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NEW ORLEANS – The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers throughout Louisiana and Mississippi, including 27 persons in Ascension Parish, who have not received part of a combined $2.39 million in 2,445 tax refund checks.
Q. My 17-year-old son worked as a lifeguard this summer at our local swimming pool. Does he need to file a tax return next April? -- Fran A. It depends on how much he earned on the job and how...
By Cheryl V. JacksonStaff ReporterBoston Blackie's might have bitten off more than it could chew. The owner of the Boston Blackie's hamburger bar chain has filed for bankruptcy protection, saying it had about $17,000 in assets but more than $6 million in liabilities.Chicago-based Boston Blackie's Management Co. Inc. made the Chapter 11 filing last week in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's Northern ...
The IRS warns taxpayers to be on the alert for e-mails and phone calls claiming to come from the IRS or other federal agency and that mention their tax refund or economic stimulus payment These are almost certainly a scam whose purpose is to obtain personal and financial information -- such as name, Social Security number, bank account and credit card or even PIN numbers -- from taxpayers that ...
Many employers don't take Section 125 pre-tax deductions for employee health, dental, vision, and other ancillary benefit insurance premium because they think it is too expensive or too much trouble. Nothing could be further from the truth. CoreDocuments.com, www.CoreDocuments.com, shows businesses how to start saving substantial payroll tax dollars for as little as ...
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for approximately 1,571 Alabamians, including 63 Lee County residents, whose refund checks were returned to the agency because of mailing address errors.
The Community Action Agency in Jackson is seeking volunteers to help low-income residents file their 2009 income taxes, starting in January. The agency's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program provides free tax preparation to families and individuals whose annual household income...
Then you won't be shedding any tears for the great state of California - we hear the (formerly) "Golden State" has customers who owe Ahnold, as of last August, a paltry $1.6 billion more than the year before! Seems individual income tax accounts due to California were up about $1 of the billion, with business entities making up the difference. We can hardly wait for the state's decision on how ...
Every year, million of people pay too much in taxes by taking the standard deduction. Are you one of them? Here's what to do.
Thousands spent on mailings, radio ads, robocalls and more The anti-tax advocacy group Citizens for Responsible Government (CRG) made no bones about its support for Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s proposed 2010 budget, which didn’t raise the property tax. The group sent out “several thousand” high-quality full-color mailings, set up three different robocalls...
Kroger Co. here took millions of dollars in deductions through what was revealed to be a bogus tax shelter, federal authorities said.
Accountant Dan Wise, 53, is alleged to have bilked former clients.
A drag. A job destroyer. A wage cutter. A killer. A creature in a late-night horror movie. Yes, the estate tax, that most reviled of...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Stanford, two associates and three of his businesses in February, alleging they perpetrated a $7 billion fraud scheme involving the sale of certificates of deposit through Antigua-based Stanford International Bank Ltd.
While a weak economy may be affecting charitable contributions this year, the holiday season is still the time when most people make donations.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor announced an approximately $2.422-million grant to provide an estimated 1,892 jobless workers with partial premium payments for health insurance coverage.
