state/local

2 min read 2022-06-06 02:54:57

KY homeowners get 8 years of free services due to tax office recording error

A group of Kentucky homeowners switched to a different, higher-rate tax district so their increased taxes would pay for things like street cleaning.

4 min read 2022-06-04 01:32:26

Gasoline prices at a suburban Austin, Texas, gas station just before the Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by Kay Bell) Shortly before the Memorial Day

2 min read 2022-05-29 03:08:22

Photo by Mateusz Dach Every new year starts with optimism about what can be accomplished, even (or perhaps especially) in the tax world. Then comes

4 min read 2022-05-25 05:24:46

This coming Memorial Day long weekend is the first in more than two years that millions of Americans are treating as more-or-less normal. (Remember

3 min read 2022-05-23 06:15:41

The 16-year tax fight between a former pizza franchise mogul and the state of Kansas is over. The Sunflower State owes Gene Bicknell

4 min read 2022-05-21 06:02:15

The Small Business Administration's annual Small Business Week events ended earlier this month, but another federal agency now is doing its part to

4 min read 2022-05-18 03:05:23

Billowing smoke from the wildfire ravaging norther New Mexico. (Screen shot of video posted on The Weather Channel, provided by Jackson Mathey via

2 min read 2022-05-16 01:14:04

Unemployment benefits can help relieve some of the sting of losing your job. But there are downsides. The monthly amounts again are fully taxable.

6 min read 2022-05-14 00:52:07

Here are this weekend's full Flower Moon eclipse stages. The moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake

3 min read 2022-05-12 05:55:03

Electric vehicle charging in a workplace garage. (Photo by Kay Bell) One of our errands this week was getting the hubby's vehicle inspected. It's

3 min read 2022-05-10 05:29:00

Not in the Lone Star State? IRS also looking to add personnel in Ogden, Utah; Kansas City, Missouri; and Puerto Rico. Looking for a job with the

2 min read 2022-05-09 03:16:44

Photo by Jess Bailey Designs The only thing worse than getting a surprising high property tax appraisal — which, as one of April's tax tips

3 min read 2022-05-03 05:23:17

Taxes don't typically prompt celebrations like that of these school children welcoming May with a traditional Maypole dance. But thinking about tax

4 min read 2022-05-01 02:12:28

Photo by Kampus Production via Pexels. Here in Austin, we're in the midst of doing our civic duties. In between the March primaries and late May

4 min read 2022-04-29 05:03:27

It's likely to be a long road getting to free filing offered directly by the IRS. (Photo by Christopher Paquette via Flickr CC) With the bulk of