February 9, 2011 / Current Events
"Instead of focusing on creating jobs, Congressman Bass and his Republican colleagues are doggedly focused on repealing the new health law, which would actually hamper job growth," Tom McMahon, execut
February 9, 2011 / Current Events
The $858 billion tax legislation was signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 17, 2010, months after the tax rates are normally set and rules are distributed to tax preparers for study. As a result
February 9, 2011 / Current Events
As any 99er will attest, of course it is -- it is far and away too large. And from individual and humanitarian perspectives, it most certainly is. But when legislators feeling the pressure of national
February 9, 2011 / Current Events
Obama has made efforts of late to work with congressional Republicans, such as on the deal to extend the Bush-era income tax cuts. These efforts may have helped fuel a rise in his approval ratings, fr
February 9, 2011 / Current Events
In Tennessee, the Internal Revenue Service expects 2.7 million returns to be filed this year, up slightly from a year ago. “From the time the W2s come out, it just gets busier until April,” Tuttl
February 9, 2011 / Current Events
Legacy Asset Servicing, the new unit, will have its hands full as it deals with backlogs of issues that forced the bank to suspend the foreclosing process back in October this past year. They will han
February 9, 2011 / Current Events
If you made less than 49 grand last year, you might qualify for free tax help. It's called VITA: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. And they have offices all over the place, there are thousands of them.
February 9, 2011 / Current Events
As some immigration reform activists supporting the Dream Act in the past have targeted Republican candidates, the Reform Immigration for America grassroots movement is now targeting Congressmen like
February 9, 2011 / Current Events
The gloomy news on that second day was drawn from a new Congressional Budget Office report, but the article fumbled the facts. Rather than running a “deficit” this year, as the article claimed, So
February 8, 2011 / Current Events
Even with no change, the fact is that Social Security has a $2.6 trillion surplus that is projected to grow to more than $4 trillion in 2023. Is this surplus, as some have suggested, just worthless IO
February 8, 2011 / Current Events
Rising unemployment has placed such a burden on states that 30 of them owe the federal government $42 billion in money borrowed to meet their unemployment insurance obligations. Three states already h
February 8, 2011 / Current Events
“It’s unfortunate that so many people don’t think about their taxes at all until it’s time to fill out a return,” said Grant Thornton Tax Partner Mel Schwarz. “But luckily there are still
