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'You can't put a tax refund in February 2024 into the gas tank,' one tax lawyer said. In a time of rising costs, the Internal Revenue Service just raised income-tax brackets through new inflation adjustments for next year. Read More.

The Idaho State Tax Commission is extending the deadlines to file and pay taxes for victims of Hurricane Ian. Affected taxpayers will have until February 15, 2023, to file returns and pay taxes that were originally due during the following periods. Read More.

A century ago, the granite façade of one particular building in Duluth was the last place most people wanted to see. "We are looking at a pretty imposing kind of edifice of the former jail property," said Jon Commers, as he stood in front of the old St Louis County jail, built in the early 1920s. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 10/24/22: “Congratulations Alabama Pledge Signers” Read More.

State prosecutors on Wednesday charged six property developers and their companies with taking advantage of a lucrative tax break intended to spur housing construction, as part of the Manhattan district attorney’s new focus on fighting misconduct in the real estate industry. Read More.

Retirees who rely on Social Security benefits for income will get some relief from record high inflation when an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment kicks in next year. Read More.

When politicians are asked why they ignore the fact that an income tax punishes production and hard work, they never answer the question. When they are asked if people will work harder if they get to keep more of what they earn, they ignore that question too. Read More.

Idaho revenue from tax collections was $50 million below expectations for the first three months of the current fiscal year, but the state still has a $1.5 billion budget surplus, officials said Monday. Read More.

Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising has been struck down by a judge in Anne Arundel County on Monday. Judge Alison Asti ruled from the bench in favor of Comcast et al., in the case against Maryland’s Office of the Comptroller. Read More.

The biggest increase to Social Security checks since 1981 was good news for retirees. But it also served as a stark reminder that the program is expensive, with cuts to the benefits looming unless it is retooled in coming years. Read More.

As part of last year’s reckless stimulus spending bill, congressional Democrats snuck in a last-minute paperwork nightmare for taxpayers in West Virginia and nationwide. Read More.

Six New York Republicans demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland open an investigation into the Empire State’s own state Attorney General Letitia James after Nikki Haley's political nonprofit had its tax filings leaked to the media. Read More.

Wyoming’s reserve account may fill to a record $2 billion this year due to high oil prices, but relying on volatile commodities like oil, gas and coal to fund public services means state coffers are susceptible to the same volatile boom and bust cycles as the energy industry. Read More.

Elon Musk’s electric car maker Tesla has been granted tax exemptions from China just days after the tech mogul was praised by Beijing for saying that Taiwan should become a “special administrative zone” ruled by the Chinese Communist Party. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 10/17/22: “Meet New Jersey State Senator Ed Durr” Read More.