Taxes? Primer

tax
     n : charge against a citizen's person or property or activity
         for the support of government [syn: taxation, revenue enhancement]
     v 1: levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing
          is not taxed in our state"
     2: set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
        [syn: assess]
     3: use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [syn: task]
     4: make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to
        appear in court"
     [also: taxes (pl)]

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Wed Dec 3

• Even in Michigan, Not Everyone Wants a Lifeline - NYTimes.com
• 'Revolution, food riots in America by 2012'
• GOP tax lobbyist defends Rep. Rangel, takes issue with accounts of meetings: A Republican tax lobbyist is taking issue with the crux of the latest allegations surrounding embattled Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.).
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• MotherJones Blog: Obama's First Policy Retreat?
• Deseret News | UDOT director: Time to change gas tax?: The executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation believes that with gas prices at their lowest level in five years and state revenues down, now might be the time to consider changing the way gasoline is taxed.
• bubbleinfo.com " Blog Archive " Prop 13 Redo?
• YouTube - H&R Block's Tango In Plain English
• Coming soon: Middle class tax cuts?
• Robert Reich's Blog: Why the Automakers Won't Make Fuel-Efficient Cars, Even as the Price of Being Bailed Out
• Tax and Mend - philadelphia weekly online
• reportonbusine ss.com: Following Obama down the wrong path: Obama's plans include raising top income taxes rates from 35% to 39.65; capital gains tax from 15% to 28%; dividend tax rates from 15% to 40%. The top federal-state income tax rate would rise to 58.2% in New York State, 58.1% in California, and 57.5% in Ohio -not far from the 60-per-cent rates former president Hoover imposed early in the Depression. Share prices are based on the anticipated future earnings of companies after taxes are paid: The higher the tax, the lower the value of the shares. Share prices must drop and dividend yields rise to compensate for the increase in taxes on dividends. Jack Mintz noted that Mr. Harper had already enacted growth-driver tax cuts and had more cuts ready to go ? including, most importantly, corporate tax cuts. ?The Conservatives, ? he said, ?have the right planned policies.? For one brief, improbable moment, Canada was cool.
• Kane: Supervisor of Assessments
• Itemized Deductions - Preparing Your 1040: Tax Itemiezed Deductions
• Online Tax Software vs Desktop Tax Software | Is Online Tax Software or Desktop Tax Software Better?: Should you prepare your income tax return using online tax software, or should you use tax software installed on your computer desktop? Learn about the differences between online tax software and tax software that runs from your computer' s hard drive and choose the tax software that works best for you.

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