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What’s in a Name?

4 May 2010

Okay, the press has me officially riled up – well, the press and Governor Rendell (D-PA). Suddenly, the tax amnesty program has everyone all fired up about scofflaws. Yep, everywhere you look – even on the amnesty ads – tax officials and the media are painting tax delinquents with a broad brush, labeling them as [...]

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PA’s tax amnesty program plagued by weak IT and phone support

27 April 2010

Interesting reading from Larry Dignan: PA’s tax amnesty program plagued by weak IT and phone support | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com I have similar stories to report. Check back!

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PA Taxpayers Get Extra Help This Tax Season

7 April 2010

Starting tomorrow, taxpayers in Pennsylvania will get some late-season tax help. Beginning on Thursday, April 8, through Thursday, April 15, the PA Revenue Taxpayer Service and Information Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 10. The [...]

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Pennsylvania Plans Tax Amnesty Program

9 March 2010

Hot on the heels of the success of New Jersey’s tax amnesty program, Pennsylvania has decided to give it a whirl. The amnesty program will kick off April 26 and run 54 days, ending on June 10, 2010. During that time, taxpayers have the opportunity to come clean and pay up. In return, all penalties [...]

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States Find It May Not (*gasp*) Be Necessary to Raise Taxes

17 July 2009

With budget deadlines looming, many states felt that there were no alternatives to balancing the budget other than raising taxes or adding new ones. More than half of all states were considering significant tax changes to fill gaping holes… What a difference a few weeks and some angry taxpayers make. New Jersey recently “found” more [...]

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Lights, Cameras, Tax Burden Shifting

25 June 2009

The highest grossing movie of all time is Titanic, which has amassed nearly $2 billion in revenue in just 12 years. The five Harry Potter films, all released within the last 10 years, have grossed nearly $5 billion in revenue. It’s clear that even in an age where there are other distractions – TV, cable, [...]

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PA Tax Hike Higher Than Expected

17 June 2009

Initially, reports out of my home state of Pennsylvania were that Governor Rendell planned to raise income taxes by about 10% to 3.37%. This week, Governor Rendell outlined his plan to raise income taxes by 16% to 3.57%. Under Rendell, the tax rate has increased once before, in 2004, an increase that was made permanent. [...]

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Does Pennsylvania Care More About Football or Taxes?

8 June 2009

When it comes to football, Pennsylvanians are pretty hard core. From the Steelers to the Eagles, NFL football makes headline after headline in the fall. Also in the state, we have a little college football team called Penn State that seems to do pretty well from time to time. I think it’s fair to say [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Tax Breaks for Investments

5 June 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Yesterday, I blogged about NC’s efforts to woo Apple and Google to the Tarheel state by passing corporate tax breaks directed at each of them. This is nothing new. In my own state of Pennsylvania, a new film tax credit is being touted in an effort to bring more [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Common Law Marriage Accepted by IRS?

20 November 2008

Taxpayer asks: Hello Taxgirl, My girlfriend and I were common law married in 2005. We filed our own taxes for 2006. In 2007, we went to a tax accountant. He says we cannot file as married on our tax return. I say we can since we’re common law married. Who’s right? We live in Pennsylvania. [...]

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