Tax

The Ohio Department of Taxation has collected approximately $63 million in delinquent taxes previously owed to the state, which is more than six times the initial goal set.

The Supreme Court heard a case on corporate subsidies that could have a major impact on the legality of state and local tax incentives used as a means to spur economic development.

More than a couple of decades ago, a suburban daily newspaper publisher convened his editorial staff at a local restaurant to elicit ideas for selecting the best community to live in within the readership area.

Domestic partners in California must file their federal tax returns separately, despite a 2003 law that extended equal legal rights to registered same-sex couples in the state.

BNA has appointed David Schulbaum as its new director of marketing for the company's Tax Management Inc. subsidiary.

Tax protestor Irwin Schiff was sentenced to 163 months in prison -- including 151 months for tax fraud and an additional year for contempt of court -- the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service announced. He was also ordered to pay more than $4.2 million in restitution.

The Tax Foundation has released the third edition of a s tudy breaking down business-friendly tax systems, from first to worst.

Internal Revenue Service officials released a report on the agency's examination of political activity by tax-exempt organizations during the 2004 election campaign.

H&R Block Inc. said that a miscalculation of its own state taxes will cost the company about $32 million in back taxes.

Observers predict that this year's e-filing season, which kicked off on January 13, will far outpace previous years in terms of the number of e-filed returns."We experienced a big surge compared to last year," said Jo Ann Cummings, product manager for CCH's Torrance, Calif.-based ProSystem fx Tax. "We e-filed over 3 million returns last year, and we expect a big increase in that."