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IRS offers tips on using the tax credit for child and dependent care (The Advertiser-News)
Did you pay someone to care for a child, spouse, or dependent last year? If so, you may be able to claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit on your federal income tax return. Below are the top 10 things the IRS wants you to know about claiming a credit for child and dependent care expenses. Published: 3/13/2010
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UBS says IRS has 20 Swiss banks in its sights for tax evasion (USA Today)
Embattled UBS has warned that Switzerland's financial industry is at risk unless lawmakers approve a tax treaty with the U.S., and that other Swiss banks may be next to face pressure from American regulators. Published: 3/12/2010
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IRS Torture By Mail (ABC News)
IRS sends taxpayers millions of letters about tax return errors. Tax return - Internal Revenue Service - Tax - Accounting - United States Published: 3/13/2010
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Trouble for IRS employee, tax preparer in separate Memphis cases (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
An IRS employee was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing information from an IRS databank, and in a separate case a tax preparer pleaded guilty to falsely claiming more than $436,000 in deductions for clients. Published: 3/11/2010
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Some tax issues to consider on mortgage write-downs (Washington Post)
With the Obama administration and private lenders actively considering mortgage principal-reduction programs to help financially distressed homeowners, the Internal Revenue Service has issued a new advisory to taxpayers who receive -- or seek to receive -- such assistance. The IRS gets involved in mortgage principal write-downs because the federal tax code generally treats any forgiveness of ... Published: 3/12/2010
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IRS Has $1.3 billion for people who have not filed a 2006 tax return (Denison Bulletin & Review)
Nearly $10 million is waiting for 12,200 Iowans who did not file a federal tax return for 2006, the Internal Revenue Service announced. Published: 3/13/2010
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Ten facts about IRS volunteer tax (Highland Community News)
Taxpayers looking for tax preparation assistance should look into IRS sponsored, community-based, volunteer tax return preparation programs. Here are the top 10 things the IRS wants you to know about these volunteer programs. Published: 3/11/2010
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IRS to go easier on tax settlements (USA Today)
IRS Internal Revenue Service agents will be more flexible with taxpayers who have seen their incomes drop during the recession. Published: 3/11/2010
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NY1 For You: Beware Of Phony IRS Reps This Tax Season (NY1 News)
With tax season in full swing, scam artists are already hard at work trying to steal people's identities and refunds. Published: 3/12/2010
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IRS Tax Tips for the 2010 filing season (CNYCentral.com)
Five Tips to Avoid Tax Time Stress. Published: 3/12/2010


Small Business Tax News
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US House Tax Panel Drafts $15 Billion In Incentives For Small Business (Fox News)
US House Tax Panel Drafts $15 Billion In Incentives For Small Business Published: 3/11/2010
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NH House to vote on unpopular business tax (Boston Globe)
New Hampshire's House is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would repeal an unpopular business tax. Published: 3/13/2010
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The Dos and Don'ts of Business Tax Audits (TheStreet.com)
Tax audits strike fear in small-business owners, but organization and preparation will make them less stressful. Published: 3/12/2010
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Tax changes proposed to boost business, create jobs (WBZ News Radio Boston)
The Massachusetts Senate will consider a series of corporate tax policy changes aimed at helping grow small businesses and spawn new companies. Senate President Therese Murray announced the proposed changes Friday at an Associated Industries of Massachusetts breakfast in Waltham. Murray describes the proposals as a way “to create a more favorable and stable business tax climate.”   She descirbed ... Published: 3/12/2010
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Wisconsin Strengthens PEO Legislation, New Provisions Help Small Business with Human Resources Challenges (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wisconsin's small business owners and other small employers who have come to depend on the outsourced employment solutions of professional employer organizations (PEOs) for payroll, benefits, risk management and human resources are guaranteed tax credits and other economic incentives remain with them under passage of Senate Bill 504 this ... Published: 3/12/2010
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Murray: Senate will consider tax changes to improve business climate (Burlington Union)
The state Senate will consider a series of corporate tax policy changes aimed at helping grow small businesses in Massachusetts and spawning new companies, Senate President Therese Murray planned to announce Friday morning. Published: 3/13/2010
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Tax credit for small businesses clears Senate (Everett Herald)
The state Senate ushered a bill through Wednesday in hopes of passing a tax credit for small businesses that create jobs. According to the Tacoma News Tribune , businesses with 20 or fewer employees will be eligible for a business-occupation tax credit if they add positions. Published: 3/11/2010
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Tax credit for small businesses clears Senate (Everett Herald)
The state Senate ushered a bill through Wednesday, hoping to create a tax credit for small businesses that create jobs. According to the Tacoma News Tribune , businesses with 20 or fewer employees will be eligible for a business-occupation tax credit if they add positions. Published: 3/11/2010
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NH House to vote on unpopular business tax (Greenwich Time)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's House is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would repeal an unpopular business tax. The 5 percent tax is paid by individuals on interests and dividends made from their investments. Published: 3/13/2010
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Utility tax anti-business - Sat, 13 Mar 2010 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
Our local economy is under threat again, this time from a new county tax of up to 6 percent on utility bills – water, gas, power, garbage and phone. House Bill 3179, now awaiting the governor’s signature, would let county governments levy the new utility taxes on every business and resident in unincorporated areas. Published: 3/13/2010
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