Taxes

 How to be safe from debit card fraud

March 3, 2013 

How to be safe from debit card fraud

Lisa Rokusek, who lives in the Carondelet neighborhood, got a call from Visa's fraud department on a Sunday night last month. The caller said $1,371 had been wired from her account at Pulaski Bank via Western Union. Did she know that?

 Maryland payroll service sued for allegedly keeping taxes

March 2, 2013 

Maryland payroll service sued for allegedly keeping taxes

A Bel Air company that handled payrolls for many employers in the area is being sued by clients for allegedly stealing years of tax payments rather than sending them on to the tax collectors as required -- leaving the companies on the hook.

 Income Tax 2013: CPAs share the strangest income tax deductions

March 1, 2013 

Income Tax 2013: CPAs share the strangest income tax deductions

The Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA) recently surveyed its CPA members about the most creative tax deductions proposed by their clients. Responses included everything from swimming pools and manicures to poodles and non-existent children.

 Fewer new small businesses being started in Ohio

February 28, 2013 

Fewer new small businesses being started in Ohio

Fewer Ohioans are going into business for themselves, and the state's level of self-employment is one of the lowest in the nation, according to data reviewed by the Dayton Daily News.

 Iowa organizations want sales tax increase to protect wildlife

February 27, 2013 

Iowa organizations want sales tax increase to protect wildlife

Representatives of conservation, hunting, wildlife, parks and environmental groups told lawmakers Tuesday Iowa's natural resources are in such need of upgrading and protecting that the state should boost its sales tax to raise $150 million for that effort.