Cash-strapped states resort to odd taxes
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It's the perfect tax: Government exacts a big payment without having to fend off lobbyists or wage a political fight. And in most cases, the taxpayer doesn't even have a say.
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Sometimes it is small provisions that trip up big bills.
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If taxes are the price of civilization, election year is the time for bargain hunting. Over the past few months, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
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For most taxpayers, the IRS isn't the only game in town.
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The big kahuna of tax is the federal return, but that doesn't mean you can ignore the state return.
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Wireless carriers are fighting state and local laws that, in their view, force them to "hide" government taxes and fees from their customers. So far, they haven't been totally successful.
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Actually, Haskins isn&#39;t alone. The Internal Revenue Service says it is looking for 329 Nebraskans who have more than $174,000 in unclaimed federal tax refunds coming their way.
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A new tax break could make some homeowners even happier.
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A new study shows there is a $300 billion gap between what taxpayers owe and what they pay
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By next year, Maryland residents could pay another penny per dollar in sales tax on most products they buy. They could pay several cents more for each gallon of gas they put in their cars and another dollar for each pack of cigarettes they smoke.
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The welfare rolls aren't dropping as fast as they used to, and that could pose a big money problem for states from coast to coast after a new federal law takes effect next month.
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Glitches in the new edition of the personal finance software keep some folks from paying their bills.
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Three California companies that paid no state income tax last year have been awarded &#36;5 million in tax refunds, angering critics who say the cash-strapped state cannot afford them.
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One can't allow in Europe that some countries say 'we're sufficiently rich to lower our taxes' -- to as low as zero in some cases -- but at the same time ask the countries of old Europe to pay structural funds ...
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From taxes to the election, there's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Washington. A special report.
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The looming political battle over  how to reform the tangled U.S. income tax code could get ugly.  But one option, a tax aimed at boosting savings, holds promise.
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TWIN FALLS -- The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 410 Idaho taxpayers -- including more than 70 in Magic Valley -- whose income tax refund checks were returned from the US Postal Service as undeliverable.