• 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. ...

  • Tax education shouldn’t end with Tax Day

    April means Tax Day, a yearly reminder that most people don’t like our tax code. As a recent Tax Foundation poll found, people don’t understand it either. With a looming tax battle on Capitol Hill, the need for tax policy education has never been higher. We shouldn’t let tax education end with Tax Day. ​ The public […]

  • Happy Tax Day! Thoughts on Taxes, What We Do Wrong, and What We Could Do Better

    It's that day again: Federal income taxes are due! I'm sure it's a happy day for everyone reading this, knowing that we can trust the federal government to be wise stewards of the contributions we make from our hard-earned incomes, to be used to support and improve life for everyone here in these United States.

  • Tax expert gives advice for late tax filers

    MEDFORD, Ore. – The tax deadline is on Monday. If you’re having a late start, NBC5 News spoke to a local tax expert who has some advice. Patrick Hurley with Hurley’s Tax Inc. has been a tax professional for over 40 years. He said that he has over 500 clients but only around 200 of them […]

  • 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...

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    If You Can't Finish Your Taxes by Monday, File a Free Tax Extension: Here's How It Works

    It doesn't cost anything to give yourself six more months to file your 2023 income taxes.

  • It’s tax season. Here are four tax scams affecting NYers and how to avoid them.

    A tax form. Thieves are stealing from New Yorkers using phone, mail and online scams. [ more › ]

  • Rachel Reeves' tax tsar claimed pensioners have it 'ridiculously good' and said they should be taxed more

    Sir Edward Troup said it was 'ridiculous' for pensioners to get free TV licences. Labour has appointed him to its new expert panel on tackling tax avoidance. In 2019 he called for income tax, National Insurance contribution and VAT rise

  • Kevin O'Leary Rips Biden Tax Agenda: ‘The More He Taxes, the Less Growth There Will Be’

    Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr. Wonderful” panned President Joe Biden’s new tax plan, suggesting that the president would damage the country in the same way that many Democrats have broken their states. O’Leary pointed out the negative impact of high taxes on states and countries during the April 16 edition of Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto. “The minute you really start raising taxes and they become uncompetitive either at the state level, you see everybody leaving New York and...

  • Kevin O'Leary Rips Biden Tax Agenda: ‘The More He Taxes, the Less Growth There Will Be’

    Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr. Wonderful” panned President Joe Biden’s new tax plan, suggesting that the president would damage the country in the same way that many Democrats have broken their states. O’Leary pointed out the negative impact of high taxes on states and countries during the April 16 edition of Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto. “The minute you really start raising taxes and they become uncompetitive either at the state level, you see everybody leaving New York and...

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    Just Hours Left to File Your Taxes on Time. Here's How to File a Tax Extension Online

    We'll also tell you what time you need to have your extension filed by.