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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Personal Taxes</title>
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		<title>Report: 314,000 taxpayers too aggressive in claiming college tax credit to tune of $532M</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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Many parents inaccurately claim college tax credit

WASHINGTON — More than 314,000 taxpayers made inaccurate claims for a popular tax credit that helps pay college expenses, getting $532 million they weren&#8217;t entitled to receive, a government report said Thursday.
The Hope Credit provides up to $1,650 a year to help pay expenses for the first two years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Imposing tax on food among proposals before NM governor&#8217;s budget task force</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Massey</dc:creator>
		
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Income tax surcharge under study by NM task force

SANTA FE, N.M. — Nearly three dozen tax increase proposals to help New Mexico cope with a budget shortfall are under consideration by a task force formed by Gov. Bill Richardson.
One proposal would impose the gross receipts tax on sales of groceries and most food staples. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin&#8217;s bio goes rogue on some facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Woodward</dc:creator>
		
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FACT CHECK: Palin&#8217;s book goes rogue on some facts
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin&#8217;s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven&#8217;t become any truer over time.
Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer&#8217;s dime, a reformer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae could need $5.2 billion in more aid after gov&#8217;t thwarts tax credit sale plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
		
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Fannie Mae tax credit decision could cost $5.2 bln

WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae said Monday it may have to ask the government for more financial assistance because the company cannot sell $5.2 billion in tax credits.
The Treasury Department last week blocked the mortgage giant from selling about $2.6 billion in low-income housing tax credits to investors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts says results of school tax votes show Indiana residents strapped by troubled economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Wilson</dc:creator>
		
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Ind. voters trending against schools in tax votes

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana taxpayers may not be in the mood to pay for bigger, better schools in tough economic times, but they&#8217;re more willing to help school districts make ends meet in most cases.
That&#8217;s what the results of a series of property tax referendums on school issues held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy a house, get a check _ House passes $6,500 tax break for homebuyers; Obama to sign Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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Congress giving homebuyers a big new tax break
WASHINGTON — Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you&#8217;re a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000.
As part of the government&#8217;s efforts to encourage people to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS says twin sisters accused of selling their kids&#8217; Social Security numbers for tax refunds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Michigan twin sisters accused of tax return scam

DETROIT — Federal authorities said twin sisters from the Detroit area sold their children&#8217;s Social Security numbers to people who claimed the kids as dependents on their tax returns. Karhonda and Kashaunda Prophet were charged Thursday with assisting the preparation of false returns over a two-year period.
A criminal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-NYC top cop Kerik pleads guilty to lying to White House, says he&#8217;ll admit to tax crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
		
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Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik pleads guilty

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted in court Thursday that he lied to the White House while being considered for chief of Homeland Security.
Kerik, hailed as a hero after the 9/11 attack, also pleaded guilty to lying on tax returns, a loan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to apply for homebuyer tax credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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How to apply for homebuyer tax credit
The Senate has voted to extend and expand a popular tax credit for homebuyers that was scheduled to expire Nov. 30. The House is expected to schedule a quick vote on the bill, part of a package that also extends unemployment benefits for people out of work more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing oil industry has more North Dakotans reporting income of $1 million or more</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/growing-oil-industry-has-more-north-dakotans-reporting-income-of-1-million-or-more-217791/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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More North Dakotans report income of $1M or more

BISMARCK, N.D. — More North Dakota residents reported incomes of $1 million or more last year thanks to the state&#8217;s booming oil patch.
The number of people reporting income of $1 million or more increased by 18.5 percent last year, according to the state Tax Department. More than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax relief for smaller investors in Madoff scheme approaching Senate adoption in jobless bill</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tax-relief-for-smaller-investors-in-madoff-scheme-approaching-senate-adoption-in-jobless-bill-216533/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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Tax relief for small Madoff investors eyed

