Ailing lender’s checks bounce
Newsday - Checks sent out by the troubled American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. to pay the property taxes of more than 70 homeowners in the Baltimore metropolitan area have bounced, local officials said yesterday. Baltimore City received bad checks for 53
Tories defiant despite new poll setback
Daily Telegraph - aimed at countering proposals outlined by Labour at their conference this week. In particular, it is thought the Conservatives may promise to reform inheritance tax, while Mr Osborne has disclosed in The Daily Telegraph that suggested green taxes on
What you couldn’t do in a shutdown
Detroit Free Press - Raising taxes to achieve economic solvency for this state is like trying to lift yourself out of a bucket by the handle! For you Dim-ocrats this normally does not work!!! For all you tax & spend liberals that want more taxes – move to Socialist
DIRT, RUMORS & RELATIVES: This mayoral race has it all; It’s a fact
Patriot Ledger - My father worked for the post office; he raised eight children, put them through Quincy public schools, college and beyond,’’ Phelan said in an interview. ‘‘He paid his taxes, raised a family and was in no way ‘connected.’’’ But when
Unexpected Tax Bill Adds to the Pain of Foreclosure
Washington Post - Foreclosures are up, and many families are losing their homes. That’s bad enough, but the IRS has an unpleasant surprise for them: They may have to pay extra taxes, even though they didn’t receive any money. Most homeowners are completely unaware of
BILL GOES AFTER HUGE TAX BREAKS ON STOCK OPTIONS
New York Post - Carl Levin of Michigan said that the legislation he proposed yesterday would put an end to the double standard that allows companies to deduct more from their taxes than the stock option expenses that show up on their books. A Senate investigation
Make up lost time with swift, smart action
Chicago Tribune - Still, there will be property taxes, utilities and upkeep. The better news might be that you are a teacher. Typically, public school teachers receive rather nice pensions, which is becoming more unusual for other workers. If you happen to have a
Set up tax vote, Rubio urges
Miami Herald - the urgent needs of Floridians will not be addressed.” The governor’s office had no comment. The issue became urgent Monday when a Leon County judge canceled a Jan. 29 vote on the Legislature’s proposed constitutional amendment over property taxes
FIVE THINGS
Globe and Mail - The province raked in almost $10-billion in oil and gas royalties last year - roughly one-third of its total income, and more than neighbouring Saskatchewan’s entire budget. The industry also indirectly boosted the coffers through taxes on growing
Where should buildings go?
Baltimore Sun - Dixon has already convened a task force to explore the matter, while Mitchell has promised to cut property taxes by 12 percent if he’s elected. “We have felt for a while that we really need to have a focus on how we can get the property tax down
Music to their senses
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - And he’d like to see more publicly funded events geared toward the deaf. “Our taxes go to support radio stations, public concerts and those kinds of festivals,” he said. “I’m not receiving any benefits from that personally.” GLIVADAS
Jeffco lawsuit could include license taxes
Everything Alabama - A lawsuit challenging Jefferson County’s occupational tax not only puts a $66 million annual fund at risk, but could also cost county government $20 million a year in business license taxes, a lawyer for the county said Friday. “It would have a
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Posted September 29, 2007 
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