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Small-business loans key to jobs bill - Detroit Free Press
Yet many experts say the problem foreclosures and concerns about commercial real estate troubles. Banks also could be further limited in how much credit they can provide, she said, depending on what types of fees or taxes are placed on the banks

A guide to your 2009 taxes - News-Leader.com
Washington — More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions. When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new — some the result of adjusting for inflation, and others changes passed by Congress last year to

Small-business loans key to jobs bill - Detroit Free Press
Yet many experts say the problem foreclosures and concerns about commercial real estate troubles. Banks also could be further limited in how much credit they can provide, she said, depending on what types of fees or taxes are placed on the banks

A guide to your 2009 taxes - News-Leader.com
Washington — More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions. When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new — some the result of adjusting for inflation, and others changes passed by Congress last year to

Patience is key to filing your taxes - AZCentral.com
For the current fiscal year those pertaining to the alternative minimum tax and optional sales-tax deduction. Plus, the future of the estate tax hasn’t been resolved and - even more critical - ordinary income-tax rates are set to expire at the

Tax-lien auction may be lucrative - AZCentral.com
Maricopa County is gearing up for its largest sale of delinquent property-tax liens on record, an estimated $70 million worth of unpaid taxes on about 42,000 homes and other properties. That’s a significant jump from 2009’s record-breaking sale

Tax Tips: Gift transfers - Is reporting to IRS really necessary? - HometownAnnapolis.com
One astute reader was quick to remind me that gift taxes are never owed until more than $1 million in asset value is transferred by way of gifts to other individuals. More important, he added, why would anyone even worry about filing a gift return if

Many tax credits, deductions are overlooked - Abilene Reporter-News
Jeff Schnepper, MSN Money tax expert and author of “How to Pay Zero Taxes,” puts it this way: “We spend 7.6 billion hours each year just to figure out what we owe. That’s more hours than used to build every vehicle, airplane manufactured in

James City considering tax, fee increases to fill $4.6M budget gap - Daily Press
JAMES CITY - There’s no fat left to trim heading into James City County’s budget for next fiscal year. Now, the “county is cutting bone.” That’s the assessment Board of Supervisors Chairman Jim Kennedy offered Saturday at the conclusion of the board

Don’t expect economy’s recovery to be quick, experts warn - Dallas Morning News
T he mood has dramatically improved in the 13 months since The News ‘ first gathering of top business leaders. Cautious optimism has replaced palpable fear. It was scary to hear just how uncertain these leaders were at the end of 2008. Now, at the

Start thinking now about 2010 return - CharlotteObserver.com
WASHINGTON It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2010 taxes - even though the deadline for filing 2009 returns is still months away. Some of the credits and deductions put in place last year will continue. Others will disappear. And there

Austin weighs value of incentives to help with jobs - Austin American-Statesman
The City of Austin is back in the game of offering incentives to recruit quality new employers at least for the time being. The City Council is set to vote Thursday on a $500,000, 10-year incentive deal to help land the headquarters of Hanger

Homebuyer tax credits were not created equal - CharlotteObserver.com
This home in Springfield, Ill., was sold last August as the national real estate market showed signs of a rebound. SETH PERLMAN - AP WASHINGTON If you bought a home in 2009, you could be eligible for a tax credit. Figuring out which one can be

Tax forms have plenty of changes - Post-Star
WASHINGTON — More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions. When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new - some the result of adjusting for inflation, and others changes passed by Congress last year to

Patience is key to filing your taxes - AZCentral.com
For the current fiscal year those pertaining to the alternative minimum tax and optional sales-tax deduction. Plus, the future of the estate tax hasn’t been resolved and - even more critical - ordinary income-tax rates are set to expire at the

Tax-lien auction may be lucrative - AZCentral.com
Maricopa County is gearing up for its largest sale of delinquent property-tax liens on record, an estimated $70 million worth of unpaid taxes on about 42,000 homes and other properties. That’s a significant jump from 2009’s record-breaking sale

Tax Tips: Gift transfers - Is reporting to IRS really necessary? - HometownAnnapolis.com
One astute reader was quick to remind me that gift taxes are never owed until more than $1 million in asset value is transferred by way of gifts to other individuals. More important, he added, why would anyone even worry about filing a gift return if

Many tax credits, deductions are overlooked - Abilene Reporter-News
Jeff Schnepper, MSN Money tax expert and author of “How to Pay Zero Taxes,” puts it this way: “We spend 7.6 billion hours each year just to figure out what we owe. That’s more hours than used to build every vehicle, airplane manufactured in

