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Archive for July, 2009

Question: what is the correct ph # for the California State tax Office? To request copies of taxes filed 4 certain year?

Answer: No phone number, You have to mail in a form and money..

http://www.ftb.ca.gov/aboutFTB/press/Archive/2003/03_46.shtml

Huntington Beach Man Enters Guilty Plea For Filing False Income Tax Return

Los Angeles – Lawuel.com – Attorney Newswire – On January 5, 2010, in United States District Court in Los Angeles, a Huntington Beach man pleaded guilty to filing a false individual income tax return for tax year 2001, in violation of Title 26, United States Code section 7206(1).

The No-Tax Disciples Strike Again!

Question: How much is Income Tax In Canada?

What percent of your income do you pay in taxes?

and what percent goes to universal health care?

(try to give me a realistic figure based on someone making an average amount)

Answer: Canadians pay anywhere from 0 to about 45% of their gross pay for income tax. Like anywhere else in the world, this is not the only tax we pay, far from it. Sales taxes, property taxes, excise taxes, etc etc, with many hidden in the price of goods and services. Tax experts suggest we pay on average a little less than 50% of total income to total taxes, which covers all types of government expenditures. Of that, as much as 30% goes to healthcare and other health related services, which includes many social services as well.

Man fined for not filing personal income tax

A Regina man who pleaded guilty to failing to file personal income tax returns for two years has been fined $2,000.

History and Legality of Income Taxes in Canada

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Blount’s actions detracted from what had been a celebration for most of the game for the blue and orange of Boise State on their infamous home ‘blue field’ as the Broncos had completely shut down Oregon’s potent offense preventing them from gaining even a single first down and holding them to zero rushing yards and only 8 passing yards in the first half. Fortunately, Oregon tried to make a comeback in the second half when they gained about 113 yards in the air and did manage to score a rushing touchdown with a 2-point conversion late in the third quarter. Unfortunately, they were not able to mount a comeback against the Broncos with only a 1 of 10 third down conversion rate while Boise State was successful 50% of the time in both third and fourth down conversions.
Obviously, Blount’s punch was a knee-jerk reaction and, as he said later, a mental lapse. He obviously regretted it and apologized for it to ‘all of the fans, both Boise’s and Oregon’s', saying that ‘he had lost his head and it was something he shouldn’t have done’. Blount was certainly already feeling frustrated with his own performance last night; after all, he had set an Oregon rushing record last season with 17 touchdowns. In fact, Boise State’s defense had derailed him all night, holding him to -5 yards rushing, including a 3rd quarter safety that gave Boise a 10-0 lead.
There is no way that anyone can condone Blount’s actions, and he’s likley to face repercussions from either his own school, the NCAA, or both.
However, at the risk of seeming to come to the defense of the Oregon running back, somebody also ought to also find fault with Byron Hout’s actions by jumping up towards Blount, screaming something, and slapping his shoulder pads. What was that all about? In fact, if the circumstances had been reversed, he, himself, would very likely have reacted in the same manner.
After all, Hout was taunting Blount! I’ve always thought that NCAA wanted to eliminate taunting in sports. Well, let’s see what the NCAA does in this case. It should be interesting to see if, after the NCAA has reviewed the tape of the end of the game, they have the courage to sanction Hout as well.
As the old saying goes, it takes two to tango.

The Local Sports Year in Review — 2009: Part II

12 Edgewood turns it around on the gridiron — Joe Kearney, who is a veteran of Ashtabula County football coaching for parts of four decades at nearly every school in the county, may have done his best job of coaching ever with the Warriors this year.

Question: Why is my weekly tax so low? (Australian tax system)?

I recently started a new job and i have noticed my tax is unusually low and i cant find a reason for it.

I get paid fortnightly, but i get my pay slips every week.

Whats odd is that i seem to be getting taxed the correct amount according to the FORTNIGHTLY tax table for my WEEKLY earnings. I dont understand why though.

My previous job which i held for 3 months was exactly the same, fortnightly tax for weekly earnings.

I ask here because i was speaking to a relative recently and they advised me that this is not right, and i will have to pay a whole heap of money back at tax time.

Can someone give me advice as to what to do?

Answer: Now that you have checked the tax rates that apply to your fortnightly income, your next step should be to contact your payroll office or personnel area and ask them to check your rate of tax being deducted. Let them know that according to the tax table you are looking at, your tax is only half of what it should be and you don’t want to receive a tax bill at the end of the financial year.

This sounds like the potential tax bill is quite worrying for you so you might need to consider banking some extra money in a separate bank account and keeping it safe in case you have tax to pay after you’ve received your tax assessment.

Tea Party Medicine

Tucson doc Jane Orient is questioning global warming and leading the fight against health-care reform by Mari Herreras Jane Orient is aware that her critics describe her and her associates as whackos. The feeling is mutual, she says. Orient is a Tucson doctor who happens to be the executive director of a national organization that’s getting a lot of attention lately, thanks to the Tea Party …

Kevin Rudd Forgets Our Tax Thresholds