January state tax haul misses estimates
Bizjournals.com
Massachusetts state tax collections for January 2012 fell short of official projections, the state Department of Revenue reported Friday. January 2012 state income tax collections totaled $1.35 billion, down $33 million from January 2011 and $83 …

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Free federal & state tax preparation & filing at the state capitol by IRS …
Urban Oahu
On Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 9 am to 2 pm, IRS-certified volunteers will assist taxpayers with filing their federal and state income tax returns free of charge in conference room 325 of the Hawaii State Capitol. In partnership with the Hawaii …
IRS-certified volunteers will run a free clinic at the Capitol to help with …The Republic

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La. governor proposes new business tax breaks
CBS News
The governor wants lawmakers to rewrite corporate income and franchise tax laws, expand a local property tax exemption program, offer a new incentive for certain businesses that create high-paying jobs with benefits and create a rebate for location …
Proposed business tax breaks could produce 10000 jobs, Gov. Bobby Jindal saysNOLA.com
Economic plan proposedThe Advocate
Louisiana Economic Development Leaders Back Jindal's New ProposalsBayoubuzz

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Commercial property tax plans stir opposition in Iowa
DesMoinesRegister.com
They include allowing: Cities and counties to set their own sales taxes. Cities to increase the current 5 percent cap on franchise fees on gas and electric bills. Franchise fees that would apply to all properties, including nonprofits like churches and …

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Oklahoma Bill to Tax Violent Video Games Is Clueless and Inconsistent
TIME
The bill, introduced by State Representative William Fourkiller (D., Okl.), proposes a 1% tax “upon sales of all violent video games based on gross receipts or gross proceeds of each sale.” By “violent,” the bill means “a video or computer game that …
Oklahoma State Rep. Proposes “Violent” Video Games TaxGaming Bus

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Suzio outlines cap on gas tax, hears area residents' concerns
Middletown Press
In Connecticut, gas tax is 25 cents a gallon, but there's also a gross receipts tax which is levied on gasoline wholesale when brought to the state at 7.53 percent of the price, costing about 28 cents per gallon. “As the price of gasoline goes up, …

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3 states offer big tax breaks for Shell Oil plant
Fox News
Some are disturbed that states haven't released a more detailed economic analysis of the proposed tax breaks. "We have no idea how much the state is losing in revenue each year. Nobody knows," added Ted Boettner, director of the West Virginia Center on …

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State Tax Credits News Briefs
Novogradac Company LLP
The programs, called Michigan Business Development and Michigan Community Revitalization, are designed to replace the state's Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA), brownfield and historic tax credit (HTC) programs. Those programs were features of …

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How to Make Tax Time Less Painful
Forbes
If you just have a W-2, some 1099's from interest and a few deductions like mortgage interest and property taxes, a national chain franchise like H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt, or Liberty Tax Service or their local equivalent could be your cheapest and …

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UPDATE: Get a Jump on Your Taxes: Pageonce and H&R Block Bring Online Personal …
MarketWatch (press release)
In fiscal 2011, H&R Block had annual revenues of $3.8 billion and prepared more than 24.5 million tax returns worldwide, including Canada and Australia. Tax return preparation services are provided in company-owned and franchise retail tax offices by …

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