James City considering tax, fee increases to fill $4.6M budget gap - Daily Press
JAMES CITY - There’s no fat left to trim heading into James City County’s budget for next fiscal year. Now, the “county is cutting bone.” That’s the assessment Board of Supervisors Chairman Jim Kennedy offered Saturday at the conclusion of the board

Don’t expect economy’s recovery to be quick, experts warn - Dallas Morning News
T he mood has dramatically improved in the 13 months since The News ‘ first gathering of top business leaders. Cautious optimism has replaced palpable fear. It was scary to hear just how uncertain these leaders were at the end of 2008. Now, at the

Start thinking now about 2010 return - CharlotteObserver.com
WASHINGTON It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2010 taxes - even though the deadline for filing 2009 returns is still months away. Some of the credits and deductions put in place last year will continue. Others will disappear. And there

Austin weighs value of incentives to help with jobs - Austin American-Statesman
The City of Austin is back in the game of offering incentives to recruit quality new employers at least for the time being. The City Council is set to vote Thursday on a $500,000, 10-year incentive deal to help land the headquarters of Hanger

Homebuyer tax credits were not created equal - CharlotteObserver.com
This home in Springfield, Ill., was sold last August as the national real estate market showed signs of a rebound. SETH PERLMAN - AP WASHINGTON If you bought a home in 2009, you could be eligible for a tax credit. Figuring out which one can be

Tax forms have plenty of changes - Post-Star
WASHINGTON — More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions. When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new - some the result of adjusting for inflation, and others changes passed by Congress last year to

Busch: The Obama Redirect To Uncertainty - CNBC
With their 41st vote, Senate Republicans now have the power to block the proposals Obama Proposes New Curbs On Banks’ Size, Risk-Taking Poll: Should Government Limit Risk-Taking by Banks? Bank Overhaul Poses Threat To Stocks, Economy: Experts

Remodeling Projects That Pay Off - Wall Street Journal
About to start that summer home-remodeling project? Read these tips first. For anyone who has ever put their home on the market, you know that feeling you get when you’ve spruced up the whole house for sale and inevitably some potential buyer tours

Auto repair shop opens - ReporterHerald.com
Perks Automotive has opened at 323 N. Railroad Ave. Owned by David Perkins, it aims to serve Northern Colorado with quality automotive service and repair, focusing on preventative maintenance. Services include: oil changes, lube and filter changes

New deductions, credits when you file 2009 taxes - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they to a higher tax bracket if you earned more. Others revisions are more likely to affect low- and moderate-income workers. Income limits for the earned income tax credit have been raised and

Drop a beat, turn up my symphony - E Kantipur
Nearly half the 8 million population of Haiti, (the size of Wales, Belize and El Salvador— seems that was one of the standard sizes for countries at the time) lived in the Capital Port-au-Prince. So the elimination of the Capital approximates to

Longview Parks and Recreation class schedule - Longview Daily News
The following enrichment classes are sponsored by the Longview Parks and Recreation Department. Registration is accepted weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Parks and Rec office, 2920 Douglas St., Longview; or online at www.mylongview.com/reconline

Business Calendar - Courier-Journal
Rotary Club of East Louisville Sunrise. Piccadilly Cafeteria, 133 S. Hurstbourne Parkway, 7:30 a.m. Mark Church, 817-6449. La Grange Rotary Club. John W. Black Community Center, 1551 N. Ky. 393, Buckner, noon. Joe Schoenbaechler, (502) 225-6420 or

Busch: The Obama Redirect To Uncertainty - CNBC
With their 41st vote, Senate Republicans now have the power to block the proposals Obama Proposes New Curbs On Banks’ Size, Risk-Taking Poll: Should Government Limit Risk-Taking by Banks? Bank Overhaul Poses Threat To Stocks, Economy: Experts

Remodeling Projects That Pay Off - Wall Street Journal
About to start that summer home-remodeling project? Read these tips first. For anyone who has ever put their home on the market, you know that feeling you get when you’ve spruced up the whole house for sale and inevitably some potential buyer tours

Auto repair shop opens - ReporterHerald.com
Perks Automotive has opened at 323 N. Railroad Ave. Owned by David Perkins, it aims to serve Northern Colorado with quality automotive service and repair, focusing on preventative maintenance. Services include: oil changes, lube and filter changes

