Earlier this year, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of a number of counts of public corruption and tax fraud. He received a sentence today thought to be “very nearly the longest sentence ever” for a public official. How bad was it?
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Go West, Young Man: Best States For Businesses Are In The West
The Tax Foundation has released its 2014 list of Best (and Worst) States for Business based on a number of tax factors. Did your state make the top of the list? Or the bottom?
Read MoreD.C. Won’t Issue Tax Refunds, Going Broke Due To Shutdown: Are More States Far Behind?
This week, Washington, D.C., announced that it would delay tax refunds due to the shutdown. Of course, we know D.C. relies on federal funding… But how much are other states reliant upon federal dollars?
Read MoreFootball Players Prove What’s Right With Kids, Wrong With Sales Tax
We read a lot about what’s wrong with kids today. This story, about four football players from Division III William Paterson University, is all about what’s right with kids today – and what’s wrong with sales tax.
Read MorePennsylvania Mulls First Statewide Plastic Bag Tax In The U.S. As ‘Small Price To Pay’
A bill being explored in Pennsylvania would make the state the first in the country to tax the use of plastic bags at retail sites. But questions abound: Is it fair? Is it appropriate? And is it enough?
Read MoreUp In Flames: Cigarette Taxes Create Opportunity For Revenue And Crime
As cigarette taxes climb higher, so, too, does the potential for crime. The ATF calls cigarettes the number one commodity in the black market due to the ability to turn a quick dollar with relatively low risk. It’s profitable for crooks and for the government. So, do we raise the tax yet again?
Read MoreSchools Still Out For Summer: Philadelphia Threatens To Delay First Day Of School Over Funding
Time is running out. That was the message offered today to more than 1,500,000 residents of the City of Philadelphia from Superintendent William R. Hite,
Read MoreNC Lawmakers Reckon With The Three Rs: Reading, Writing & (Tax) Reform
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is under fire for cuts to the education budget. To make way for the cuts, rates for personal and corporate income taxes were slashed with additional changes made to sales and use taxes, unemployment insurance, and property taxes. Is it worth it?
Read MoreYou Can’t Drive 55: NY Suspends Driver’s Licenses For Tax Delinquents
Owe taxes to the State of New York? Be prepared to put away those keys: under a new measure, drivers who owe more than $10,000 in state taxes face losing their license until the debt is paid.
Read MoreNew York To Issue Tax Refunds For Same-Sex Couples
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York will issue estate tax refunds to those taxpayers who file amended returns as a result of the recent Supreme Court ruling that deemed DOMA unconstitutional.
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