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Must only the rich pay their ?fair share? (of taxes)?
2012-01-23 20:02:00 Democrats often talk about hiking taxes on the rich so they pay their “fair share“. So what about the 47% who currently don’t pay any federal taxes? Is their fair share zero?
By: GayPatriot
May I Have This Dance?
2012-01-05 16:19:00 Mitt Romney is Saturday night’s date on Friday afternoon. Scarcely a day goes by that I don’t hear someone wonder why Romney can’t break the 25% barrier in polls … or why he couldn’t gain ground on his 2008 Iowa numbers, despite spending millions of dollars to barely eke out a 2012 win. Remember back in ...
By: RSF America
Tax Due Dates for January 2012
2012-01-04 18:02:00 Tax Due Dates for January 2012 is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!January 10 Employees - who work for tips. If you received $20 or more in tips during December, report them to your employer. You can use Form 4070, Employee’s Report of Tips to Employer. January 17 Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in ...Get a free mortgage quote!
Finding an Accountant if You Are a Blogger
2012-01-04 06:06:00 Finding an Accountant if You Are a Blogger is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!If you are a blogger, you may have started your very first blog just to get your thoughts down and hope that someone, somewhere would read. Maybe at first, you only had a handful of visitors, perhaps many of them family members. However, little by little, through networking effort on your part, your little blog ...Get a free mortgage quote!
What To Do If You Owe Taxes but Don?t Have the Money to Pay
2011-12-28 06:24:00 What To Do If You Owe Taxes but Don’t Have the Money to Pay is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!Every year, the deadline for Americans to file taxes is April 15th (unless the day falls on a weekend, then the deadline will be extended by a few days). Yet, year after year many Americans scramble to pay their tax bill. Even if you file an extension to submit your taxes, you are still responsible ...Get a free mortgage quote!
Do You Need to Pay a Nanny Tax This Year?
2011-12-21 05:20:00 Do You Need to Pay a Nanny Tax This Year? is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!In today?s fast-paced society, more and more busy professionals are relying on others to help them with their child care, house cleaning and lawn maintenance. Many of these service professionals are paid in cash throughout the year, but what happens come tax time? If you hire someone to come to your home and help you ...Get a free mortgage quote!
H & R Block Opt Not to Offer Refund Anticipation Loans This Tax Season
2011-12-14 06:47:00 H & R Block Opt Not to Offer Refund Anticipation Loans This Tax Season is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money! In 2010, H & R Block was the leading provider of refund anticipation loans (RALs). These loans are provided by a tax preparation company after they have filed a consumer?s taxes and essentially ?loan? the consumer their own tax refund in return for the consumer to pay hefty interest rate of approximately 24%. There is ...Get a free mortgage quote!
10 Ways You Might Want To Use Your Tax Refund
2011-12-07 06:10:00 10 Ways You Might Want To Use Your Tax Refund is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!Despite the complaints about high taxes, tax rates are low. According to the non-partisan Tax Policy Center, ?In 2009, roughly 47% of households, or 71 million, will not owe and federal income tax.? There aren?t statistics available, but I would love to know how many people simply get their refund and spend it all on ...Get a free mortgage quote!
Investors: Lower Your Taxes ? Here?s How
2011-11-29 16:11:00 We’re in the back stretch of 2011, which bodes well for folks contemplating some tax related moves. Here are some suggestions you may want to put into your own arsenal. Though basic in nature, I’ve learned most tax preparers definitely aren’t proactive in digging for tax savings beyond the normal deductions. You’ll notice a common ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Investors: Lower Your Taxes – Here’s How
Increase Cash Flow by Appealing Your Property Taxes
2011-11-17 14:52:00 For most of the last decade, property tax assessments increased year over year with the rate of appreciation. Local municipalities structured their annual budgets around projected increases in revenue from gradual hikes in property assessments. Much like real estate appreciation, you could bank on property taxes increasing to keep pace. However, in 2008 as the ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Increase Cash Flow by Appealing Your Property Taxes
Odds are you need to appeal your Cook County property taxes
2011-11-01 14:34:00 After seeing just how inaccurate Zillow’s home price estimates are it occurred to me that property taxes suffer from the same problem – i.e. wildly inaccurate home value estimates are resulting in thousands of people overpaying in property taxes and thousands of others paying far too little. If you want to get excited about financial... Read more »
Why GM Wants You to Pay More Taxes at the Pump
2011-10-23 03:00:00 Editor's note: This article originally appeared on our sister website, InvestingAnswers.com. Back in early June, the CEO of GM (NYSE: GM) suggested the United States should hike gasoline taxes by $1 a gallon. Predictably, conservatives and liberals alike were infuriated by the suggestion. For conservatives, such a large tax hike would be seen as just another government grab for workers' hard-earned dollars. Liberals felt that sharply-increased gasoline taxes would hit the poor the hardest, not only because it would take a larger bite of their already limited discretionary income, but also because the poor are the ones least likely to be driving late model fuel-efficient cars. So what was GM's CEO thinking? Higher gas . . . → Read More: Why GM Wants You to Pay More Taxes at the Pump
By: Jutia Group
Polling The ?Occupy? Marxists
2011-10-21 07:45:00 If you’re ready believe the unruly mob disrupting Wall Street shares anything in common with the Tea Party, you need a sobering cup of reality. Oh, most of them, surprisingly, walk upright but they couldn’t be more opposite in every other way. Democrat pollster Douglas Schoen is among the first to have polled a meaningful ...