WASHINGTON — Tax relief for thousands of small, indirect investors in Bernard Madoff&#8217;s swindle and other fraudulent schemes appears close to Senate adoption as part of a broader bill to extend unemployment benefits.
An amendment by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., puts the indirect Madoff investors — who channeled their money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House health care plan spares typical family from tax increases; hits wealthy hard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases
WASHINGTON — The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead.
Their wealthy counterparts, however, face big tax increases that could eventually hit future generations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NJ governor&#8217;s race turns on taxes as incumbent Corzine takes heat for his handling of economy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-governors-race-turns-on-taxes-as-incumbent-corzine-takes-heat-for-his-handling-of-economy-213884/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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Scorn for property taxes drives NJ governor&#8217;s race
PARAMUS, N.J. — It sounds like another New Jersey joke. Except it&#8217;s not funny if you actually live here.
For the privilege of living in perhaps the nation&#8217;s most-maligned state, New Jerseyans pay the highest property taxes in America.
That overriding issue — not President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ND lawmakers exploring &#8216;homestead&#8217; property tax credit for all homeowners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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ND lawmakers exploring property tax credits

BISMARCK, N.D. — State lawmakers are exploring whether to give most North Dakota homeowners the benefit of a property tax credit normally reserved for seniors and people with disabilities.
One potential goal is to limit homeowners&#8217; property tax bills to 1.5 percent of the market value of their homes, Sen. Dwight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY may try to collect taxes on Indian cigarettes, estimated $400M could help close $3B deficit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-may-try-to-collect-taxes-on-indian-cigarettes-estimated-400m-could-help-close-3b-deficit-207407/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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NY may try to collect taxes on Indian cigarettes

ALBANY, N.Y. — A deepening deficit has New York officials looking again at how to collect unpaid taxes on cigarettes sold by Indian tribes to non-Indians.
The issue is also making unlikely allies of cigarette makers and anti-smoking interests who say taxation would limit illegal sales and keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scan the neighbors in Scandinavia: Who&#8217;d release private tax data? A Norwegian would</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Macdougall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OSLO — It&#8217;s the moment nosy Norwegian neighbors have been waiting for — the release of official records showing the annual income and overall wealth of nearly every taxpayer in the Scandinavian country.

In a move that would be unthinkable elsewhere, tax authorities in Norway have issued the &#8220;skatteliste,&#8221; or &#8220;tax list,&#8221; for 2008 to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers look at problems in home buyer credit as Congress considers extension</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The rush to implement a tax credit for first-time home buyers opened the program up to potential fraud by people who hadn&#8217;t bought a home or already owned one, Congress was told Thursday.

J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, questioned the eligibility of some 100,000 claims out of the 1.5 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers look at problems in homebuyer credit as Congress considers extension</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmakers-look-at-problems-in-homebuyer-credit-as-congress-considers-extension-203193/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people may have taken advantage of the first-time home buyer tax credit to defraud the government, an IRS watchdog office said Thursday, in testimony that could jeopardize efforts to extend the popular program.

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George told a House panel that more than 19,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questions arise on first-time homebuyers tax credit; congressional leaders want it extended</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/questions-arise-on-first-time-homebuyers-tax-credit-congressional-leaders-want-it-extended-201713/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Key congressional leaders want to extend the tax credit for first-time homebuyers beyond its scheduled end-of-November expiration despite complaints of fraud and Obama administration concerns about the costs.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan says the administration is not sold on the idea. For the past several weeks, Obama administration officials have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress looks to extend homebuyer tax credit despite more than 100,000 questionable claims</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-looks-to-extend-homebuyer-tax-credit-despite-more-than-100000-questionable-claims-201279/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Tuesday it was concerned about the cost of extending a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers, a program already under scrutiny for fraudulent claims.

The Internal Revenue Service has opened 107,000 examinations of questionable claims and identified 167 criminal schemes involving the tax credit since it was expanded as part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS decides to keep retirement contribution limits same for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES — The maximum contribution limits for your 401(k) and other retirement plans will stay the same next year, the IRS says.

The agency released a statement Thursday keeping the maximum contribution rate at $16,500 instead of lowering it, as some had feared.
Retirement plan advisers said a lower contribution limit would send the wrong signal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Records show Christie topped federal guidelines on travel while US attorney</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Delli Santi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — The Republican candidate for New Jersey governor, who has campaigned on a platform of ethical integrity and cutting government waste, regularly spent beyond federal guidelines on business travel while U.S. attorney, records show.