New deductions, credits when you file 2009 taxes - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they to a higher tax bracket if you earned more. Others revisions are more likely to affect low- and moderate-income workers. Income limits for the earned income tax credit have been raised and

Drop a beat, turn up my symphony - E Kantipur
Nearly half the 8 million population of Haiti, (the size of Wales, Belize and El Salvador— seems that was one of the standard sizes for countries at the time) lived in the Capital Port-au-Prince. So the elimination of the Capital approximates to

Longview Parks and Recreation class schedule - Longview Daily News
The following enrichment classes are sponsored by the Longview Parks and Recreation Department. Registration is accepted weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Parks and Rec office, 2920 Douglas St., Longview; or online at www.mylongview.com/reconline

Business Calendar - Courier-Journal
Rotary Club of East Louisville Sunrise. Piccadilly Cafeteria, 133 S. Hurstbourne Parkway, 7:30 a.m. Mark Church, 817-6449. La Grange Rotary Club. John W. Black Community Center, 1551 N. Ky. 393, Buckner, noon. Joe Schoenbaechler, (502) 225-6420 or

Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate Hosts Opening of Foreclosure Resource - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Jan 22, 2010 – Investors who want to learn how to purchase Bank Owned properties to increase their real estate portfolios can receive information on REO (Real Estate Owned) properties at the Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate

This year’s Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution - Hamilton Mountain News
But if you act fast, there’s still time to get a fatter tax refund cheque and get more of your money working toward your retirement. “If you want the most tax savings available, the math is simple,” said David Ablett, tax and estate planning

Landlords bristle over tax claims - Stuff
PROPERTY GAME: Like any other business, landlords can claim depreciation, maintenance, insurance, rates and interest as expenses. But added to that is the writedown on buildings property investors can gain. Landlords are fuming over claims they get

Tax-Law Competence for Preparers and Government - Wall Street Journal
Geithner shouldn’t pretend to be an expert in tax law.) When you start talking passive losses, S-corps, partnerships, real-estate holdings, home-office deductions, etc. I think taxpayers will be happy knowing that the person they’re entrusting as

New Firm, Deborah Boose Accounting & Tax Service, Opens in Winston - Carolina Newswire
Winston-Salem, N. C. – Veteran accountant and management expert Deborah Boose opened a new office January 4, 2010, in the Stratford Oaks Building at 514 South Stratford Road, Suite 250, in Winston-Salem. The firm, Deborah Boose Accounting & Tax

Refinance an uphill fight after job loss - Yahoo Finance
We have a second mortgage on our home that we refinanced from a 10-year to a 15-year fixed-rate loan. My husband recently lost his job and now wants to refinance the second mortgage with a 20-year loan. I would rather find a part-time job and try to

Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate Hosts Opening of Foreclosure Resource - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Jan 22, 2010 – Investors who want to learn how to purchase Bank Owned properties to increase their real estate portfolios can receive information on REO (Real Estate Owned) properties at the Sonoran Lifestyle Real Estate

This year’s Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution - Hamilton Mountain News
But if you act fast, there’s still time to get a fatter tax refund cheque and get more of your money working toward your retirement. “If you want the most tax savings available, the math is simple,” said David Ablett, tax and estate planning

Landlords bristle over tax claims - Stuff
PROPERTY GAME: Like any other business, landlords can claim depreciation, maintenance, insurance, rates and interest as expenses. But added to that is the writedown on buildings property investors can gain. Landlords are fuming over claims they get

Tax-Law Competence for Preparers and Government - Wall Street Journal
Geithner shouldn’t pretend to be an expert in tax law.) When you start talking passive losses, S-corps, partnerships, real-estate holdings, home-office deductions, etc. I think taxpayers will be happy knowing that the person they’re entrusting as

New Firm, Deborah Boose Accounting & Tax Service, Opens in Winston - Carolina Newswire
Winston-Salem, N. C. – Veteran accountant and management expert Deborah Boose opened a new office January 4, 2010, in the Stratford Oaks Building at 514 South Stratford Road, Suite 250, in Winston-Salem. The firm, Deborah Boose Accounting & Tax

Refinance an uphill fight after job loss - Yahoo Finance
We have a second mortgage on our home that we refinanced from a 10-year to a 15-year fixed-rate loan. My husband recently lost his job and now wants to refinance the second mortgage with a 20-year loan. I would rather find a part-time job and try to