By: RSF America
By Any Other Name
2011-09-15 21:54:00 Barry ‘Never met a tax I didn’t like’ Obama is whining his way around the country saying really presidential things like, “If you love me, you’ll pass this bill” and talking about 153 bridges that are structurally unsound … although he’s letting unsuspecting travelers figure out which ones they are. By the way, weren’t these ...
By: RSF America
Do not let the Chicago school board raise our property taxes
2011-08-08 01:25:00 Do not let the Chicago school board raise our property taxes. To plug a hole in what experts are calling their unsustainable spending, the Chicago School Board is going to raise property taxes to the maximum level allowed by law. This would mean an 84 dollar increase on the average home. The small amount is...
Traveler?s in USA Pay Outragous Taxes
2011-07-27 03:21:00 Thanks for coming, now pay up! By Rob Lovitt, msnbc.com contributor Travel taxes ? can?t live with ?em, can?t escape ?em. That?s the upshot of a just-released report from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) showing that travelers to the top 50 destination cities in the U.S. pay an average of 56 percent above and ...Travel Lady Cruises, always providing you with TLC!Traveler’s in USA Pay Outragous Taxes
By: Travel Lady Blog
Fuel Economy vs. Fuel Taxes ? Which Will Do More?
2011-07-20 03:14:00 Here’s an interesting question: which is more likely to make you use less fuel, forcing you to buy a more fuel efficient vehicle or forcing you to pay a much, much higher fuel tax? This is sort of a relevant question because there is news that the Obama administration is considering raising fuel economy standards ...
The Day the Town Went Dry
2011-07-13 21:26:00 No booze, more hookers and a license fee to own a cat: Weird tales from cash-strapped state and local governments. Plus... Bernanke dangles the lure of QE3, Dow bites with a 150-point rally -- and the show goes on.
New French Property Taxes in 2012
2011-05-23 11:39:00 One of the new tax proposals effective from January 2012 in France is a new 20% tax on the rental value of SECOND homes for ANY nationality. The tax will be 20% of the property’s “valeur locative cadastrale” (a theoretical value). You can find this value at www.cadastre.gouv.fr. So if a property has a rental ...
Your Taxes Paying Government Union Members NOT to Work
2011-04-21 18:47:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Must be nice to be a government worker in a government union. Heck, some of these government union guys are even paid not to work and paid by the taxpayers to do so, yet! Vincent Vernuccio, labor policy guy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, tells us that the Obama administration is even ignoring its responsibility to report on the matter. Obama is over a year late in releasing its Time Usage in the Federal Government Report, a report that tracks all the time that government union members spend working for the union bosses on the dime of the people....
DuPage County property values down, taxes up
2011-04-20 17:55:00 You might be thinking that you'll be able to lower the property tax bill on a home you're planning to buy in, say, Naperville based on the fact that you're buying the home for 30% less than it sold for 4 years ago. Think again. According to this Daily Herald article, the average tax rate for DuPage County's 372 taxing bodies (schools, municipalities, park districts, etc.) increased by 11.6% as a result of increased spending. The increased spending will translate to a 5.7% increase on the average real estate tax bill, despite the fact that the total value of DuPage properties decreased by 5.9% - the first drop in 40 years. If you're buying a home in DuPage, budget an...
Taxes For 2011: Pay Less Starting Now
2011-04-20 03:31:00 The deadline to pay 2010 taxes has passed. What can you do now to lower your 2011 tax bill? Learn tax tips regarding money market funds, retirement plan contributions, donating stock to charity, and more.
