Barrett says he's seeing more recent college graduates who couldn't get a job after graduation or who, if they did, faced garnishment of entry-level wages. Before the 2005 law passed, lenders would "try to work with (borrowers) on a payment plan," ...more »
By R. Jai Krishna, Dow Jones Newswires Foreign telecom majors such as Australia's Telstra Corp. and Sweden's TeliaSonera AB Monday said they won't participate in India's upcoming bandwidth auctions for basic mobile phone services, highlighting the fall ...more »
The distinction sits in a stubbornly murky corner of the law, and workers, employers and governments have a lot riding on the outcome. Meanwhile the number of people who are working but not considered employees continues to grow.more »
She found out only after talking to an IRS employee at the federal building downtown that someone had used her Social Security number to file a tax return in another state. “The guy at the IRS said, 'I can't tell you anything,' ” she said.more »
"What structured audit did INEC do to warrant such insidious report? On the contrary, should Nigerians not be asking, 'how did INEC expend N89Billion on biometric data-base, seeing the entire record was useless to be tendered in a court of law?more »
Brad Sherman was a CPA and a tax lawyer. So the news conference he's scheduled to reveal the names of taxpayers owed millions in refunds seems right up his alley. Sherman is fighting for his political career in an election contest this year that pits ...more »
Current law does not relieve property owners of payment responsibility or the imposition of penalties because of failure to receive a tax bill. Taxpayers now have the option of paying property taxes by credit card (plus convenience fee) or electronic ...more »
Background: This is the fourth consecutive year that GM JumpStart has partnered with AAS to provide free tax help. Like its other tax volunteers, AAS trained the group in tax law and tax computer software, followed by certification by the IRS.more »
In 2010, Missouri enterprises paid out $163 billion (see note) in wages and salaries, and the "state sales and use tax" produced revenue of $2.95 billion (page 4). So our surtax on earned income would produce as much revenue as the current sales tax ...more »
But if the president had been brave enough back then to call a tax a tax, his healthcare law might not be in such a mess today. At the Supreme Court last week, both sides basically agreed that the Constitution allows the federal government to enact a ...more »
Government experts charged with rescuing Greece's desperate public finances have said tax collectors not only tolerate evasion, but often take bribes from tax transgressors in exchange for lighter penalties. Greece, under immense pressure from its ...more »
The budget proposal, passed by Republicans in the US House of Representatives last week, would reduce the deficit by cutting spending while reforming the tax code, including lowering the top rate of tax to 25 percent from 35 percent.more »
Oliver Olsen, R-Jamaica, has introduced an amendment to a tax bill this year that would direct about $1.5 million from Vermont Yankee tax payments directly toward Windham County for planning and economic development. Some of the testimony Friday seemed ...more »
