Articles tagged with taxes
Thu, May 17, 2012
Facebook's Saverin fires back at tax-dodge critics
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, under fire over the tax consequences of renouncing his U.S. citizenship, said on Thursday ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Taxes lurk behind court test of Obama health law
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama's healthcare law, lesser known ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Exclusive: Brazil to cut electricity taxes to boost economy
By Brian Winter
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff plans to cut and simplify taxes for electricity producers and distributors, two senior officials told ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
California targets health, public workers to fix budget hole
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday unveiled a revised state budget plan that calls for new cuts to ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
NY state sues Sprint for more than $300 million over taxes
By Karen Freifeld
(Reuters) - The state of New York on Thursday sued Sprint Nextel Corp for more than $300 million, accusing the company of ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Buffett rule fails Senate vote in tax fight
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Monday blocked President Barack Obama's "Buffett Rule" legislation, which would have put a 30-percent minimum ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Lawmakers set to trade partisan punches over taxes
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans square off this week over tax hikes for millionaires and tax cuts for ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Romney estimates taxes at $3.2 million for 2011
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who on Friday requested an extension to file his 2011 tax forms, estimated his ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Sales taxes up in most US states in March: survey
(Reuters) - Sales taxes grew in most U.S. states last month as labor markets improved, an economic newsletter reported on Friday.
In its monthly ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Biden to attack "Romney Rule" on taxes for rich
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will take direct aim at probable Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Thursday ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Highest sales taxes among U.S. cities in Alabama: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Alabama cities top a new ranking of U.S. cities with the highest combined state and local sales tax rates, a ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Obama campaign slams Romney for not paying "fair share" of taxes
By Steve Holland
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign blasted Mitt Romney on Tuesday for not paying his "fair share" of ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Obama, Romney trade blows as fight for White House narrows
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney fired sharp attacks at each other on Wednesday as they opened ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Companies use popular provision to avoid income taxes
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two dozen Fortune 500 companies paid no U.S. federal income taxes in recent years partly because ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
State writes off $30-million in unpaid taxes
UNDATED (WSAU) Most Wisconsinites who still owe 2011 income taxes plan to square up before next Tuesday's deadline. But about 2,300 delinquent ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
U.S. displacing Japan as No. 1 for highest corp taxes
By Patrick Temple-West and Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will hold the dubious distinction starting on Sunday of having the developed world ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Analysis: Gas price spike revives fight over energy taxes
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil, the world's most profitable corporation, says it paid more than 45 percent of its 2011 income ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
LTA welcomes changes in endorsement taxes
LONDON (Reuters) - Changes to Britain's tax laws that may make it more attractive for overseas sportsmen and women to compete in the country ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Britain cuts income tax, austerity drive undimmed
By Sven Egenter and Matt Falloon
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne cut the top rate of income tax while imposing new levies ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Government sues Buffett's NetJets unit for unpaid taxes
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - NetJets Inc, a private jet-sharing company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Tue, March 06, 2012
U.S. eases pressure on Switzerland over taxes for now
ZURICH (Reuters) - The United States welcomes the Swiss parliament's backing of a proposal to help U.S. authorities crack down on wealthy Americans ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Congress ends bitter tax battle with bill passage
By Richard Cowan and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress ended a three-month battle on Friday by passing legislation to extend a tax cut for ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Factbox: Obama seeks higher taxes on big business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's 2013 budget proposal, released on Monday, would raise hundreds of billions of dollars from businesses through international tax ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Swiss lobby group open to self-declaration on taxes
ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of a leading Swiss business lobby group said on Sunday he was open to a requirement that banks ask clients ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Oklahoma governor plans to cut state income taxes
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Oklahoma's Republican governor announced a plan on Monday to dramatically cut state income tax rates and ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Obama pitches tax, jobs ideas on campaign-style tour
By Caren Bohan
CHANDLER, Arizona (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took his State of the Union tax and job ideas on the road on Wednesday ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Romney returns show low tax rate; questions linger
By Steve Holland and Kim Dixon
TAMPA, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney bowed to political pressure and gave the ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Fading Gingrich behind in new poll, hits Romney in ad
By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Friday as ...
