• The 2017 GOP tax scam is paying for itself—by taxing scammed seniors

    It’s no secret that the proliferation of scams targeting elderly Americans has increased dramatically with the expansive spread of information technology. Older Americans are particularly vulnerable to such scams, a disturbing reality that was made clear to me shortly before my father passed away. My parents, both in their 80s, were being inundated by scam phone calls and mailings, including the infamous grandparent scam, literally on a daily basis. Because they, like many older Americans, grew...

  • GENIUS: Dem Suggests Tax Exemption For Blacks As Reparations, Then Worries About Those Not Paying Taxes

    In an interview on “The Black Lawyers Podcast,” freshman Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) floated the idea of exempting black Americans from paying taxes as a form of reparations. “I don’t remember which celebrity, but it was actually a celebrity,” she said, recalling the proposal. “And I was like, ‘I don’t know if that’s not necessarily […]

    • CNN

    Shermichael Singleton on his GOP focus group on abortion

    Shermichael Singleton joins The Lead

  • Waiting on a tax refund from the IRS? Here's when you can expect a rebate

    The IRS says you should receive a refund within 21 days of filing in most cases. Latest data shows the number of refunds is down this year, but the amount is up. Taxpayers can track their money online with the IRS 'Where's My Refund' tool

  • IRS Cautions Tax Professionals About Increased Spearphishing Scams

    As the IRS warns of increased spearphishing attacks targeting tax professionals, here are some tips for protecting sensitive information.

  • Why will the IRS answer the phone quicker this Tax Day?

    On this Tax Day, the IRS is promoting the customer service improvements the agency rolled out since receiving tens of billions in new funding dollars through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act.

  • Why will the IRS answer the phone quicker this Tax Day?

    On this Tax Day, the IRS is promoting the customer service improvements the agency rolled out since receiving tens of billions in new funding dollars through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act.

    • CNBC

    IRS: You have 'options' if you can't pay your taxes by the April 15 deadline

    If you can't pay your taxes by April 15, you have "options," according to the IRS. Here's what to know about payment plans.

  • CCIDA Approves Tax Exemptions For Wicked Jimmy’s LLC

    The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board has approved $243,000 in tax incentives for the Wicked Jimmy’s LLC project in downtown Jamestown. The incentives passed for the $2.35 million project include up to $63,124 in sales tax exemptions, $23,250 in mortgage tax exemptions, and $156,670 in property tax exemptions over a 10 year period. In […]

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...

  • Puro Sentimiento: who are the singers of the group and what do you think of their boss, Christian Domínguez?

    Pure Feeling is a cumbia group that was founded at the end of February 2016 and had Thamara Gómez, Naldy Saldaña, Estrella Torres and Lesly Águila as its first members; who had gained notoriety for having been part of Corazón Serrano. Currently, the orchestra is made up of six beautiful members who have a lot […]