The newly released travel records show that Chris Christie occasionally billed taxpayers more than $400 a night for stays in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baucus says has &#8216;high hopes&#8217; of finishing work on health bill Thursday; final vote next week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday he wanted to complete work on a sweeping health care bill by nightfall, opening the way for Democratic leaders to bring the historic legislation to the floors of both the House and Senate as early as mid-October.

&#8220;I have high hopes of finishing today,&#8221; Chairman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats eye mid-October launch for health care debate in the full House and Senate</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/democrats-eye-mid-october-launch-for-health-care-debate-in-the-full-house-and-senate-183524/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Historic health care legislation could be on the floor of both houses of Congress as early as mid-October as Democrats work to answer President Barack Obama&#8217;s call for greater protections for those who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday the Senate debate could begin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health care vote predicted soon by Senate panel; GOP challenges swept aside as emotions rise</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-care-vote-predicted-soon-by-senate-panel-gop-challenges-swept-aside-as-emotions-rise-183076/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Espo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A White House-backed overhaul of the nation&#8217;s health care system weathered repeated challenges from Republican critics over taxes, abortion and more on Wednesday, and the bill&#8217;s architect claimed enough votes to push it through the Senate Finance Committee as early as week&#8217;s end.

&#8220;We&#8217;re coming to closure,&#8221; said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the committee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commission&#8217;s recommendations for new Calif. business tax faces criticism from lawmakers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/commissions-recommendations-for-new-calif-business-tax-faces-criticism-from-lawmakers-182462/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state commission is expected to submit a report Tuesday to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers that recommends bold changes to California&#8217;s tax system. But it&#8217;s being met by political skepticism before the ink dries.

The Commission on the 21st Century Economy is expected to recommend repealing the sales and corporate taxes, flattening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwarzenegger calls on Legislature to give tax panel&#8217;s plan a fair hearing, finish this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A proposal to dramatically reshape California&#8217;s tax system drew criticism Tuesday from across the political landscape, even before the Legislature begins considering the plan.

The state would repeal its sales and corporate taxes, flatten the income tax rate, and tax a wider variety of businesses under Tuesday&#8217;s recommendations from the Commission on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Tax commission looks to replace sales, corporate taxes to stabilize Calif. revenue</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-tax-commission-looks-to-replace-sales-corporate-taxes-to-stabilize-calif-revenue-180820/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A commission charged with updating California&#8217;s tax system is making bold recommendations to the governor and Legislature.

A draft copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press says the Commission on the 21st Century Economy will recommend repealing California&#8217;s sales and corporate taxes, flattening the income tax rate and adopting a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Girls Gone Wild&#8217; founder pleads guilty to filing false tax returns, will be sentenced in Nov.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Mccartney</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — &#8220;Girls Gone Wild&#8221; founder Joe Francis pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing false tax returns and will avoid further jail time in a tax case that spanned two states and several years.

Francis entered the pleas to two misdemeanor counts of filing false tax returns and one count of bribing Nevada jail workers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>October angst: Small business owners face tax deadline with some in disarray, some can&#8217;t pay</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/october-angst-small-business-owners-face-tax-deadline-with-some-in-disarray-some-cant-pay-176673/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — These are anxious times for some small business owners who face an Oct. 15 due date for their 2008 income tax returns. These owners got extensions of the deadline for filing their returns back in April but aren&#8217;t ready to file. Or, they can&#8217;t pay the government the money they owe.

Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US government and taxpayers win rare praise for helping countries escape poverty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — In words of praise rarely heard at the United Nations, leaders of several poor countries thanked the U.S. government and American taxpayers Tuesday for helping with economic development.

The presidents of Tanzania and Burkina Faso and the prime minister of Albania said a U.S. government aid agency — which lets recipients decide on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. panel to recommend major tax overhaul, designed as a fix for out-of-control budgeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-panel-to-recommend-major-tax-overhaul-designed-as-a-fix-for-out-of-control-budgeting-173844/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-panel-to-recommend-major-tax-overhaul-designed-as-a-fix-for-out-of-control-budgeting-173844/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A special commission this week is scheduled to recommend a sweeping overhaul of California&#8217;s antiquated tax system, a move designed to bring fiscal sanity to a budgeting process plagued by wide revenue swings and perpetual deficits.

State fiscal experts agree generally that California&#8217;s revenue structure relies too heavily on the wealthy and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Harry turns 25, gains access to income from Princess Diana&#8217;s estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Barr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Prince Harry turned 25 on Tuesday, becoming an even more eligible bachelor as he gained access to part of his inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana.