Sat, January 07, 2012
Taxpayers owe $385 billion in 2006 taxes: IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. taxpayers owe an estimated $385 billion in unpaid taxes for 2006, up about a third from the "tax gap" five ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
National group: Wisconsin one of few states to raise taxes on poor in 2012
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A national think tank says Wisconsin is one of the few states that will raise taxes on the poor next year ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Spain says deficit bigger than expected, hikes taxes
By Andrés González and Elisabeth O'Leary
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's new government said on Friday that this year's budget deficit would be ...
Wed, December 28, 2011
U.S. seeks $670,000 in taxes from Yankees owner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government has sued New York Yankees co-owner Hal Steinbrenner and his wife seeking more than $670,00 in ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
Obama aide: Republicans playing politics on taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House accused House of Representatives Republicans on Sunday of playing politics with the fate of the payroll tax cut and ...
Sun, December 11, 2011
Obama says to keep standing up to Congress on taxes
By Laura MacInnis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended his leadership style on Sunday and said he would keep standing up to Congress as ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Many companies pay no state taxes: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many brand-name U.S. companies are using deductions, credits and other means to shave their state tax rates below zero percent, a ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Taxes could fill AIDS funding crunch: U.N.
By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The fight against AIDS risks being set back years by a global financial crisis, the head of the ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
NY ups tax on rich, cuts for middle-class
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's millionaires will pay higher taxes while 4.4 million middle-class and upper-income New Yorkers will ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Swiss town cuts taxes after Glencore CEO windfall
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss town of Rueschlikon that is home to Glencore
Mon, December 05, 2011
NYC mayor opposes raising taxes on rich despite Governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday spoke out against Governor Andrew Cuomo's expected recommendation for higher taxes on ...
Sat, December 03, 2011
Monti warns of Greek-style risk to Italy
By Gavin Jones and Steve Scherer
ROME (Reuters) - Italy risked a Greek-style economic collapse which could threaten the future of the euro without the ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Millionaires ask Congress: "Raise our taxes"
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 140 millionaires asked a divided U.S. Congress on Wednesday to increase their taxes for the sake of ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Deficit "super committee" stalled as deadline looms
By Donna Smith and Patrick Temple-West
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Both sides of Congress' deadlocked "super committee" held separate talks on Saturday, but formal negotiations remained ...
Tue, November 08, 2011
Merrill taxes hold steady for next year
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill residents will be seeing little if any change in their tax bill for next year.
The city council voted tonight ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Deficit panel grapples with corporate taxes
By David Morgan and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sign of possible progress in bipartisan U.S. deficit talks, Republicans seem more flexible ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Report: gas taxes would have to rise 50-cents-per-gallon to rebuilt roads
UNDATED (WSAU) A new study says Wisconsin’s gas tax would have to rise by 50-cents a gallon to maintain all of the roads ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
U.S. bill would cut taxes on repatriated profits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Large U.S. multinational corporations would get a tax break on hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign profits under a bipartisan ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Exclusive: budget talks get down to taxes, benefits
By Donna Smith and Tim Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deficit-reduction talks in the Congress entered a potentially groundbreaking phase on Tuesday with Republicans signaling they ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Raise taxes on super rich, not semi-rich: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than a quarter of wealthy Americans support raising taxes on households making $250,000 or more a year, the level being ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Rising income taxes lift state, local revenues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revenues for state and local governments grew for the seventh straight quarter this spring, buoyed by individual income taxes, Census data released ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Roll your own smokes shops not paying all state taxes
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s Revenue Department is getting a heap of praise Friday from anti-smoking groups.
That’s after the agency warned tobacco ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
"Super committee" eyes taxes amid differences
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of a congressional "super committee" squared off on Thursday over the hot-button issue of tax increases and ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
Obama offers $3.6 trillion deficit plan, would up taxes
By Alister Bull and Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid out a $3.6 trillion plan on Monday to cut budget deficits ...
