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Mar 15 2024
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Mississippi tax preparer sentenced for filing false tax returns
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Mississippi man was sentenced on Friday to 70 months in prison for conspiring to prepare and file false tax returns for clients in Jackson and for preparing false returns. According to court documents, Christopher Randell worked at Sunbelt Tax Services and conspired with others to claim inflated tax refunds for clients by reporting false education credits, itemized
WJTV 12Apr 14 2024
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Arizona Storytellers 'Taxing Situations' show is April 30 in Tempe
Dive headfirst into stories of hardship, triumph and finances from the lives of metro Phoenix residents at the Arizona Storytellers show on April 30 at the Tempe Center for the Arts. The speaker series, which will return for its third year and is hosted by The Arizona Republic and South Mountain Community College's Storytelling Institute, will showcase stories centered around the theme "Taxing
AZ CentralApr 23 2024
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Owner of Burbank health care firm accused of evading nearly $5.8 million in federal taxes
LOS ANGELES — A Burbank man who allegedly evaded the payment of nearly $5.8 million in federal taxes over several years by using a shill to illegally collect Medicare reimbursement payments made to his blood-testing company was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury. Armen Muradyan, 58, is charged in downtown Los Angeles with one count of tax evasion. He has been in federal custody since his
Los Angeles Daily NewsApr 19 2024
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Stitt may veto budget if his proposed tax cut is left out
OKLAHOMA CITY — A veto could be in store for any state budget plan advanced to the governor by the Legislature if it includes no provision for a cut to personal income taxes paid by Oklahomans. Gov. Kevin Stitt said Friday he doesn’t think it’s fair that Oklahomans have worked to expand the state’s economy impressively in recent years but haven’t gotten what he would consider commensurate tax
Tulsa WorldApr 21 2024
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$90 million in local journalism tax credits included in 2025 NY state budget
In what is being called a "monumental" and "historic" win for local news, New York lawmakers have approved $90 million worth of payroll tax credits to hire local journalists in the state's fiscal year 2025 budget. Why it matters: It's the largest sum any state has devoted to local news. • "Never before have we had this kind of legislation in U.S. history," said Jon Schleuss, president of the
AxiosApr 25 2024
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Property tax rate increases for Johnston city, schools. See how much homeowners could pay
Johnston homeowners could pay more in taxes this year after the school district and the city both raised their tax rates. The Johnston City Council on April 15 approved the city's budget for the 2025 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The budget includes a property tax rate of about $11.44 for every $1,000 of a home's value, which is an increase of about 58 cents from last year's rate of $10.86
Des Moines RegisterApr 21 2024
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Fort Worth’s convention center needs an update. The city says this tax will finish the job
Hotel rooms might get more expensive in Fort Worth, but leaders in the city’s tourism, hospitality and business communities say it’s for a good cause. Proposition A, which is on the ballot May 4, would increase hotel taxes by 2%. This is expected to generate an additional $10 million in revenue for the city, which it plans to use to fund the roughly $700 million expansion of the Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star-TelegramApr 06 2024
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Battenfeld: Maura Healey needs to take bold action to reform UMass hack haven
The time for treating the bloated UMass system as an inside joke is over. It’s a bad joke on all taxpayers, and one the cash-strapped state can no longer afford. The political hack haven of UMass and its campuses are costing the state billions annually at a time when the state budget is reeling with the $1 billion a year cost for housing migrants. Gov. Maura Healey, who just imposed a hiring
Boston HeraldApr 16 2024
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Pa. House passes bill to allow tax breaks for mall redevelopment
The derelict spaces once occupied by your local Bon-Ton and Radio Shack could become affordable housing and green energy hubs — with the price of the improvements tax-exempt for a full decade or more — under a bill moving through the Pennsylvania legislature.
The state House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill dubbed the “Economic Development and Mixed-Use Redevelopment of
The Patriot-NewsApr 18 2024
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Republican lawmakers advance bill to reduce Iowa income taxes by $1 billion
DES MOINES — Republican lawmakers plan to use the state’s budget surplus and Taxpayer Relief Fund to further cut Iowans’ income taxes by an estimated $1 billion next year. The legislation makes other changes, including tweaking last year's property tax overhaul that limits revenue growth for cities and counties. It also allows county supervisors to decide whether to keep or disband county
Cedar Rapids Gazette