Rep. Peter Roskam: High Taxes Have Consequences
2011-03-31 16:00:00 -By Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam, GOP Chief Deputy Whip Note: Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman will testify before the Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee today. Illinois and other states have recently made headlines for their declining populations. Whether they realize it or not, what states like Illinois are learning the hard way is that over-taxing and over-regulating has consequences. And Illinois is now learning that one painful consequence is job loss. Caterpillar, a Fortune 500 company that employs 23,000 workers in Illinois, currently finds itself dealing with a new tax increase in an already over-taxed state. Their CEO, Doug Oberhelman, sent a warning shot on March 21st with a letter to Illinois' new Democrat Governor Pat Quinn:...
TIMELY DATA: The Challenge: Visualize Your Taxes from DataVizChallenge.org
2011-02-25 17:59:00 How timely--just look at where all those tax dollars are going. Oh, and just in case you missed the irony, there's a reason we pay taxes in April and vote in November, so try not to forget these numbers next time you cast your ballot. The Challenge: Visualize how your individual federal income taxes are spent. We give you the numbers; you make them speak to us. Our jury will be awarding $10,000, including $5,000 for the top submission. Click ?get started? to learn more about the challenge, view an example, and get the data. This challenge was created by Eyebeam and Google, with data provided by WhatWePayFor.com. Banner visualization shows 2010 income taxes on $50,000, divided into major budget categories. via datavizchallenge.org
Now THERE'S Chutzpah: Obama Claims He hasn't Raised Taxes?
2011-02-08 18:30:00 -By Warner Todd Huston John Kartch over at Americans for Tax Reform found President Obama's claim that he hasn't raised taxes a bit, shall we say, quixotic. At one point in the interview with Obama conducted by Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and shown on Sunday, Obama stated bald faced that he didn't do so. The truth seems to be a different animal, however. Employing his best preacher's alliterative mode by repeating it twice, Obama told O'Reilly, "I didn't raise taxes once. I lowered taxes over the last two years. I lowered taxes for the last two years." But did he hold the line on taxes? Kartch shows that Obama's claim does not hold water. In fact, "just sixteen days into...
Even Californians Oppose Raising Taxes to Balance the Budget
2011-01-17 11:09:00 According to a poll which has been shown to Governor Brown, a significant majority of our fellow Californians oppose increasing taxes to balance the state’s budget: “Asked whether they’d prefer ‘less government and lower taxes’ or ‘slightly higher taxes for better government services,’ 57% opted for lower taxes.“ This “voter survey,” according to the Los ...
By: GayPatriot
Illinois: Death by Taxes
2011-01-14 07:00:00 -By Dan Proft During the Illinois General Assembly's lame duck session, Democrat leaders have moved to abolish the death penalty at the same time as signing the economic death warrant for state's economy. In Illinois, it is law-abiding, working families who have been condemned. Despite lllinois' leading exports being its residents and businesses, the General Assembly has proposed raising the state income and corporate income taxes by 75% each. If this tax monster passes, at least two things are certain: one, Illinois businesses would pay the highest corporate income taxes in the free world; two, Illinois would see the largest mass exodus of productive people since the Israelites fled Egypt....
Illinois Legislature Will Raise Income Taxes To Borrow Money?
2011-01-07 23:52:00 Illinois Legislature Will Raise Income Taxes To Borrow Money? What a bunch of bloodsuckers! Governor Pat Quinn and our Legislators down in Springfield are pulling a bait and switch on Illinois residents! The Illinois Legislature will raise the personal income tax from 3% to 5.25% on the premise that it will generate $6.2 billion and then immediately borrow $12.2 billion? ....people got exactly what they deserved all along.
Reducing Taxes, Roth IRAs and Home-based Businesses with Sandy Botkin, CPA,
2011-01-05 21:29:00 EXCERPT from the last show of 2010 on the Real Estate on Radio Show! You gotta hear this info and how it can improve your financial situation...totally applicable to what you do through 2011! Listen to internet radio with Money Smart Show on Blog Talk Radio Folks we welcome to the show, Mr. Sanford, or as we call him Sandy Botkin! He's an attorney and Certified Public Accountant. He is the Chief Executive Officer and principal lecturer of the Tax Reduction Institute based in the Washington DC area. Sandy has extensive financial and legal experience including five years as a legal specialist in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service. In fact, Mr. Botkin was one of...
Property Taxes Will Increase 60% in Chicago to meet new law says Daley
2011-01-03 03:41:00 Governor Quinn signed a new pension overhaul law. The problem is that it wil increase taxes not decreases taxes. According to Mayor Daley in an article ""The direct result of the governor's actions will be a massive property-tax hike for Chicago residents of at least $550 million, or about a 60 percent increase in our current property-tax levy."...
