that extra cash, you might be asking yourself, "How should I spend it?"

Here are few ideas.