Sat, September 10, 2011
U.S. may end taxes on some overseas profits: WSJ
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Treasury is weighing a proposal to eliminate some, but not all, of the taxes on overseas profits of U.S.-based ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
States to pay unemployment bills, taxes could rise
By Lisa Lambert and Karen Pierog
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. states will start sending more than $1 billion to the federal government in ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Companies shift losses to high-tax countries to trim taxes
By Lynnley Browning
(Reuters) - For nearly two decades, global corporations have increasingly shifted trillions of dollars in worldwide profits to low-tax countries across the ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Romney aims at Republican center with economy plan
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney aimed squarely at the Republican center as he launched his economic program on Tuesday, proposing ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Some U.S. firms paid more to CEOs than taxes: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Republicans take aim at regulations, taxes
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives want to create jobs by killing regulations on companies and ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Business to deficit panel: tackle taxes, Medicare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A big business group on Tuesday urged lawmakers on a deficit-cutting panel to revamp the U.S. tax code and health and ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Illinois says 3 hospitals should pay property taxes
By Karen Pierog
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois Department of Revenue on Tuesday denied property-tax exemptions for three hospitals in the wake of a widely ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Obama says Warren Buffett is right about taxes
CANNON FALLS, Minnesota (Reuters) - Small-town Americans probably don't make as much money as Warren Buffett, but they pay more of their income in ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Homeowners, businesses paid average of 2.6% more in property taxes this year
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin home-and-business owners paid an average of 2.6% more for their property taxes this year.
The state’s Taxpayers Alliance ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Airlines raise fares as taxes lapse
By Karen Jacobs
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Many airlines have raised fares in recent days to take advantage of a lapse in U.S. ticket tax ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Detroit taxes to remain despite population fall
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law on Thursday legislation that will let Detroit
avoid financial catastrophe by allowing the city to ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Poor families would get smaller state tax credits
MADISON -- Wisconsin’s working poor with two-or-more kids would get a tax increase under a budget measure endorsed by the Legislature’s Finance Committee ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
NYC residents may prefer taxes to cuts: watchdog
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has sliced its way to fiscal health under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but the political independent ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Stimulus money recipients owe billions in taxes: government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contractors and businesses that received money through the 2009 federal economic stimulus plan owe billions in unpaid taxes to the government, a ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Matlin owes back taxes
The Oscar-winning actress insists she's working out a schedule with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay back the debt, which dates back ...
Sun, May 15, 2011
McConnell rejects higher taxes on oil firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday rejected a proposal to scale back tax breaks for big oil firms, calling it a ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Committee Votes To Freeze Property Taxes, Leibham In Favor
Madison, WI (WHBL) - The committee that’s rewriting the next state budget has voted to basically freeze local property taxes for two years, and ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Federal, State Income Taxes Due Monday
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Procrastinators were given three extra days this year to send in their federal and state income tax returns.
But the deadline ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Gov. Walker raises taxes on low, moderate incomes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An analysis of Governor Scott Walker's budget plan shows it would raise taxes for low and moderate income people by ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
BP Alaska president pleads for lower state taxes
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska must lower its state oil production taxes to attract the investment needed to boost dwindling flow in ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Illinois company moves to Wis. to avoid taxes
BELOIT, Wis. (WTAQ) - Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch was scheduled to welcome an Internet retailer that’s moving to Wisconsin today.
Fat Wallet of Rockton ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Taxes collected, coins produced if government shuts down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Department will continue to collect taxes, freeze assets, print currency and produce coins if the government is forced to shut ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
NY legislature passes $132 billion budget, no new taxes
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - The New York state legislature on Thursday passed a $132.5 billion spending plan, closing a $10 ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Scorsese owes $3 million in taxes
The Goodfellas director has had a series of tax demands and debt issues over the years - throughout 2002 and 2003 he was hit with ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Report: Property Taxes Still Can Go Up Despite Levy Freeze
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Your property taxes can still go up, even when your community’s total tax levy is frozen.
That’s because state ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
More states miss forecast on taxes in February: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer states in February hit the mark on forecasting receipts from withholding taxes compared to January, a sign that a recent rebound ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Connecticut governor wants to raise income taxes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost all Connecticut residents would have to pay higher taxes, from sales to income to gasoline, under Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Malaria drug tariffs, taxes must go: campaigners
LONDON (Reuters) - Malaria campaigners have urged governments to drop all taxes and tariffs on medicines, mosquito nets and other anti-malaria tools to help reduce ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
State Senate Approves 2/3 Vote to Hike Sales, Income Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State senators voted Tuesday to make it harder to raise Wisconsin’s two major taxes.
