How $100 of Your Taxes Are Spent: 8 Cents on National Parks and $15 on Medicare – WSJ
Source: How $100 of Your Taxes Are Spent: 8 Cents on National Parks and $15 on Medicare – WSJ
How To Clear Title To Real Property Purchased At A Washington State Tax Sale
Generally there is a right of redemption when purchasing Washington State real property at a Treasurer’s Tax Sale. There are historically three ways of eliminating or shortening the redemption period to allow more prompt marketable sale of the property: Get a deed from the former owner and releases from any lien holder whose interest was […]
Fascinating Facts About the IRS – The Numbers – WSJ
http://www.wsj.com/briefly/BL-263B-7221
You — Not the Government — Are Responsible For Your Retirement Savings – MoneyBeat – WSJ
It’s still your job, not the government’s, to protect your retirement savings. Source: You — Not the Government — Are Responsible For Your Retirement Savings – MoneyBeat – WSJ
IRS examines more small business tax returns — S corporations and partnerships; overall enforcement activity declines – Silicon Valley Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/02/23/irs-examines-more-small-business-tax-returns.html
What Happens After You Beat the IRS in an Audit – WSJ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-REB-34785
Death may be certain but not always taxes
Death may always be inevitable that taxes are not always. If the Only Two Life Certainties are Death & Taxes, then What About Death Taxes? Part I: Death Taxes: An Inevitable Fate?
IRS watchdog warns of scaled-back service in agency plans
If you thought calling the IRS customer service line was bad enough just wait for them to cut back telephone service that much more. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2016/The-official-IRS-watchdog-is-warning-that-the-agency-may-soon-dramatically-scale-back-telephone-and-face-to-face-service/id-1db0da71cbe040b9aa303b856ebd3e19
5 Great Quotes for Tax Day – WSJ
Shaquille O’Neal “Last time I looked at a [pay]check, I said to myself, ‘Who the hell is FICA? And when I meet him, I’m going to punch him in the face. Oh my God, FICA is killing me.’ ” (FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and it identifies the payroll taxes that fund Social […]
Favorite Tax Quotes (As Collected By The IRS)
When it comes to taxes, everyone has an opinion. These quotes reflect the opinions of their authors; their inclusion here is not an official IRS endorsement of the sentiments expressed. “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court Justice “The power of taxing people and their property […]