taxes

If you're comfortable with numbers and know your way around the tax code, there may be no need for you to pay someone else to do your taxes.

There are some new tax cuts enacted in Minnesota. Tax Officials are saying, if you haven't filed yet, you may want to wait until April 3rd. What about those who have already filed? Wait to hear from the Revenue Department, they will be going over the tax files, and sending additional money. Some may need to submit ammended tax forms.

The next six weeks are known as Tax Season, and we've come up with a few ways to lower your bill that you might not know about.

Need ideas for making it on a tight budget?  Wondering how to set spending priorities for 2014?  A series of workshops on Saturday, February 8 will help you on your way to planning for your taxes.

Tax season is here again, and some people have some odd things that pop up when doing taxes. They can't afford the latest software, or hire someone.  There is a free tax site available through the Community Action Duluth.

Is there no end to the rising cost of getting by?  Saint Louis County officials are tossing around the idea of adding two new taxes - one for resident drivers and the other for general purchases made by anyone in the county.  Both new taxes would benefit the roads and highways in Saint Louis County.

The extra-high property taxes paid by residents of the City of Superior and Douglas County have always been explained  with the phrase:  "But that includes the cost of garbage and recycling service".  A new proposal from the Mayors Office and the City Council would add an additional $20 minimum fee on to that - to subsidize the landfill operations.

Here's something to think about before you go online and before the upcoming April 15th tax deadline:  The Internal Revenue System has gone high-tech in the digital age, tracking your movements online in an effort to snuff out tax evaders.

A tax (from the Latin taxo; "I estimate") is a financial charge or other levy imposed upon a person by a state or governing body. According to Black's Law Dictionary, a tax is a "pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners to support the government. In one place I read that it is not a "voluntary donation, but a forced payment".

There are still a few weeks left to file your 2012 tax return, but April 15 of this year marks another important deadline for taxpayers: it's your last chance to file for a refund on your 2009 taxes.

You could be getting scammed out of your tax returns, and your identity. A new gang that started in Florida has been stealing social security numbers and using them to fill out fake tax returns and collecting the money. The worst part is, it was easy.

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it had targeted about 400 identity thieves across the country. The thieves were using stolen Social Security numbers to file false tax returns and then claim the refunds.