Taxpayers’ Plight Highlighted in Rescue Coverage

Throughout the morning, Fox News Channel — and at least one Minnesota affiliate — featured coverage of workers struggling to rescue a worker trapped by a cave-in at an Eden Prairie, Minn., construction site. After watching several updates, I began to see Fox’s video...

Obama Promises the World to Michigan Voters

Over-taxed and economically-stressed voters in Michigan had opportunities to hear some tall tales today, delivered in the form of campaign promises made by Barack Obama during a two-day campaign swing through the state:    * A promise:  Obama said he wants...

Canadians Have Until May 6th To File Online Tax Returns for 2007

Good news for last minute filers, due to huge traffic volume to the Canada Revenue Agency website, you've got until midnight on Tuesday, May 6th to get your taxes filed online, that is, assuming you don't owe money...

Latinos outraged over CBS report

"As if Katie Couric didn’t already have enough problems. Weighed down by record-low ratings at the anchor desk of “CBS Evening News,” and by reports suggesting she will leave that post two years before her multimillion-dollar contract expires, Couric now has civil...

Iraq Budget Cut by $171M After Oil-Profit Windfall

Why should the U.S. have to foot the reconstruction bill in Iraq?They're only the ones who invaded the country, waged war against the Iraqi people, tortured and killed innumerable detainees, and established an...

Florida Might Decide Dem. Nominee

The republicans have pretty much already decided not to attack Obama but they will not have any qualms bloodying another Clinton. So how can they make sure McCain is facing the shrill Ms. Clinton and not the "eloquent" Mr. Obama? By redoing Florida, of course."Florida...

Whats so Fair about a Tax? “FairTax Act of 2007” Nix the IRS

" News Congressman Broun Cosponsors “FairTax Act of 2007”; Calls for Elimination of the Internal Revenue ServiceBroun: “Adopting the FairTax and eliminating the Internal Revenue Service are ideas whose times have come.” February 7, 2008 Washington D.C.- ...

More Information on Stimulus Payments

" New Details for Recipients of Social Security,  Veterans Benefits WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service released additional information today about the upcoming economic stimulus payments in a specially designed section for taxpayers on IRS.gov. The new...

Eligible Taxpayers Must File a 2007 Tax Return to Receive Rebate

" WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today advised taxpayers that in most cases they will not have to do anything extra this year to get the economic stimulus payments beginning in May. “If you are eligible for a payment, all you have to do is file a 2007 tax...

Canadian Families taking turn for worse

Certainly a scary prospect where Families spendthrift attitudes are putting them increasingly into debt, with Government Opposition Politicians promising if they are elected will help wipe some of that Debt Slate...

EITC Awareness Day Today

" WASHINGTON — The Department of Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service and scores of community partners nationwide today kicked off EITC Awareness Day to promote the refundable tax credit for low-wage workers and options for free tax preparation. January 31 –...

Economic Stimulus Plan Creating High Oil Prices

Tax rebates for 2008 are great but not when this incentive causes additional demand for global oil resources while Americans continue fueling their gas guzzling SUV's and  pick-up trucks. The  $150 billion...

Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster

"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster Ann Pettifor The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor. 11 - 12 - 2007 On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...

Taxpayer Privacy - New IRS rules

" WASHINGTON —  The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today released final regulations and a related revenue procedure giving taxpayers greater protection and control over their tax return information held by tax return preparers.  Treasury...

Tax Filing Season Opens on Time Except for Certain Taxpayers

" The upcoming tax season is expected to start on time for everyone except for certain taxpayers potentially affected by late enactment of the Alternative Minimum Tax “patch.” The AMT came into being with the Tax Reform Act of 1969. Its purpose was to target a small...

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