The quarter-century mark denoted a coming of age for the flame-haired prince, who is third in line of succession to the British throne and possesses both his mother&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some questions, answers about proposal to fine Americans who refuse to get health coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Leblanc</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Should the federal government require virtually all Americans to be insured or face thousands of dollars in fines? Proponents say this requirement is crucial to extending coverage and reining in costs as Massachusetts has done. Critics say it would impose an unfair burden on individuals and families already struggling in harsh economic times.

A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax deadlines can be planning opportunity, not bureaucratic headache, for small businesses</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tax-deadlines-can-be-planning-opportunity-not-bureaucratic-headache-for-small-businesses-150516/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — With a pair of tax deadlines approaching, small business owners have a chance to turn some bureaucratic requirements into a planning opportunity for the rest of 2009.

Sept. 15 is the day companies must make quarterly estimated tax payments, and it&#8217;s also the due date for corporations to submit 2008 tax returns if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wealthy tax dodgers line up for leniency as US cracks down on secret offshore accounts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wealthy-tax-dodgers-line-up-for-leniency-as-us-cracks-down-on-secret-offshore-accounts-140574/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A deal with Switzerland settling U.S. demands for the names of suspected tax dodgers from a Swiss bank has a lot of wealthy Americans with offshore accounts nervously running to their tax advisers — and the Internal Revenue Service.

&#8220;They are very frightened,&#8221; said Richard Boggs, chief executive of Nationwide Tax Relief, a Los-Angeles-based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California to stop issuing IOUs to thousands of vendors as state budget stabilizes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-to-stop-issuing-ious-to-thousands-of-vendors-as-state-budget-stabilizes-138935/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliet Williams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California&#8217;s top financial officers said Thursday they will stop issuing IOUs, ending a practice that became the most visible symbol of the state&#8217;s fiscal crisis.

The decision came after meetings between Controller John Chiang, Treasurer Bill Lockyer and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s financial advisers, who needed to review California&#8217;s cash flow and assess investors&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California commission faces tricky balancing act in trying to restructure state&#8217;s tax system</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-commission-faces-tricky-balancing-act-in-trying-to-restructure-states-tax-system-126312/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Lawrence</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Coming up with a simple, fair tax system that can help California prevent more multibillion-dollar budget deficits is no easy feat, yet that&#8217;s the task of a commission attempting to lead the state out of its boom-and-bust cycles.

The state is searching for an improvement after 30 years of growing increasingly reliant on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education funding, welfare reforms emerge as main sticking points in California budget talks</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/education-funding-welfare-reforms-emerge-as-main-sticking-points-in-california-budget-talks-107464/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California&#8217;s top lawmakers on Sunday focused on cost-saving reforms to social welfare programs and how deeply to cut an array of state services as they dove into the complex task of closing the state&#8217;s $26 billion deficit.

Lawmakers warned that severe cuts to many state programs were unavoidable. But they also seemed more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gretzky fights Glendale&#8217;s effort to view his tax returns in Coyotes bankruptcy case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gretzky-fights-glendales-effort-to-view-his-tax-returns-in-coyotes-bankruptcy-case-106972/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gretzky-fights-glendales-effort-to-view-his-tax-returns-in-coyotes-bankruptcy-case-106972/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Lawyers for Phoenix Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky are trying to keep his personal finances out of the team&#8217;s bankruptcy case.

Responding to a motion by the City of Glendale to review Gretzky&#8217;s income tax returns, Gretzky&#8217;s attorneys argue that he is a California resident and is entitled to that state&#8217;s privacy protections. They also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Man in the Mirror: King of Pop&#8217;s estate could owe tens of millions to IRS</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tax-man-in-the-mirror-king-of-pops-estate-could-owe-tens-of-millions-to-irs-106126/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tax-man-in-the-mirror-king-of-pops-estate-could-owe-tens-of-millions-to-irs-106126/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stevenson Jacobs</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The Tax Man is in the mirror for the estate of the late King of Pop.

