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The Governator Blames Tax Lien On “Snafu”

29 November 2009

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is not having the best holiday weekend. On Black Friday (which may take on a completely different meaning for the “Governator”), TMZ.com posted information about a federal lien filed by the IRS in May against Schwarzenegger for nearly $80,000. Schwarzenegger’s office promptly (imagine that) claimed that the lien [...]

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California Faces Massive Deficit, Likely to Raise Taxes

20 May 2009

I’m guessing that Gov. Schwarzenegger thinks something very different when he sees this slogan these days: The thing that won’t die, in the nightmare that won’t end.
It’s not the Terminator but rather, the budget.
The state of California is facing a $21.3 billion shortfall. Billion.
And the measures that Schwarzenegger hoped would be a step [...]

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State Tax Primer from A to W: California

20 April 2009

Welcome to my fifth in a series on state taxes! For information about what I’m trying to do, read my introductory bit. Next on the agenda, the state that we’ve all heard a lot about this year when it comes to taxes: California!
CALIFORNIA
Population: 36,756,666 (1st)
Capital: Sacramento
Largest City: Los Angeles
Gross Domestic Product: $1.812 [...]

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Schwarzenegger to GOP Governors: We’ll Take Your Money

23 February 2009

A number of Republican governors have indicated that they will turn down federal money offered to states as part of the stimulus package. The Republican governors of Alaska, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas have signaled that they will pass on the money because it could lead to a tax increase in the [...]

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