And advocates for a free program to help file taxes are exponentially out-monied.
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IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents
Federal tax collector’s enhanced ability to identify tax delinquents comes from resources provided by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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TurboTax customers to receive checks in $141 million settlement
TurboTax’s owner Intuit Inc. was ordered to pay $141 million to low-income consumers who were deceived into paying TurboTax to file their federal returns, despite being eligible for free, federally supported tax services.
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IRS says Maine’s $850 pandemic relief checks not taxable
The agency had been studying whether the money sent out last year in Maine – and similar payments made in 16 other states – was subject to federal taxes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Time seems ripe for bipartisan action on income tax cuts in Maine
As the state enjoys a record surplus, lawmakers from both parties have submitted proposals that would reduce taxes for lower-income Mainers.
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Maine’s Democratic representatives criticize Republican moves in U.S. House
Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree opposed a number of measures pushed by the new congressional majority.
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Trump executive Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence for dodging taxes
Allen Weisselberg is expected to be locked up at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex.
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Kennebunk man owes $720,000 in unpaid federal taxes, complaint says
The Department of Justice is asking a judge to enforce several liens against his property to recover more than 10 years’ of income, Medicare and Social Security taxes.
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Here’s what we’ve learned from Trump’s tax returns
Among other things, Trump has bank accounts in several foreign countries and earned money in many nations while he was president.
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Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress
Trump had refused to release his returns when he ran for president and had waged a legal battle to keep them secret while he was in the White House.