taxes

  1. P

    Can I claim a refund for taxes on student loan interest from 2 years ago?

    This is my first year filing taxes myself. I graduated college in 2010 and been working a full time job since. My father has always filed my taxes for me, but he is no longer with me. Back in 2010, I paid over $400 in student loan interest, but it was never deducted when my father filed my...
  2. G

    update for 31 clubbers....lol taxes?

    mine finally updated today to say its done processing and dep. on the 1st.... was on the by 31st for-ever, but my sons still says 2/7 so you guys should be next..... was accepted the 18th at 12:15 pm
  3. K

    Why do Americans complain about taxes, when their taxes are relatively low?

    I am Canadian, and I have always wondered how and why Americans complain about taxes... It makes no sense! You have no sales tax in a bunch of states, and in the ones that do have it, its like NOTHING its so small, and your income tax is substantially lower than ours. All countries with a high...
  4. A

    Why do rich people complain about paying taxes?

    Imagine this: you walk into McDonald's, the man in front of you orders a quarter pounder, the cashier looks him over and decides he looks lower-middle class and charges him $2. Then it's your turn, so you order a quarter pounder, the cashier looks you over and decides you look rich, so he...
  5. B

    If interest is in lower debt, why not return to the pre-Regan levels of taxes...

    ...and government regulation? Prior to Ronald Regan coming to office and reducing the the tax rate, the US was the worlds largest creditor nation. When he left office, we were the worlds largest debtor nation. Given that we have seen through the Bush years, tax reductions did not spur private...
  6. T

    Denmark Taxes Fatty Food

    In a bid to encourage healthier eating among its citizens, Denmark, a country famous for its butter and bacon, has brought in a tax on foods containing more than 2.3% saturated fat. As from last Saturday, all such products in Denmark now carry a tax to the tune of 16 Danish krone ($2.86...
  7. M

    The right complains loudly about taxes. Why not a peep about the usurious...

    ...interest rates charged by the banks? On loans to businesses both big and small, Credit cards, you name it. Please, no "don't take a loan if you don't like it" answers. I'm not asking this "for me". The economy needs access to credit for businesses to grow at anything other than a snail's...
  8. S

    The Buffet tax proposal calls for millionaires paying THE SAME taxes as...

    ...the middle class...? ...do you think the rich will ever recover from this CLASS WARFARE? next thing you know, Obama will want to amortize their private jets over 7 YEARS instead of 5. Oh the horror!
  9. T

    penalties for back mobile-home taxes?

    if i own back taxes on my mobile-home?what kind of action will the state take I am not in the home anymore had to move in to take care of my mother my father passed on September 8 2011? my mother has bad heart. I am disabled also!!!Can the state garnish my disability checks or mess with my...
  10. L

    Why is Warren Buffets Company refuting IRS claims to 1 BILLION owed in taxes?

    Thought he said he loved paying taxes. Sorry that is just him saying that....not his Multi Billion Dollar Company! LOL...
  11. J

    Taxes and government regulations are part of the economic and legal

    environment in which businesses operate.? true?
  12. S

    If you have to travel for your job can you claim that mileage on your taxes?

    I am talking about housekeepers. If I hire someone to work for my company and they travel from home to home cleaning can they keep up with their mileage as unembursed employee expenses?
  13. Z

    Do I have to report taxes on savings interest rate? On my Bank of America...

    ...savings account I made $0.25 cents.? Do I have to report that to the IRS? And to State taxes? please help me out
  14. J

    Why do I have to pay taxes on apps for my iphone/ipad? And who collects those taxes?

    I'm just curious if this is a sales tax, and if so, does each state collect based on the state you live in (billing address) and its sales tax rate (PA=6%). Or is the federal government collecting this?
  15. T

    what law says you have to pay taxes on prize money?

    was it from the illegal income tax law that was put in with out proper precedences or was it some other law
  16. J

    Since taxes pay for our military, why did W lower taxes while at war and why

    did (R) fight to keep those cuts? Was the cost of war supposed to pay for itself somehow? Is it unrelated to our current debt problem?
  17. G

    Taxes related to the First-Time Home-buying Credit in 08?

    Hello all!! So I am hoping to get some clarity here, heres my situation any direction would be greatly appreciated!! I bought a house with a girl-friend in 2008, I received the tax credit the next tax year for $7500. Well in 2009 my girl-friend and I split she stayed in the house and I moved...
  18. Z

    Verizon Wireless Taxes?

    I just decided to get Verizon Wireless, again. Over the past 4 years, I switched from Alltel, to Verizon (Before Verizon bought Alltel), to Metro PCS, to T-Mobile, and now back to Verizon. I set up 5 lines on the 2000 minute talk and text plan. The bill came to 160 basically, and I need to know...
  19. T

    Many Conservatives seem to be arguing that sales taxes are better than income

    taxes because they are more? voluntary; viz., you don't pay them unless you make the choice to spend. However, besides the fact that spending isn't often voluntary, e.g., groceries, is it a good idea to create a tax policy that would inhibit consumer spending, when 70% of economic activity is...
  20. M

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