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Pay Your Taxes

Friday, November 9th, 2007

If you don’t like taxes, write or call your congressmen, march on Washington, make yourself heard.

But this might be taking things a bit too far. Apparently, this couple in New Hampshire, Elaine and Ed Brown, have been convicted of tax evasion, and are refusing to go to jail. They claim they’ve broken no laws.

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Federal Income Tax: The Democrats’ 100 Hours

Friday, January 19th, 2007

You’ve heard about the Democrats’ 100 Hours. But how will it affect your taxes?

Of course, if you’re someone who’s going to benefit from the minimum wage increase the Democrats passed, the income listed on your income taxes will change - it will go up. Yay!

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Phone Bill Tax Credit, One-Time Only

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Do you have a phone bill? Chances are, you do - and if you do, you can claim a tax credit on this year’s tax form. Turns out there’s an old tax that we’ve all been paying on our phone bill every month, and the Treasury Department has decided it’s no longer valid. So first of all, the phone company’s going to stop charging that tax. Yay! Even better, the government is giving a tax refund. It’s based on how many exemptions you claim, and ranges from $30 up to $60.

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