The vote was 20 to 12 ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Florida governor cuts spending and taxes in budget
By Michael Peltier
EUSTIS, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Tea Party-backed Governor Rick Scott proposed cutting more than $5 billion from state spending on Monday ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Withheld taxes up in most states in January: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most U.S. states met or exceeded their forecasts for withheld taxes in January, according to a report that added to evidence ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
NY's Cuomo slashes spending, freezes taxes in budget
By Joan Gralla and Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed laying off nearly 10,000 state workers and cutting ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Exxon profit tops Street on taxes and output
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp reported a better-than-expected 53 percent increase in quarterly profit, helped by a lower tax rate and ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Law eliminates taxes on HSAs
DE FOREST, Wis. (WSAU) – You will no longer have to pay state taxes on health savings accounts under a bill Governor Scott Walker signed ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Proposal: super-majority needed to raise taxes
MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin lawmakers will hear testimony today on a bill to make it much harder for them to raise sales-and-income taxes. It’s ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Making it Tougher to Raise Sales, Income Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin lawmakers will hear testimony Wednesday on a bill to make it much harder for them to raise sales and income ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Wisconsin governor wants two-thirds vote for taxes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled draft legislation on Tuesday that would require a supermajority vote in the legislature for tax increases.
Walker ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Gov.-Elect Walker Changes Plan For Cutting Small Biz Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor-elect Scott Walker is changing his original plan to cut taxes for Wisconsin companies that employ less than 50 people.
It ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
Cage starts paying back taxes owed
The extent of the National Treasure star's money troubles hit the headlines last year (09) when he filed suit against his former business ...
Fri, December 10, 2010
Snipes' taxes are fully paid up
The Hollywood actor was convicted of failing to file a tax return in 2008 and is preparing to report to jail this week (beg06Dec10 ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
White House: No deal on taxes expected Tuesday
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is not expected to reach a deal with Republican leaders on whether to extend Bush-era tax ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
Wausau raises property taxes
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau passed a budget Tuesday that raises property taxes in 2011 but does not give the city an extra $100,000 ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Marshfield budget cuts spending, taxes
MARSHFIELD, Wis (WSAU) Marshfield's city council will vote on a budget next week that will cut spending by nearly a half-million dollars, and ...
Sat, November 13, 2010
Taxes, inflation data to dominate week
By Rodrigo Campos
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Without a boost from Washington policymakers or data showing budding strength in the economy, Wall Street's rally ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Deficit panel targets Social Security and taxes
By Donna Smith and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of a presidential commission proposed raising taxes and the retirement age among bold ideas on ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Wausau budget raises taxes by $8
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau taxpayers could see their property taxes increase by $8 next year under the proposed city budget.
The increase had been ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Wood County budget proposal would hold taxes steady
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (WSAU) Wood County's board of supervisors debates their 2011 budget today. They'll hear public comment at 9am and will ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Duffy, Lassa spar on jobs, taxes in Wausau debate
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The two main candidates in the 7th congressional district race dug in their heels Tuesday, accusing each other of supporting policies ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Wall Street stresses jobs, taxes after election
By Edward Krudy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is more worried about high unemployment than the makeup of Congress or the Federal Reserve's ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
EU finance ministers meet to settle bank taxes row
By John O'Donnell
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers met on Friday in a fresh attempt to agree a common approach to taxing ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
WATCH: Duffy calls for less taxes, regulations in jobs plan
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Republican congressional candidate Sean Duffy released a jobs plan Wednesday that calls for fewer government regulations and less taxes.
With about ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Greenspan, in switch, now favors higher taxes
By Edward Krudy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday all Bush-era tax cuts should be allowed to expire ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
EU ministers bid to end row over banking taxes
By John O'Donnell
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers made a fresh attempt on Tuesday to settle their differences over taxation of banks ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
NY Oneidas move cigarette plant to avoid taxes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Oneida Indian Nation moved a cigarette-manufacturing plant to their upstate reservation to shield smokers from steep taxes that ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Neumann Plan Would Give You Shot At Not Paying Property Taxes in 2011
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Mark Neumann says he’ll try to give you a chance to get out of paying your property taxes next ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Report: Wisconsinites Pay $40 Less Than National Avg. in State, Local Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The average Wisconsinite pays $40 less than the national average in state and local taxes. But state residents also have 6 ...
Wed, July 14, 2010
U.S. pockets $20.6 billion in sin taxes
By Leslie Gevirtz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans armed themselves to the teeth and paid through the nose to have a smoke, according to a ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Report: SE WI Saw Property Taxes Rise As Land Values Fell
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Local officials can no longer brag that their property tax rates are being held steady, while at same time collecting more ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Developers Use Tax Break for Farmers to Escape Paying $5M in Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Developers in 14 Wisconsin communities got out of paying almost $5 million in property taxes last year, by taking advantage of ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
More Groups Push to Limit Use of Gas Taxes on Other Projects
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - More groups are getting behind an effort to limit the use of Wisconsin gas tax money to transportation projects. Over 2 ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
UK slashes spending, raises VAT and taxes banks
By Sumeet Desai
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's coalition government produced the harshest budget in a generation on Tuesday, slashing spending, raising sales tax and ...
