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Making the Case against Receiving a Federal Income Tax Refund
Millions of Americans celebrate receiving an income tax refund each year. Many of these same people live each month under the burden of financial hardship, struggling to make ends meet, often falling ...
Posted on 3/8/13 at 12:43 PM
How to use your tax refund to get ahead this year
For many of us, tax season means money in the bank. Well, at least for a little while...until we spend it, right? If you are anticipating a refund this year, do you have a plan for what you will do wi...
Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:32 PM
Shrinking Paychecks?
There has been a reduced Social Security payroll tax rate for the past 2 years. It was reduced from 6.2% to 4.2%. At this time it is scheduled to revert back to 6.2% January 1, 2013, unless Congress...
Posted on 11/30/12 at 8:54 PM
Beijing Means Business
Here's a picture book for your eyes and minds highlighting some illegal entrepreneurs, the business district of bustling Beijing and Walmart in China. Enjoy! A common sight in Chinese cities are the...
Posted on 7/14/12 at 9:03 AM
Financial impact of Measure 2 debated
BISMARCK About $812 million in property taxes for 2012 would be eliminated if North Dakota voters approve Measure 2 in June, a state research analyst said Monday. Kathy Strombeck of the state Tax Co...
Posted on 4/2/12 at 2:28 PM
ND bill would set up outdoor heritage fund
A bill in the North Dakota Legislature that would use oil and gas tax revenue to establish a state outdoor heritage fund mimics a measure that failed to make it onto last fall's election ballot.January 25, 2013
Exemption for stripper wells costing North Dakota $50 million in revenue per year
The oil industry is protesting a bill that closes a tax loophole that the state Tax Department says is costing North Dakota about $50 million in revenue each year.By By James Macpherson, Associated Press , January 22, 2013
ND lawmakers mull roll-your-own smokes bill
The State Tax Department is supporting a bill that would require commercial roll-your-own cigarette machine owners to register their equipment and pay the same taxes as name-brand packaged smokes.January 16, 2013
N.D. considers tax exemption for natural gas
The amount of natural gas wasted as a byproduct of oil production in North Dakota could be significantly cut under legislation that would give energy companies a tax exemption if they capture and utilize the gas, a state regulator said Tuesday.By By James MacPherson, Associated Press , January 16, 2013
Experts say N.D. oil industry could survive if no fiscal cliff deal is made
Set to plunge over the fiscal cliff hours before the New Year’s ball drops, many experts say North Dakota’s oil industry could weather tax hikes and budget cuts set to kick in midnight Dec. 31 if there is no deficit deal in Congress.By By Betsy Simon, Forum Communications , December 29, 2012
Legacy Fund tops $700 million
North Dakota’s oil tax fund now has $707 million in assets. The Legacy Fund gets 30 percent of the state’s oil tax collections. None of the money can be spent until 2017, and even then it takes a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to dip into it.December 21, 2012
Lawmakers hope N.D. oil tax fund isn’t raided
Some North Dakota lawmakers say they don’t expect much spending from a state oil tax trust fund, but they should be ready in case it happens.August 28, 2012
Lawmakers hope ND oil tax fund isn't raided
Some North Dakota lawmakers say they don't expect much spending from a state oil tax trust fund, but they should be ready in case it happens.August 27, 2012
Oil tax growth is amazing
The numbers are astounding. North Dakota oil tax revenues in the past fiscal year are tracking to total more than twice what was forecast just a few months ago; $1.7 billion is nearly as much money in one year as the state was expecting in two years. If the trend continues, the state collections will total somewhere around $4 billion.By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , August 09, 2012
N.D. lawmakers review potential property tax cuts
Weeks after North Dakota voters thrashed a proposal to abolish all property taxes, state lawmakers are mulling ideas to cut residential property taxes and restrict local governments’ ability to dole out tax breaks.By By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press , August 02, 2012
Ward County commissioners consider sales tax
The Ward County Commission may ask voters to approve a one-half percent sales tax for county building projects.July 25, 2012
State oil tax revenue sharing shaping up as a hot topic
How much money North Dakota’s oil- and gas-producing counties should get to help pay for all the needs that have come with rapid growth promises to be one of the biggest issues of the 2013 legislative session. Western North Dakota officials have spent recent months letting legislators know they need more money to address oil and gas impacts despite the $1.2 billion set aside to help the 17 counties with road, water, housing and other needs during the 2011-13 biennium.By By Teri Finneman and Amy Dalrymple, Forum Communications , July 14, 2012
IRS prepares to police new health care rules
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama’s health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about 2 1/2 years, when they’ll have to start providing proof on their tax returns that they have health insurance.By By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press , July 10, 2012
Deadline extended for ND fuel tax refund
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Tax Department says eligible consumers have two extra days to request a refund for state taxes that were paid on gasoline and gasohol purchased in 2011.June 24, 2012
Supreme Court rejects property tax lawsuit
Advocates of eliminating North Dakota property taxes do not have authority to sue public officials whom they believe are illegally spending taxpayers’ money to campaign against the idea, the North Dakota Supreme Court concluded.By By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press , June 09, 2012
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