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Sales tax holidays on tap
The stimulus checks apparently aren't enticing us to spend, according to the latest data from the National Retail Federation. But maybe an end of summer mainstay -- back-to-school sales tax holidays -- will get those of us in participating states doing our economic shopping duties. Earlier... Read more...
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Home-to-church conversion cuts tax bill
By converting his $3 million home to a church, an Illinois man has saved himself around $80,000 in property taxes. But officials of the Village of Lake Bluff say not so fast. While they try to sort out whether the new Armenian Church of Lake Bluff is indeed legitimate, they have notified... Read more...
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Offshore tax evasion getting added attention
Congressional interest in the use of foreign accounts to avoid U.S. taxes has moved beyond the traditional tax-writing committees. The Senate's Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee also is getting in on the act. Its Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is focusing on alleged... Read more...
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Will you outlive your nest egg?
A new study says that you probably will. And that data was collected before the stock market went on its recent roller coaster ride. Almost three out of five new middle-class retirees will outlive their financial assets if they keep up their pre-retirement lifestyle, according to an Ernst &... Read more...
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Rebates: one down, one to come?
The bulk of the rebate checks have been delivered. Can't you just feel the economic stimulation. (I hope that last sentence doesn't cause any content filter problems.) And just as we taxpayers, if not necessarily the economy, recover from the sometimes confusing, often frustrating rebate... Read more...
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McCains benefit from Bud sale
Joe Sixpack Budweiser drinkers might be crying in their beers over the sale of the iconic American brewer to InBev of Belgium, but I suspect that John and Cindy McCain have no complaints. Image details: Anheuser-Busch Approaches Mexican Beer Company Day After Bid From InBe served by picapp.com ... Read more...
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Vermont Energy Star tax holiday
This week, Vermont residents can escape paying sales tax on qualified Energy Star appliances costing $2,000 or less. The energy-efficient equipment must be for personal use. In addition to an exemption from Vermont's 6 percent sales tax, local option sales taxes will not be collected either. ... Read more...
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Happy Bastille Day! And a few foreign tax tips
On July 14, 1789, the French stormed the Bastille, the prison that was the symbol of the absolute power of Louis 16th's rule. Thus began the French Revolution. We here in the fledging United States contributed to the French revolt. The cost of getting involved in our war of independence (some... Read more...
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A look at FDIC coverage
The IndyMac Bank failure got me thinking about something most of us take for granted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, usually referred to as FDIC, protection of our bank accounts. The FDIC is an independent U.S. governmental agency created to protect bank customers against loss of... Read more...
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Accountants' exciting lives -- on film
Ah, summer! It's heaven for film fans. Every weekend, a blockbuster, generally with a comic book hero, premieres on movie screens nationwide. But, according to an article in today's New York Times, many film goers likely will overlook an exciting and entertaining genre, the accountancy movie. ... Read more...
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