Creditors and heirs of Michael Jackson hoping for a cut of his musical empire will have to line up with the Internal Revenue Service, which could lay claim to $80 million or more in federal estate taxes.
To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finance 101: Few ordinary people pay estate taxes because of high dollar threshold</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/finance-101-few-ordinary-people-pay-estate-taxes-because-of-high-dollar-threshold-106088/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Aj Connelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — As attention turns from Michael Jackson&#8217;s death to the complex estate the pop icon left behind, experts are sorting through his holdings and putting price tags on their value — with an eye on the tax bill they will generate.

While the superstar&#8217;s property is worth far more than ordinary people could ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tight budgets force delayed tax refunds delayed from Ga. to Calif. when taxpayers need it most</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tight-budgets-force-delayed-tax-refunds-delayed-from-ga-to-calif-when-taxpayers-need-it-most-98956/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Colin Daymude was out of work last year after his business failed and eagerly filed his taxes in mid-January, figuring he&#8217;d get his refund sooner. He was wrong.

It took the 44-year-old entrepreneur more than six months to get his $1,300 check — money that he needed to pay living expenses while he worked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: How did California get into its budget mess, and what if it doesn&#8217;t get out?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Verdin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California&#8217;s budget shortfall isn&#8217;t just an abstract problem involving some out-of-whack numbers. It&#8217;s a serious crisis that&#8217;s threatening to hurt people in the wallet — in July alone, the state is talking about handing out $3 billion in IOUs to everyone from contractors to welfare recipients.

How exactly did California get into this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax preparer H&amp;R Block Inc. set to release fourth-quarter results</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tax-preparer-hr-block-inc-set-to-release-fourth-quarter-results-93226/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tax-preparer-hr-block-inc-set-to-release-fourth-quarter-results-93226/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Twiddy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KANSAS CIY, Mo. — Financial services company H&#038;R Block Inc. is scheduled to report earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter Monday afternoon. The following is a summary of key developments related to the period.

OVERVIEW: Kansas City-based H&#038;R Block, the nation&#8217;s largest tax preparer, relies on its third and fourth quarters to generate the majority of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California doomsday: State could run out of cash in 5 weeks; budget crisis may bring big cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To hear Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state finance officials tell it, July 28 is California&#8217;s last stand before fiscal Armageddon.

Top financial officers say that&#8217;s when the state will run out of cash to pay its daily expenses unless lawmakers pass a balanced budget.
Schwarzenegger has warned that government will come to a &#8220;grinding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS expands new car tax break to include fees paid in 6 states with no sales taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — To help boost car sales, the Obama administration announced Thursday it is expanding a tax break on new car sales to six states that don&#8217;t have sales taxes.

The economic stimulus package enacted in February makes state and local sales and excise taxes on new cars purchased this year tax deductible. The Obama administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS seeks more regulation, possible licensing of tax preparers to reduce fraud, mistakes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irs-seeks-more-regulation-possible-licensing-of-tax-preparers-to-reduce-fraud-mistakes-72231/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The IRS wants to start regulating paid tax preparers used by more than half the nation&#8217;s taxpayers in an effort to reduce fraud and errors.

New rules could require education and training as well as licensing for people who get paid to prepare returns, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said Thursday.
&#8220;In most states, anyone can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judges reject seizure of tax records to find illegal immigrants, but not soon enough for some</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/judges-reject-seizure-of-tax-records-to-find-illegal-immigrants-but-not-soon-enough-for-some-67842/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 00:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivan Moreno</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GREELEY, Colo. — Immigrant advocates say they&#8217;ve seen nothing like it before or since: A prosecutor looking for illegal immigrants seized thousands of confidential tax records from an income tax preparer popular with Hispanics in this northern Colorado city.

The October seizures led to identity theft and criminal impersonation charges against more than 70 people, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future GM owners could reap $12 billion tax break _ if it ever returns to profitability</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/future-gm-owners-could-reap-12-billion-tax-break-_-if-it-ever-returns-to-profitability-67243/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/future-gm-owners-could-reap-12-billion-tax-break-_-if-it-ever-returns-to-profitability-67243/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 02:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ohlemacher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The government bailout of General Motors includes a valuable prize for the ailing carmaker: a tax break that could save GM and its future investors more than $12 billion — if it ever becomes profitable again.

U.S. taxpayers are about to become majority shareholders in GM, acquiring more than 70 percent of the company [...]]]></description>
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