Heartland Newspapers - Fiscal

Audit an Embarrassment for Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

Ryan Ekvall
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May 03, 2013
Another audit, another finding of incompetence and waste at Wisconsin’s top jobs agency.

California Supreme Court Orders Long Beach to Return Telephone Taxes

Steve Stanek
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May 03, 2013
The California Supreme Court has given a victory to taxpayers in its unanimous ruling that the City of Long Beach must recognize class claims to refund illegally collected telephone taxes.

IRS Overpaid Earned Income Credit By Nearly $111 Billion, Treasury Report Says

Robert Romana
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April 26, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has overpaid the Earned Income Tax Credit by at least $110.8 billion since 2000, according to a recent Treasury Department inspector general report.

‘Fiscal Cliff’ Tax Avoidance Boosted States’ 4th Quarter Tax Receipts

Rockefeller Institute
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April 24, 2013
Overall state tax revenues increased by 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, this according to the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government's latest quarterly report on taxes.

Washington State Dems Drop Beer Tax

Shelby Sebens
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April 24, 2013
Brew masters in Washington State are raising a cup to Olympia as House Democrats have decided to drop taxes on beer.

California High-Speed Rail Could Lose Hundreds of Millions Annually

Reason Foundation
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April 23, 2013
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is overestimating ridership by 65 to 77 percent and will need $124 million to $373 million a year from taxpayers to cover its operating costs and financial

Google Goes Shopping at a Dollar Store

Randolph J. May
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April 22, 2013
Last week Google went shopping at a dollar store — and came away with a fiber system.
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