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Poll Has White House Scratching Its Head

14 February 2010

A recent CBS News/New York Times poll has the White House scratching its head. Americans were asked, “In general, do you think the Obama Administration has increased taxes for most Americans, decreased taxes for most Americans or have they kept taxes the same for most Americans?”
More than half of all those surveyed said that [...]

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Who Is the “Government” Anyway?

19 September 2008

In light of the recent government bailouts of several high profile companies, some pundits are rushing to attempt to correct the idea that taxpayers are paying the tab. Some analysts are trying to push the idea that the billion dollars’ worth of bailouts are merely structured as loans or investments by “the government” and [...]

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Ask the Taxgirl: Do Individual Taxpayers Submit a 1099?

30 January 2008

Taxpayer asks:
I paid a contractor $855 for a roof repair. He did not furnish his TIN or complete and return a W-9. Must I pay the 28% withholding tax on the $855 to the IRS?
Taxgirl says:
I am going to assume from your question that you are an individual taxpayer and not a business [...]

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Looking for Spending Money for the Holidays?

19 November 2007

Maybe the Internal Revenue Service has some of your cash!
The IRS is looking for 115,478 taxpayers who are due refund checks worthabout $110 million after the checks were returned as undeliverable. Yep, that averages out to nearly $1000 a pop.
If you are expecting a refund and have not received one for the 2006 tax [...]

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Million Dollar Baby

19 October 2007

Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Fumo has lately found himself in a whole heap of trouble. He is facing a whopping 139 indictments including 2 counts each of filing false tax returns and aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns.
To pay for some of his massive legal bills in conjunction [...]

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Tops

15 July 2007

Fortune 500 has released its list of America’s largest corporations. They are:
1. Wal-Mart Stores
2. Exxon Mobil
3. General Motors
4. Chevron
5. ConocoPhillips
6. General Electric
7. Ford Motor
8. Citigroup
9. Bank of America
10. American International Group
I thought it would be cool to compare this list with the top ten corporate taxpayers in the US. Unfortunately, that list was [...]

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