The GTL? Sunday Column ? ?Taxpayers Hanging By A Thread? By Christopher L.
2010-12-13 01:10:00 The GTL? Sunday Column: “Ever-So-SLIGHTLY-Right-O-f-Center” Gun Toting Liberal? Sunday Columnist And Author Christopher L. Doster Uses His Unusual Style Of Andy Rooney-Ish Humor To Lament Those Liberals Who Would Support Higher Taxes For The Wealthy… ?Taxpayers Hanging By A Thread?... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
How to Contest your Real Estate Taxes
2010-12-02 18:24:00 Image via WikipediaThis recession does not seem to be easing up for many, and this is especially the case for Cook County Homeowners. As an unpleasant early holiday present, the 2009 Second Installment taxes for Cook County residents are due Monday, December 13, 2010. The Cook County Treasurer's Office released the 2009 Second Installment Property Tax Bill in early November. As many had expected tax bills increased, but due to an increase in the State Equalization Factor and changes to Local Tax Rates, for many, their property taxes skyrocketed. The Cook County Property Tax system can be a daunting process, and understanding how your taxes were computed is a real challenge.Keep in mind that we pay our tax in arrears; meaning this tax...
Northbrook Property Taxes. What do your elected officials think of them?
2010-11-28 09:27:00 Did your 2009 property taxes go up in Northbrook? Jeff Danna wrote an interesting article on Trib Local. "Even school board members hate getting tax bills" The story was about District 28 Board member Laura Quayle questioning the increase in the tax levy. And she made the suggestion that they need to start looking at cutting expenses. Huh. What a concept!
Glenview, Deerfield property taxes on the upswing
2010-11-10 23:22:00 Property taxes are on the rise in Deerfield, to fund library improvements, and in Glenview.
Mike Madigan Takes Swipe At Pat Quinn Over Taxes
2010-11-09 22:56:00 Mike Madigan Takes Swipe At Pat Quinn Over Taxes
Club for Growth Congressman Joe Sestak?s agenda of more taxes, more spendin
2010-10-29 03:05:00 WASHINGTON ? Club for Growth Action announced a $1 million television advertising buy in the Pennsylvania Senate race. The 30-second spot, ?Navy,? highlights the liberal voting record of Democrat Congressman Joe Sestak.?Congressman Joe Sestak?s agenda of more taxes, more spending, and more debt are the problem in Washington, not the solution,? said Club President Chris Chocola. ?Pat Toomey is committed to real change in Washington. Sestak had his chance to change Washington, but he chose instead to throw our economy into debt and decline. Pat Toomey knows that if we want more jobs, we need less government.?The ad, will run on broadcast television in the Philadelphia media market through election day.PAID FOR BY CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION AND NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. 202-955-5500.TEXT CREDIT: Club for Growth 2001 L Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036 | 202-955-5500 |VIDEO CREDIT: club4growth
Mark Kirk, Alexi Giannoulias, Bill Brady, and Pat Quinn Will Raise Taxes to
2010-10-27 05:01:00 Mark Kirk was best friends with George W. Bush. This is the same Bush that used to run the Texas Rangers...the same Rangers team that drafted Sammy Sosa. Yep, that's right...the same Sammy Sosa who used steroids. Why are we voting for a man who wants kids to use steroids?
Barbara Boxer?s failed record supporting higher taxes and job crushing poli
2010-10-27 02:12:00 NRSC Launches New California TV Ad, ?Nothing Will Change? Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 11:10 AMThe National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) announced its first independent expenditure television advertisement in California today, entitled "Nothing Will Change," highlighting millionaire U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer?s (D-CA) failed record in Washington supporting higher taxes and job crushing policies in Washington.NRSC Press Secretary Amber Marchand issued the following statement:"Millionaire Senator Barbara Boxer has spent her entire career looking out for the best interests of one person: herself. Boxer?s partisan, ineffective work in Washington fighting for higher taxes and job killing policies haven?t helped the families, seniors, and job creators in California who are facing more than 12 percent unemployment today."Text Transcript: Title: "Nothing Will Change" TV (:30)ANNOUNCER: It?s the day after the election. And if we re-elect Barbara Boxer, nothing will change.She?ll con...
New listing in Harvey for less than 2x property taxes
2010-10-26 03:26:00 The annual real estate taxes on the newly-listed home at 14631 Des Plaines St in Harvey are $2,878 and the asking price is $5,000.