Community Online Calendar - Danville Weekly
An exhibit of Porcelain Art by Eugenia W. Zobel, will be held from 1-6 p.m., until Jan. 28, at Wente Vineyards Estate Winery Gallery, 5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore. The gallery is open during business hours. Visit www.wentevineyards.com. Decades of Style

Community Online Calendar - Danville Weekly
An exhibit of Porcelain Art by Eugenia W. Zobel, will be held from 1-6 p.m., until Jan. 28, at Wente Vineyards Estate Winery Gallery, 5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore. The gallery is open during business hours. Visit www.wentevineyards.com. Decades of Style

Naked guy with the charisma to demolish Kennedy legacy - Sydney Morning Herald
Intriguing narrative Scott Brown’s Cosmopolitan 1982 centrefold. The upset Republican victory in Massachusetts may well have less to do with ideology and more to do with old-fashioned retail politics: Scott Brown was a charismatic candidate with

Massachusetts Republican showed a winning way with voters - Salt Lake Tribune
Tuesday’s upset Republican victory in Massachusetts may well have less to do with ideology and more to do with old-fashioned retail politics: Scott Brown was a charismatic candidate with a old truck, an intriguing narrative and a promise to shake

Brown’s easy demeanor appeals to voters - MSNBC
Tuesday’s upset Republican victory in Massachusetts may well have less to do with ideology and more to do with old-fashioned retail politics: Scott Brown was a charismatic candidate with a old truck, an intriguing narrative and a promise to shake

Taxpayers to see lots of new things on 2009 returns - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Certainly there are benefits there for all taxpayers,” said Rosica. “There are ones that span the entire income spectrum out there.” Other revisions are more likely to affect low- and moderate-income workers. Income limits for the earned income tax

Community calendar - Houma Courier
Winter Activity craft workshop for teens, 4 to 5:30 p.m. today at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive. Registration is required. Free Hispanic Film Night featuring “Macario,” 6:30 p.m. today at the East Houma Branch Library, 778

Southern California housing market strengthens in December - Los Angeles Times
Rock-bottom interest rates and stronger sales in higher-priced neighborhoods helped Southern California’s housing market post robust gains in the typically sleepy month of December, new data show, and experts say the momentum is continuing

Tax changes in credits, deductions - Daily Oklahoman
Complications ahead at tax time These changes are among those that happen every year, to keep taxes in line with inflation. But there are a host of other revisions, new for 2009, that will make filing your tax return this year a little more

Naked guy with the charisma to demolish Kennedy legacy - Sydney Morning Herald
Intriguing narrative Scott Brown’s Cosmopolitan 1982 centrefold. The upset Republican victory in Massachusetts may well have less to do with ideology and more to do with old-fashioned retail politics: Scott Brown was a charismatic candidate with

Massachusetts Republican showed a winning way with voters - Salt Lake Tribune
Tuesday’s upset Republican victory in Massachusetts may well have less to do with ideology and more to do with old-fashioned retail politics: Scott Brown was a charismatic candidate with a old truck, an intriguing narrative and a promise to shake

Brown’s easy demeanor appeals to voters - MSNBC
Tuesday’s upset Republican victory in Massachusetts may well have less to do with ideology and more to do with old-fashioned retail politics: Scott Brown was a charismatic candidate with a old truck, an intriguing narrative and a promise to shake

Taxpayers to see lots of new things on 2009 returns - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Certainly there are benefits there for all taxpayers,” said Rosica. “There are ones that span the entire income spectrum out there.” Other revisions are more likely to affect low- and moderate-income workers. Income limits for the earned income tax

Community calendar - Houma Courier
Winter Activity craft workshop for teens, 4 to 5:30 p.m. today at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive. Registration is required. Free Hispanic Film Night featuring “Macario,” 6:30 p.m. today at the East Houma Branch Library, 778

Southern California housing market strengthens in December - Los Angeles Times
Rock-bottom interest rates and stronger sales in higher-priced neighborhoods helped Southern California’s housing market post robust gains in the typically sleepy month of December, new data show, and experts say the momentum is continuing

Tax changes in credits, deductions - Daily Oklahoman
Complications ahead at tax time These changes are among those that happen every year, to keep taxes in line with inflation. But there are a host of other revisions, new for 2009, that will make filing your tax return this year a little more

Pistons: We’re not for sale - Daily Tribune
The Detroit Pistons are not for sale — at least not yet. Despite multiple reports the team is on the auction block, a spokesman for the Detroit Pistons said the team is not for sale. But that doesn’t mean the Pistons will not be for sale in the

Tax changes in credits, deductions - Daily Oklahoman
The three deductions — for state or local real estate taxes, sales or excise taxes on new car purchases or net disaster losses — also can be taken by people who itemize. There are expanded tax credits for home purchases and education.