Fri, June 18, 2010
Developers Won't Skirt Property Taxes When Plans Fall Through
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin developers cannot get out of paying property taxes on land where they had planned to build condominiums, but didn’t ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Capping New Jersey property taxes may backfire: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Capping New Jersey's property taxes may backfire, causing counties, cities and towns to slash essential services from funding schools to ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
Gingrich: Eliminate All Taxes In Detroit For One Decade
(Mackinac Island, MI) -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich outlined several plans for improving Michigan's economy as the keynote speaker at the ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Marshfield 2011 budget will hold line on property taxes
MARSHFIELD, Wis (WSAU) The Marshfield City Council is setting its budget parameters for next year. They decided not to raise the mil rate in ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Court says if You Get Inheritance, Giver's Estate to Pay for Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - If you receive an inheritance, the giver’s estate is responsible for paying the inheritance taxes – not you. That’s what ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
G20 resisting efforts to impose bank bailout taxes
By Louise Egan and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposals to hit banks around the world with new taxes to help pay for bailouts split ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Survey: CFO's Say Best Way To Create Jobs is Cutting Income Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Corporate executives say the best way to create jobs is for the government to cut income taxes. That’s according to ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
U.S. says 7 UBS clients hid $100 million from taxes
By Grant McCool and Kim Dixon
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven former wealthy U.S. clients of UBS AG <UBSN.VX> were charged on ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
All three Gov candidates promise not to raise taxes
UNDATED (WSAU) All three major candidates for Wisconsin governor now say they won’t raise taxes in next year’s state budget. And both ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Major Gov. Candidates: We Won't Raise Taxes Next Year
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - All 3 major candidates for Wisconsin governor now say they won’t raise taxes in next year’s state budget. And ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
WaMu may see life after bankruptcy, thanks to taxes
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc <WAMUQ.PK>, the biggest bank failure in history, may have a second life after bankruptcy ...
Sun, March 14, 2010
More Wisconsinites e-file their state taxes
UNDATED (WSAU) In 2009, about 70-percent of all Wisconsin tax returns were done using e-file. The state is expecting even more this year. Department ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
WI Revenue Sec: Residents Slower To File Taxes In 2010
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Tax Day is 5 weeks from Thursday – and Wisconsinites are slower to file this year. State Revenue Secretary Roger Ervin says ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Raise taxes, cut spending to balance U.S. budget: Hoyer
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tax increases and spending cuts will both be needed to spread the burden of bringing down U.S. budget ...
Mon, February 22, 2010
Taxes likely topic when Obama meets business group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International tax policies are likely to be among the topics discussed when President Barack Obama meets on Wednesday with a leading business ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
Despite Recession, Milwaukeeans Paying Property Taxes On Time
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - More homeowners in Milwaukee are paying their property taxes on time, in spite of the recession. The treasurer’s office in ...
Fri, February 12, 2010
Cities, Villages Raising Fees Faster Than Property Taxes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin cities and villages are raising their fees twice as much as their property taxes. That’s according to the Wisconsin ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
RTA Hires Schreiber To Lobby For Higher Taxes
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The regional transit authority in southeast Wisconsin is hiring former Acting Governor Martin Schreiber to lobby for higher taxes, and more ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
GOP Gov. Candidate Westlake Paid Income Taxes 9 Of Last 10 Years
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake paid state income taxes in 9 of the last 10 years. The Watertown businessman ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
ADVISORY: Backdoor taxes story
The Feb 1 story headlined "Backdoor taxes to hit middle class" is wrong and has been withdrawn. The story said lower-income families will pay ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Advisory: Backdoor taxes to hit middle class
The story Backdoor taxes to hit middle class has been withdrawn. A replacement story will run later in the week.
