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Tax help is still available
With the April 15 income-tax-return deadline looming, free preparation help is still available to low- and moderate-income taxpayers in the Tucson area.
Expand your home business wisely
Nearly every large business started as a small business, frequently in the owner's basement or garage.
New tax cuts not needed this year, Arizona Chamber of Commerce says
PHOENIX — For the first time in recent memory, getting the state to cut taxes is not at the top of the legislative agenda for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
IRS seeking tax-prep volunteers
Uncle Sam needs you... to help prepare tax returns.
Some new-car sales money went to oppose 1-cent tax
PHOENIX - Arizonans who bought a new car or truck last year may be helping fund the campaign to kill Proposition 204.
Tucson woman sentenced in tax-return scheme
A second person has been sentenced in a scheme to file false tax returns using the identities of people receiving disability benefits.
Romneys paid $1.94M in federal taxes for 2011
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on the $13.7 million in income reported for himself and his wife last year, his U.S. returns showed Friday. That comes to an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, low…
Marana sees increases in sales tax income
In a financial report released Tuesday night, the town of Marana announced year-over-year increases in sales tax revenue from retail, contracting and restaurants.
Judge: Arizona legislative committee’s description of education sales tax biased
PHOENIX — A Republican-controlled legislative committee illegally crafted a biased description of a proposed education sales tax to try to convince voters to reject it, a judge ruled today.
Free City of Tucson retail tax workshop today
The City of Tucson Finance Department is sponsoring a free workshop today at 10:30 a.m. at Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road.
Judge: 1-cent tax initiative to stay on Arizona ballot
PHOENIX — Secretary of State Ken Bennett was wrong in refusing to process initiative petitions seeking to permanently extend the state's one-cent sales tax, a judge ruled today.
Arizona retail group to push Net sales-tax collection
The Arizona Retailers Association is gearing up to mount a public-relations campaign to garner support for requiring online retailers to collect state sales tax.
Education-tax proponents sue Arizona over petitions
A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge will hear arguments July 18 about whether Secretary of State Ken Bennett must accept petitions that would put an extension of a 1-cent states sales tax increase on the November ballot.
Arizona sales-tax collections up 4.5% in April
Arizona state sales tax collections rose 4.5 percent in April compared with April 2011, the state Department of Revenue reported.
More free or cheap eats today for tax day
Today is the deadline to file your 2011 taxes and some restaurant chains want to ease your Uncle Sam pain.
Tax day happy hour at Ra Sushi
No matter whether your need for a drink on tax day today is for a good or bad reason, you can catch a break at Ra Sushi’s extended happy hour.
No: Don't preserve a faulty policy
Editor's note: Every Monday we offer pro/con pieces from the McClatchy-Tribune news service to give readers a broad view of issues.
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