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Small business left out of tax break discussion
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD – Mark Bohart opened Bo’s Hardware in 1987. “I built it from scratch,” Bohart said.
Bookkeeping Tips for Business Deductions
CHICAGO , Feb. 16, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The deadline for taxes is just around the corner.
Governor Quinn Launches State Tax Amnesty Program – Delinquent Taxpayers Have Until Nov. 8 to Pay Overdue State Taxes Without Interest or Penalties
CHICAGO – October 2, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the start of Illinois’ tax amnesty program.
Online Payment at cookcountytreasurer.com Possible Through September 1 for Owners of 57,000 Delinquent Properties, Pappas Announces
Almost $196 Million in Unpaid Bills from Tax Year 2008 May Go to Auction CHICAGO, Aug. 4 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — More than 57,000 owners of real property who owe almost $196 million in delinquent taxes can pay online at cookcountytreasurer.com before September 1 to avoid having their taxes go to auction, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said today.
Ind. spends savings, cuts budgets to balance books
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana collected $957 million less in taxes than budgeted over the last 12 months, a gap that was closed by slashing spending and dipping into state reserves. The state started the year with $1.3 billion in the bank and still had $830 million left in reserves as of June 30, state auditor Tim Berry said Friday after closing the books on the 2010 fiscal year.
Illinois taxes lower on classroom purchases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — As if kids going back to school in August wasn’t cause enough for celebration, parents across Illinois have a sales-tax break to cheer. State officials have…
Lawmakers offer break to wrongly imprisoned
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — People sent to prison for crimes they didn’t commit have suffered plenty. Illinois lawmakers say they shouldn’t also have to pay taxes on whatever money they…
Obama Floats a VAT: ‘It’s Something That Would Be Novel for the United States’
Admission explains Obama’s recent attempts to alter his middle class tax pledge WASHINGTON, April 21 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — President Obama made it official today: He is open to the imposition of a Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the American people. A VAT would violate Obama’s central campaign promise – a “firm pledge” that no family making less than $250,000 per year would see ” any form of tax increase “.
Quinn budget heavy on borrowing, but no tax details
Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday will outline a budget plan that calls for borrowing more than $4 billion, cutting about $2 billion in spending and still leaving a mountain of…