Naked guy with the charisma to demolish Kennedy legacy - Sydney Morning Herald
Intriguing narrative Scott Brown’s Cosmopolitan 1982 centrefold. The upset Republican victory in Massachusetts may well have less to do with ideology and more to do with old-fashioned retail politics: Scott Brown was a charismatic candidate with

Deductions, credits for ’09 taxes - San Mateo Daily Journal
But new this year, you can take more of a standard deduction if you paid state or local real estate taxes, bought a new car and paid sales or excise taxes Jeff Schnepper, MSN Money tax expert, recommends that people sit down with a tax

CPP Investment Board and Sterling Partners complete the acquisition of - Stockhouse
Livingston International Inc., former subsidiary of Livingston International Income Fund (TSX: LIV.UN) (”Livingston”), CPP Investment Board (”CPPIB”) and Sterling Partners (”Sterling”) announced today that the acquisition of assets of Livingston by a

Obama to Create Panel to Study Deficit - New York Times
The presidential appointees could be administration officials or outside experts, but it remained unclear Congressional officials agreed that the exemptions for the alternative minimum tax and estate taxes would be limited to two years, and

Start thinking now about 2010 taxes - KTVZ.com
WASHINGTON (AP) - It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2010 taxes - even though the deadline for filing 2009 returns is still months away. Some of the credits and deductions put in place last year will continue. Others will disappear. And

Pistons: We’re not for sale - Daily Tribune
The Detroit Pistons are not for sale — at least not yet. Despite multiple reports the team is on the auction block, a spokesman for the Detroit Pistons said the team is not for sale. But that doesn’t mean the Pistons will not be for sale in the

Tax changes in credits, deductions - Daily Oklahoman
The three deductions — for state or local real estate taxes, sales or excise taxes on new car purchases or net disaster losses — also can be taken by people who itemize. There are expanded tax credits for home purchases and education.

Naked guy with the charisma to demolish Kennedy legacy - Sydney Morning Herald
Intriguing narrative Scott Brown’s Cosmopolitan 1982 centrefold. The upset Republican victory in Massachusetts may well have less to do with ideology and more to do with old-fashioned retail politics: Scott Brown was a charismatic candidate with

Deductions, credits for ’09 taxes - San Mateo Daily Journal
But new this year, you can take more of a standard deduction if you paid state or local real estate taxes, bought a new car and paid sales or excise taxes Jeff Schnepper, MSN Money tax expert, recommends that people sit down with a tax

CPP Investment Board and Sterling Partners complete the acquisition of - Stockhouse
Livingston International Inc., former subsidiary of Livingston International Income Fund (TSX: LIV.UN) (”Livingston”), CPP Investment Board (”CPPIB”) and Sterling Partners (”Sterling”) announced today that the acquisition of assets of Livingston by a

Obama to Create Panel to Study Deficit - New York Times
The presidential appointees could be administration officials or outside experts, but it remained unclear Congressional officials agreed that the exemptions for the alternative minimum tax and estate taxes would be limited to two years, and

Start thinking now about 2010 taxes - KTVZ.com
WASHINGTON (AP) - It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2010 taxes - even though the deadline for filing 2009 returns is still months away. Some of the credits and deductions put in place last year will continue. Others will disappear. And

Taxpayers to see lots of new things on 2009 returns - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
WASHINGTON - More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions. When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new - some the result of adjusting for inflation, and other changes passed by Congress last year to

Southern California housing market strengthens in December - Los Angeles Times
Rock-bottom interest rates and stronger sales in higher-priced neighborhoods helped Southern California’s housing market post robust gains in the typically sleepy month of December, new data show, and experts say the momentum is continuing

Many tax credits, deductions overlooked - Log Cabin Democrat
Remember that this year you can add to the standard deduction the cost of sales and excise taxes on new vehicles and state or local real estate taxes. However, the car tax provisions begin phasing out for individuals with modified adjusted gross

Tax changes in credits, deductions - Daily Oklahoman
When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new — some the result of adjusting for inflation, and others changes passed by Congress last year to try to bring the country out of recession. “Certainly there are benefits

