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Tobacco Taxes Prompt Smokers to Shift to Pipes and Bigger Cigars
The large differences in excise tax rates for various smoking products are prompting consumers with a tobacco habit to shift their smoking habits to pipes and larger cigars, according to a new government study. Read more »
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Elderly Suicide Kit Seller Sentenced for Failing to Pay Taxes
May 8, 2012A federal court has sentenced a 92-year-old woman who sold kits to help people commit suicide to... Read more »
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Tax Preparer Omitted Marijuana Sales from Returns
April 17, 2012An Alaskan tax preparer has been charged with six counts of preparing false income tax returns... Read more »
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Hotel’s Accountant in Residence Enjoys Luxury Suite as Tax Deadline Nears
April 13, 2012“Only two things in life are certain,” Marc Albaum tells his clients. “I can help... Read more »
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Mega Millions Winners Will Owe Jackpot of Taxes
March 31, 2012The three winners of the record-breaking $656 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot will owe at... Read more »
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Stache Act Would Trim Taxes for Mustachioed
February 29, 2012Now that the payroll tax cut extension is safely out of the way, the latest tax legislation... Read more »
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McGladrey, CPA2Biz Align on Client Accounting Services
December 12, 2011McGladrey Technology Solutions, the technology services arm of the major CPA firm, has partnered... Read more »
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Herman Cain Slays ‘Tax Monster’ in ‘9-9-9: The Movie’
November 29, 2011Embattled Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain has released an animated campaign video... Read more »
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Texas Court Upholds ‘Pole Tax’ for Strip Joints
August 30, 2011The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a special $5 fee charged to patrons... Read more »
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Guess Who’s Not Getting Audited by the IRS
July 13, 2011Georges Marciano, the co-founder of jean maker Guess?, Inc., recently lost his bid in a federal... Read more »
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SEC Stops Online Bid to Acquire Pabst Brewing Co.
June 8, 2011The Securities and Exchange Commission has stopped a pair of advertising executives who launched... Read more »
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