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Special fees for roads and public safety? What about taxes?
...for a Better America | December 30th 2009 by Ken
Residents in Plainfield Township Michigan were assessed a special fee of $5,500 to have a road paved that's too narrow to use. The road is so narrow that the postmaster has even said it's unusable. Building roads is a legitimate function of governmen read more
Celebrity Tax Problems – A Year in Review
Business N Synergy | December 30th 2009 by The Tech Accountant
With the economy being as tough as it has been this past year, many individuals have been too busy focusing on their own financial issues to really focus on the tax issues of others. Well luckily with a little research on the web and a review of all read more
Congratulations, Intelligrated
The Whited Sepulchre | December 30th 2009 by allen in fort worth
Congratulations Intelligrated !Modern Materials Handling, one of the many trade periodicals that shows up in my workplace inbox, was the first to give me this good news:Intelligrated, a leading American-owned automated materials handling solutions pr read more
Senators Stick it to the States
Dakota Voice | December 30th 2009 by Bob Ellis
Every U.S. Senator who voted for the health care reform bill “stuck” every state in the Union with a big bill that no state needs right now during a recession and falling revenues. Dakota Voice: Exposing the pernicious lie read more
Do Your Winter Cleaning for Tax Savings
Debtbeat | December 30th 2009
I love doing my taxes. Seriously. I can’t wait until January when I get all my W-2’s and 1099’s and X38’s (OK, I made that one up) so I can get back money owed to me in the form of state and Federal tax refunds. It’s not read more
Need to make a trade? Stock markets to keep normal hours through…
How to Invest Today | December 30th 2009 by Sara - World Zoo Today
If you feel you’ve got to make a stock sale before the end of 2009 — say, to recognize a gain or loss for tax purposes — Wall Street will be accommodating: U.S. stock markets will be open for full sessions today as well as on New Year read more
Xyience, Inc. Liquidation Trustee Files Complaint Against Fertitt…
FIGHT NEWS UNLIMITED | December 30th 2009 by Rich Bergeron
Latest Xyience Case Update By: Rich Bergeron The Usual Suspects, including all the characters pictured below and Fertitta Enterprises GM William Bullard, are implicated in a new civil suit. The case, filed by the Xyience Bankruptcy Liquidation Trust read more
Scanning Receipts
AL6400 Blog - Business and Finance | December 30th 2009 by Alan Yu
It’s going to be that time of year again to do our taxes and one thing that is always semi cumbersome is keeping track of all those receipts for expenses. I was then reading an article on how someone wanted a device where you can instantly flash s read more
More Like The Carter Administration Than Evah
Musing Minds | December 29th 2009 by kimsch
I doubt that it’s the same price on the pumps, but the sign at the station does say $9.999 a gallon. The station’s sister station, 2 miles away, has regular unleaded and diesel at $2.759 and we actually purchased some this evening at a di read more
The Unquenchable Thirst: Taxing America’s Oil Addiction
BusinessPundit | December 29th 2009 by Rob
Share In the U.S., our dependence on oil not only makes for wealthy oil companies, it also supports our federal, state and local governments. Gas taxes add up quickly and some areas of the country are taxed more heavily than others. However, one sur read more
Use smart tax-saving tools to maximise returns
The Money Bees | December 29th 2009
AN INDIVIDUAL can claim a deduction up to Rs 1 lakh U/S 80C of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) by incurring a certain expenditure or making specified investments. Few of the popular schemes which are generally availed of by the individuals, inte read more
SD Best for Small Business? No: Media Trumpets Right-Wing Propaga…
Madville Times | December 29th 2009 by Cory Allen Heidelberger
South Dakota's paid media are happily touting the 2009 Small Business Survival Index, which ranks South Dakota as the best state for entrepreneurship, as actual news. In reality, the report from the DC-based Small Business & Entrepreneurship Cou read more
Analysis: Democrat-Controlled House Passed Atleast $1.171 Trillio…
Haystack Commentary II | December 29th 2009 by Zorek Richards
List Includes Ten Violations of President’s Pledge to Not Raise Taxes on Middle Class Families Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today released an analysis of major tax provisions passed by the Democrat-controlled House showing a n read more
Buying the Dividend and Dividend Dates
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity | December 29th 2009 by jim
One once popular way of dividend investing was called “buying the dividend,” where you buy a stock just before the ex-dividend date. The argument was that you could buy a stock just before it would record who it’ll pay a dividend to read more
>>Citizens Against Government Waste Newsletter. Must Read!