Brown’s easy demeanor appeals to voters - MSNBC
He supported President Obama’s troop escalation in Afghanistan, but has never been deployed to a war zone. ‘A weird upbringing’ Brown, a practicing real estate lawyer, launched his successful electoral career in the early ’90s, and in the last 10

Obama to Create Panel to Study Deficit - New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to create a bipartisan commission to make recommendations to Congress on ways to reduce the federal budget deficit under an agreement raise taxes while the economy remains at risk of falling back into

Community Online Calendar - Danville Weekly
An exhibit of Porcelain Art by Eugenia W. Zobel, will be held from 1-6 p.m., until Jan. 28, at Wente Vineyards Estate Winery Gallery, 5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore. The gallery is open during business hours. Visit www.wentevineyards.com. Decades of Style

Pistons: We’re not for sale - Oakland Press
The Detroit Pistons are not for sale — at least not yet. Despite multiple reports the team is on the auction block, a spokesman for the Detroit Pistons said the team is not for sale. But that doesn’t mean the Pistons will not be for sale in the

A Hershey bid to top Kraft for Cadbury is not a wise move - Philadelphia Daily News
The Hershey Co. would have to borrow heavily and look to its controlling shareholder, the Hershey Trust, for more than $1 billion to help bankroll a bid for Cadbury P.L.C., according to published reports and experts. Kraft Foods Inc. yesterday

House Hunting in Austria - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This home, built in 2003, was designed according to the principles of feng shui, the Chinese practice of creating harmonious surroundings. There are open spaces and maple finishes, creating a minimalist feel. Doors throughout do not have doorknobs

Taxpayers to see lots of new things on 2009 returns - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
WASHINGTON - More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions. When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new - some the result of adjusting for inflation, and other changes passed by Congress last year to

Southern California housing market strengthens in December - Los Angeles Times
Rock-bottom interest rates and stronger sales in higher-priced neighborhoods helped Southern California’s housing market post robust gains in the typically sleepy month of December, new data show, and experts say the momentum is continuing

Many tax credits, deductions overlooked - Log Cabin Democrat
Remember that this year you can add to the standard deduction the cost of sales and excise taxes on new vehicles and state or local real estate taxes. However, the car tax provisions begin phasing out for individuals with modified adjusted gross

Tax changes in credits, deductions - Daily Oklahoman
When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new — some the result of adjusting for inflation, and others changes passed by Congress last year to try to bring the country out of recession. “Certainly there are benefits

Brown’s easy demeanor appeals to voters - MSNBC
He supported President Obama’s troop escalation in Afghanistan, but has never been deployed to a war zone. ‘A weird upbringing’ Brown, a practicing real estate lawyer, launched his successful electoral career in the early ’90s, and in the last 10

Obama to Create Panel to Study Deficit - New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to create a bipartisan commission to make recommendations to Congress on ways to reduce the federal budget deficit under an agreement raise taxes while the economy remains at risk of falling back into

Community Online Calendar - Danville Weekly
An exhibit of Porcelain Art by Eugenia W. Zobel, will be held from 1-6 p.m., until Jan. 28, at Wente Vineyards Estate Winery Gallery, 5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore. The gallery is open during business hours. Visit www.wentevineyards.com. Decades of Style

Pistons: We’re not for sale - Oakland Press
The Detroit Pistons are not for sale — at least not yet. Despite multiple reports the team is on the auction block, a spokesman for the Detroit Pistons said the team is not for sale. But that doesn’t mean the Pistons will not be for sale in the

A Hershey bid to top Kraft for Cadbury is not a wise move - Philadelphia Daily News
The Hershey Co. would have to borrow heavily and look to its controlling shareholder, the Hershey Trust, for more than $1 billion to help bankroll a bid for Cadbury P.L.C., according to published reports and experts. Kraft Foods Inc. yesterday

House Hunting in Austria - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This home, built in 2003, was designed according to the principles of feng shui, the Chinese practice of creating harmonious surroundings. There are open spaces and maple finishes, creating a minimalist feel. Doors throughout do not have doorknobs

Looking ahead: It’s not too early to start doing some tax planning for - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2010 taxes — even though the deadline for filing 2009 returns is still months away. Some of the credits and deductions put in place last year will continue. Others will disappear

Goods worth crores gutted in factory - Tribune
Material worth crores was gutted in a major fire that broke out at a garment factory at Bal Singh Nagar in Basti Jodhewal here late last night. The five-storeyed building in which the factory was housed was reduced to ashes. Cotton Care Export

Start thinking now about 2010 taxes - Lexington Herald-Leader
your 2010 taxes returns is still months away. Some of the credits and deductions put in place last year will continue. Others will disappear. And there are some new things to consider. “That’s why very, very few people do their own tax

New deductions, credits for 2009 taxes - KSDK
The three deductions — for state or local real estate taxes, sales or excise taxes on new car purchases or net disaster losses — also can be taken by people who itemize. There are expanded tax credits for home purchases and education.

