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Friday's disclosure that a union-paid expert wrote the required fiscal analysis on a pro-labor bill in Albany is one of the most brazen examples of how close special interests can get to lawmakers.
Hard coal built this area of eastern Pennsylvania into an economic powerhouse in the 1800s and early 1900s, and helped fuel the nation's industrial revolution. Even today, it's hard to find a native who doesn't have roots underground.
Owners of condemned rental real estate can defer capital gains if they purchase another rental, says CPA George Saenz.
A Houston lawmaker on Monday urged Texans to take advantage of the upcoming sales tax holiday to purchase energy efficient appliances.
A five-year farm bill in Congress this week does little to address the growing global food crisis. Instead, it diverts money that could be spent feeding poor children abroad to give more subsidies for U.S. farmers now enjoying record high crop prices and incomes.
A former UBS executive was one of two European bankers charged by federal prosecutors on Tuesday for helping a billionaire real estate developer hide assets overseas and evade millions of dollars in U.S. income taxes.
As many as 350,000 households are not getting the $300 per child refund owed as part of economic stimulus rebate payments, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to millions of dollars of agricultural tax breaks that provide state aid for farm equipment, fencing materials, gas stations, ethanol producers and dairies.
A Dickinson-based contractor that operates in 10 states has been indicted on federal tax fraud and conspiracy charges. The company said it has done nothing wrong.
New Jersey will try to boost state lottery sales to help make up for declining tax revenues and balance next fiscal year's cash-strapped budget, the state treasurer told senators Tuesday.
Maryland tax authorities and high-end retailer Nordstrom Inc. are headed to state tax court Wednesday over a corporate income tax dispute.
Farmers and timber companies got a break from record-high fuel prices on Monday as Gov. Sonny Perdue suspended the state sales tax on diesel for off-road uses.
You got that dreaded IRS letter? Don't panic, just prepare.
Brazil's tax system is largely to blame for a high concentration of wealth at the top of society, according to a government study released Thursday.
Top legislative Democrats and Gov. Tim Pawlenty headed into a fresh round of budget talks Tuesday with renewed optimism for negotiating an end to the session.
The tax rebate is a gift, not an advance on your 2008 taxes, says CPA George Saenz.
Most of a $30 million fund for land and soil conservation programs in Tennessee appears likely to fall victim to the state's budget crunch.
Parks stay open, but swimming and camping curtailed. The state agriculture department remains, but with reduced services. Property tax rebates won't keep pace with taxes, but most still get them.
Democrats controlling Congress are leaving grim decisions on automatic tax increases to the next president and the newly elected Congress under a freshly negotiated House-Senate blueprint for the upcoming budget year.
The Treasury Department said Friday it sent out more than 15 million economic stimulus payments this week, totaling more than $13.5 billion, in an effort to boost the nation's spending power.
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