And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | December 29th 2009 by Brenda Bowers
There is so much information in this long Newsletter but it is well worth reading, or at the very least skimming over and reading the articles that really interest you. You too can have the newsletter emailed to you, or you can continue to read it read more
>>Crush of earmarks in defense bill gives yet another lesso…
And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | December 29th 2009 by Brenda Bowers
Crush of earmarks in defense bill gives yet another lesson in horse-trading – washingtonpost.com We are seeing a congress gone totally out of control. Insanity reigns in Washington and there is a feeding frenzy going on in congress while the read more
Year-End Tax Planning Tips for 2009
Economic News and Analysis from Financial Symmetry, Inc - Ra… | December 29th 2009 by Financial Symmetry, Inc.
Even though 2010 is almost here, you still have time to take advantage of some 2009 tax planning strategies. Here are some suggestions to consider before ringing in the New Year. Should you take losses or pull in capital gains? It depends o read more
Maybe You Can Write Off That Camera
Podcasting Tricks | December 29th 2009
With the end of the year upon us, it’s time to start thinking about getting your records together for the tax man. In the USA, you can deduct certain business expenses to reduce your tax obligation. Camera gear comes to mind. This MAY be the e read more
Why Set Up An Offshore Bank Account Like the Large Corporation…
forex indicators | December 29th 2009 by whisnu
Suggest to the average American that he or she might benefit by owning a foreign bank account and you’ll more than likely get a questioning look and a response such as, “Why on Earth would I want to do that?” Americans, yo read more
Top News Stories of the Last Decade
Neoavatara | December 29th 2009 by Pradheep Shanker
Last year I did a piece on the top stories of the year, but with the closure of the ‘Aughts’ or whatever you want to call it, I thought a look back at the last 10 years might give some people some perspective. And what an amazing and h read more
Resolved
United States of Motherhood | December 29th 2009
I resolve the exact same as last year.Ditto!Seriously. Check it out. They all still apply except I am making headway on using the fancy gym and maybe I volunteered a little less, but still way more than I should.Yep, ditto because I am real ambitio read more
What is the Earned Income Tax Credit?
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity | December 29th 2009 by jim
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit that is designed to help low income workers. It was created in 1975 and has been expanded on several occasions, unlike some other tax laws, to continue to help low income taxpayers. How does it read more
How much do they pay you to teach at Oxford?
Science and Language | December 28th 2009
…a very un-British question. But, given that I was raised in the USA, I’ll answer it. It depends on whether you are on the permanent teaching staff or not. If you’re hired to teach, you might start near £37,000 as a Universit read more
First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Questions in Bellingham, WA
Bellingham Real Estate Blog | December 28th 2009 by Rich Johnson
First-time homebuyers are still pursuing the tax credit – but there are questions - There are so many different first time homebuyers and so many specific situations that there are a lot of questions out there… I filed for the first-ti read more
More streaming video fun: a first look at Qik Live for iPhone
iPhone News and Application Reviews Portal | December 28th 2009
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , iPhone , App Store , First Look The folks who first showed us video streaming live from an iPhone , Qik , now have an official (non-jailbreak) app available in the App Store. Like Ustream Live Broadcaster , Qik Live read more
Free Golf Cart with the Government’s Golf Cart Tax Credit?
PT Money | December 28th 2009 by PT
I know I’m late to the game in reporting this, but I couldn’t let the deadline pass without letting you know. While visiting with my Dad, a practicing CPA, over the holiday weekend, I learned about a certain loophole in the tax code creat read more
Soccer wives gossip leads to tax inquiry
Don't Mess With Taxes | December 28th 2009 by Kay
One of my favorite Lyle Lovett songs is "What Do You Do," in which the Texan pays tribute to the timeless Billy Hill tune "The Glory of Love." In Lyle's modern classic, the inimitable Francine Reed, lamenting her lover� read more
Monopoly Rules
CHOCOLATE FOR YOUR BRAIN! | December 28th 2009 by Sherry
On December 21st, the President, touting some 41 billion the federal government would save by 2011, said the following. "The Federal government can no longer spend taxpayers' money like it is “monopoly money.” I'd congratulate the President but h read more
Pick My Pocket. Please!
Liberty's Life Line | December 28th 2009 by Bill O'Connell
Who doesn’t love a freebie? Who does not get a thrill of good fortune by finding money in the street, no matter how insignificant the amount? We may not believe in the Tooth Fairy, but many of us believe we have a rich benevolent uncle, read more
Year End Tax Tips for Freelancers
Essential Keystrokes | December 28th 2009
One of the biggest challenges of running any business – especially your own as a freelancer – is staying on top of the financial books. As we go into the final week of the year, our friends at Outright.com have provided this handy end of read more
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