In Mass. Senate race, Scott Brown showed a winning way with voters - Washington Post
A few years later, he and his wife, Gail Huff, an on-air reporter for WCVB in Boston and a former actress, sat for an Voters have been drawn to Brown’s energetic demeanor and populist message of cutting taxes and reining in the federal government

Text Size - Chicago Tribune
Lawmakers tried to aid the ailing auto industry by producing a new deduction for sales and excise taxes incurred in the purchase of a new car. That’s on top of money in consumers’ wallets, the Making Work Pay tax credit kicked in last spring.

Tax-Law Competence for Preparers and Government - Wall Street Journal
Russ Smyth President & CEO H&R Block Kansas City, Mo. Your editorial on tax-preparer regulation misses the When you start talking passive losses, S-corps, partnerships, real-estate holdings, home-office deductions, etc. I think taxpayers will be

Taxpayers reap benefits from programs aimed at combatting recession - Minneapolis Star Tribune
and alternative minimum tax exemption, may bring a little extra cash to some people during these economic hard times. Lawmakers tried to aid the ailing auto industry by producing a new deduction for sales and excise taxes tax returns

Key numbers as you complete your taxes - The Sun News
That’s why very, very few people do their own tax returns and why those who do end up using a computer program,” said Jeff Schnepper, MSN Money tax expert. “Our laws older, blind, paid state or local real estate taxes or sales or excise taxes on

Looking ahead: It’s not too early to start doing some tax planning for - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2010 taxes — even though the deadline for filing 2009 returns is still months away. Some of the credits and deductions put in place last year will continue. Others will disappear

Goods worth crores gutted in factory - Tribune
Material worth crores was gutted in a major fire that broke out at a garment factory at Bal Singh Nagar in Basti Jodhewal here late last night. The five-storeyed building in which the factory was housed was reduced to ashes. Cotton Care Export

Start thinking now about 2010 taxes - Lexington Herald-Leader
your 2010 taxes returns is still months away. Some of the credits and deductions put in place last year will continue. Others will disappear. And there are some new things to consider. “That’s why very, very few people do their own tax

New deductions, credits for 2009 taxes - KSDK
The three deductions — for state or local real estate taxes, sales or excise taxes on new car purchases or net disaster losses — also can be taken by people who itemize. There are expanded tax credits for home purchases and education.

In Mass. Senate race, Scott Brown showed a winning way with voters - Washington Post
A few years later, he and his wife, Gail Huff, an on-air reporter for WCVB in Boston and a former actress, sat for an Voters have been drawn to Brown’s energetic demeanor and populist message of cutting taxes and reining in the federal government

Text Size - Chicago Tribune
Lawmakers tried to aid the ailing auto industry by producing a new deduction for sales and excise taxes incurred in the purchase of a new car. That’s on top of money in consumers’ wallets, the Making Work Pay tax credit kicked in last spring.

Tax-Law Competence for Preparers and Government - Wall Street Journal
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and alternative minimum tax exemption, may bring a little extra cash to some people during these economic hard times. Lawmakers tried to aid the ailing auto industry by producing a new deduction for sales and excise taxes tax returns

Key numbers as you complete your taxes - The Sun News
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In BNA Tax & Accounting Webinar, IRS and Expert Practitioners Explain - MSN Money
“The new IRS guidance provides a means to correct plan document violations of Section 409A,” explains BNA senior tax analyst Sharon Fountain. “However, timing is important. Under a special transition rule, for example, corrections must be made by the

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In BNA Tax & Accounting Webinar, IRS and Expert Practitioners Explain - MSN Money
“The new IRS guidance provides a means to correct plan document violations of Section 409A,” explains BNA senior tax analyst Sharon Fountain. “However, timing is important. Under a special transition rule, for example, corrections must be made by the

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