Mon, January 25, 2010
Homeowners Have Half '09 Property Taxes Due Friday
MADISON, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - Wisconsin homeowners are required to pay at least half of their 2009 property taxes by the end of this week ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Bill Gates says U.S. recovery to take years, taxes rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said on Monday the U.S. economy could take years to recover from recession and ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Eliminating Ambulance Service Could Mean Higher Taxes
Sheboygan, Wis. (WHBL) - For some, the City of Sheboygan’s ambulance service is nothing more than an albatross. But according to one Alderman, dropping ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
Singer Billy Bragg to stop paying taxes over bank bonuses
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Billy Bragg has threatened to stop paying taxes, and called on others to follow suit, unless the government acts to ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
At Least Half Of Property Taxes Due By Jan. 31st
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin homeowners must pay at least half of their property taxes by the end of this month. But the recession has ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Report: Wisconsinites Paid Fewest Taxes In Nearly 40 Years
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites gave their governments the smallest percentage of their incomes in almost 40 years in 2009. That’s according to the ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Property Owners To Pay Avg. Of 4.2% Higher Local Taxes
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsin’s property owners will pay an average of 4.2 percent more on their local taxes for this year. That’s ...
Mon, December 21, 2009
Senate health bill alters company taxes, profits
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed changes to the U.S. Senate's pending healthcare reform bill include measures targeting industry profits and taxes ...
Sat, December 19, 2009
Senate health bill alters company taxes, profits
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed changes to the Senate's pending healthcare reform bill include measures targeting industry profits and taxes, and a ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
Expect 6% Higher Property Taxes This Month
MADISON (WRN) - Wisconsinites will pay an average of 6 percent more for public schools when they get their property tax bills this month.
The ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Gov't Getting 3% Fewer Taxes Compared To 2008
MADISON (WRN) - The state government is getting about 3 percent less in tax revenues compared to a year ago.
But the head of the ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Lawmaker: Expect Spike In Property Taxes
MADISON (WRN) - A state lawmaker says some school districts in Wisconsin could see double digit increases in property taxes in the coming years, thanks ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Poll: opposition to higher gas taxes to pay for transportation improvements
UNDATED (WSAU) About four-of-every-five Milwaukee area residents are against raising Wisconsin’s gasoline tax to pay for transportation improvements. But they’re evenly split ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
Stevens Point property taxes to rise in 2010
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Property taxes will go up in Stevens Point next year under a budget the City Council approved Monday.
The city ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
Stevens Point residents to pay more in taxes next year
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Property taxes will go up in Stevens Point next year under a budget the City Council approved Monday.
The city ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Wausau budget nearly set; taxes to go up
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Employees and taxpayers in Wausau will shoulder the costs of eliminating a $2.7 million budget deficit in 2010.
The City ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
"Luxury" health insurance taxes would rise in Wisconsin under national reform
UNDATED (WSAU) A number of Wisconsin families would get an immediate tax increase under the Senate Finance Committee’s version of health care reform ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
School taxes steady in D.C. Everest District
SCHOFIELD, Wis (WSAU) School taxes will be the same as last year in the D.C. Everest School District.
The district says the mill ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
N.Y. Governor seeks U.S. enforcement on reservation taxes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Wednesday said his administration was contacting federal law enforcement agencies over the state's failure ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
Wisconsin health care companies would be hit hard by new medical taxes
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin would be hit hard by a tax on the makers of medical equipment. The health care reform bill passed by the ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
Timber company sues over fire-district taxes
UNDATED (WSAU) A large timber company is suing three small towns in Central Wisconsin over taxes and fees for fire service. Plum Creek Timberland ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Marathon County supervisors will hold the line on property taxes
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The Marathon County board of supervisors will make some budget cuts to hold the line on property taxes. The budget proposal ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Report: 12-percent of Wisconsinites' incomes go to taxes
UNDATED (WSAU) A new report says state and local taxes in Wisconsin took just over 12-percent of people’s incomes in 2007. The Taxpayers ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Proposal would raise hard-liquor taxes to pay for OWI programs
MADISON (WSAU) A state Senate panel has voted to raise Wisconsin’s tax on hard liquor by 50-cents a liter as part of the ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
More taxes for health companies in Senate bill
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate healthcare reform bill would raise $29 billion more in taxes on healthcare companies over 10 ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Wausau school taxes up
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The Wausau School District finalized its budget and tax rate at last night's annual meeting.
School taxes will rise by ...
Wed, September 23, 2009
Wisconsin property taxes above national average
UNDATED (WSAU) The Tax Foundation says Wisconsin has the nation’s ninth-highest property taxes. The group quotes Census figures in listing Wisconsin’s median ...
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