Kristi Noem, I oppose raising taxes on South Dakota families and small busi
2010-10-21 15:05:00 Kristi supports repealing the unfair death tax. Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin doesn't think we can "afford it."Herseth Sandlin Admits to Supporting Tax Increases While Noem Opposes Higher Taxes.SIOUX FALLS ? Kristi Noem, candidate for South Dakota?s lone congressional seat today, reiterated her opposition to tax increases while Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin showed her true colors 14 days out from the election and admitted to supporting higher taxes on South Dakota families, small businesses and seniors. The Noem campaign also released a video showing the clear difference between the candidates on the issue of the death tax.?I have consistently said I oppose raising taxes on South Dakota families and small business owners during this economic downturn. The small business owners I speak with on the campaign trail tell me they need certainty when it comes to tax and regulatory policy. Now isn?t the time for higher taxes and more regulation,? said Noem.In an October 18, 2010 intervi...
Big Banks Snatching Up Homes With Delinquent Taxes
2010-10-20 21:00:00 Good grief, how much more of this corruption are people going to take? Nearly a dozen major banks and hedge funds, anticipating quick profits from homeowners who fall behind on property taxes, are quietly plowing hundreds of millions of dollars into businesses that collect the debts, tack on escalating fees and threaten to foreclose on the ...
Two Certainties: $1,300 Gold and Taxes
2010-09-24 21:20:00 Gold hits next magic number... Frank Holmes on why it's heading higher still... Silver making an impressive run of its own. "Policy uncertainty"... Washington plays chicken with your income tax rates. Byron King on one of the "largest financial crimes in history." Ireland, Greece and France, oh my... Inside the euroland of Oz. Dispatch from the "Goldline hearings"... Is this guy for real?
How Much Would You Have Paid in Taxes in 1913?
2010-09-24 16:07:00 I recently found a PDF version of the Form 1040 from 1913, the first year of individual federal income taxes. Compared to today's tax form, the 1913 one looks refreshingly easy and simple! Take this quiz to see how much you know about the original tax form!
The GTL? Sunday Column ? ?Obama Hood Goes After Bad Boy Ben Stein? By Chris
2010-09-20 03:11:00 The GTL? Sunday Column: “Ever-So-SLIGHTLY-Right-O-f-Center” Gun Toting Liberal? Sunday Columnist And Author Christopher L. Doster Goes On A Rant Against Progressive Taxation And Liberalism While Defending The Wealthy And Their Entitlement To Continue Enjoying The Maximum Benefits Of The... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Who pays the most property taxes in Morton Grove?
2010-09-09 05:08:00 If you're a data junkie sort of home buyer who wants to get a quick snapshot of real estate stats and activity in a Chicago suburb, it's hard to beat the city pages at BlockShopper.
Where are taxes headed on that North Shore home?
2010-08-11 17:30:00 Last month the Cook County Assessor's office began mailing homeowners in Northern Cook County their "Notice of Proposed Assessed Valuation" that will affect 2010 taxes payable in 2011. Actual tax bills won't be known until the various taxing bodies set their rates.
The GTL? Sunday Column ? ?From The Tanning Booth To The Voting Booth? By Ch
2010-08-02 00:09:00 GTL? Sunday Columnist: Author And “Ever-So-SLIGHTLY-Right-O-f-Center” Gun Toting Liberal? Sunday Guest Columnist And Author Christopher L. Doster Uses Troubled Jersey Shore Star “Snookie” And President Obama’s Recent Appearance On The View To Attack ObamaCare…... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
The Real Trade of the Decade? Redux
2010-07-16 20:53:00 A follow-up to the ?real? Trade of the Decade: 140,000% in April, another 1,900% now. The ?Goldilocks economy? redefined by Fed economists? who say this economics stuff is hard. Checking real-world economic stats -- rail traffic, state tax receipts. As we prepare for Vancouver conference, media mogul advises we don?t come back. The ghost of George Steinbrenner looks down upon 5 readers debating estate tax.
The GTL? Sunday Column ? ?LeBron Listens To Rush?? By Christopher L. Doster
2010-07-12 02:12:00 GTL? Sunday Columnist: Author And “Ever-So-SLIGHTLY-Right-O-f-Center”Gun Toting Liberal Sunday Guest Columnist And Author Christopher L. Doster Ponders If NBA Star LeBron James Might Be A Rush Limbaugh Fan Due To Moving From Overtaxed Ohio To Miami Florida Where There Are No State... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
The World According to China
2010-07-07 21:46:00 Cryptic China assures U.S?. ?nuclear option? not on issue, for now. Just the same: Chinese gov urges citizens to buy gold. Since it worked so well in the past: Desperate USPS to raise stamp price. Plus, Byron King on preparing for an era of higher taxes. |
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