taxes

The deadline to pay for your taxes is just a couple of weeks away and if that’s a surprise to you, perhaps you should stop reading now and start looking in the phone book for an accountant who owns a calendar (or at least gives you a free one when you pay him).

Taxpayers in Newark, N.J. are not too happy to learn that they will have to pay the bill for extra security that was provided for Whitney Houston‘s funeral last February. According to CBS 2, the city racked up $187,000 in police overtime during the pop icon’s funeral service.

Much like cigarettes and alcohol are taxed, there is a movement afoot to levy similar charges on soft drinks and other sweetened beverages.

In case you ever wondered where all the rich people lived, for hunting purposes, here is a handy little list released by our friends at the Internal Revenue Service.

Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy is reaching out to Louisiana residents whose income tax refunds from years past are waiting to be claimed. Kennedy is advising Louisiana residents to check out the refund list at facebook.com/LouisianaTreasury...

Expense reports usually have the standard boring stuff — hotel rooms, gas, cab fares, client dinners and the like. But Robert Half Management Resources has evidence of creativity within the work force.

Did you know that if a website doesn't charge you tax, you are supposed to pay it yourself when you file your taxes? It's true. The Louisiana Department of Revenue reminds shoppers that 'online' does not mean 'tax-free'.

‘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.

You have the chance to save some money on hunting gear this weekend during Louisiana's Second Amendment Tax Holiday Weekend, which will last for three days. The state sales tax on guns, ammo, archery gear and a number of hunting-related items will be suspended...

That's right! In a time of recession, lost jobs, funding cuts to education, recod budget deficits,and alarming unemployment rates, the U.S. Government is sitting on one billion dollars that no one seems to want anything to do with.

According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue's website, this weekend, May 28th and 29th, Louisiana residents can enjoy a tax break on hurricane preparedness-related items.

Ozzy Owes Big Bucks.

Done Your Taxes Yet?  You May Be Able To Deduct More Then You Think! Unfortunately, our current tax system is like a big game, with taxpayers looking for every deduction they can find that will help reduce their tax bill.

Freedom, Tax Man, Mine, Money, Movin' Out....  so many songs about taxes!  The song I sing about taxes could NEVER be on the radio, but that's a different story. National Tax Freedom Day is coming up on April 12th.  What that means is this:  On average, a worker in the United States must work from January 1st - April 12th just to make enough money to pay his taxes for the year (according to The Ta

So be nice to any 'tax care professionals' that you may know, because, right now, they are ready to rip the head off of anyone who cuts them off in traffic, or even looks at them wrong. Okay, maybe they aren't THAT stressed out, but, believe me, they are over-worked right about now...

(From AP) A California-based Internal Revenue Service agent could spend up to nine years in prison after acknowledging that he cheated on his own taxes.

California wants a little bit more of the King of Pop — roughly $131,000 in tax penalties.  The figure is considerably more than the state's Franchise Tax Board sought from Michael Jackson's estate in March, when it filed a creditor's claim for $1,647.24.