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Virginia residents face deadline to qualify for tax relief
Virginia tax officials are reminding taxpayers that they must file their individual income taxes by July 1 in order to qualify for the Tax Relief Refund.
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5 common tax-filing mistakes to avoid next year
If your tax experience wasn’t positive this year, it’s crucial to make sure you don’t commit common filing pitfalls.
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What’s in the final $4.4B Fairfax Co. budget, tax and fee plan?
Fairfax County homeowners will not see a tax rate increase next year, but are still likely to see bills rise under a $4.4 billion budget that fully funds the budget request from the county’s public school system.
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Herndon Mayor Merkel: Meals tax increase not an ‘easy decision’
The Town of Herndon’s 1.25% increase in its meal tax has generated some backlash from local residents — prompting Town of Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel to clarify why the tax was increased from 2.5% to 3.75% last week.
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ProPublica: TurboTax deliberately hides its Free File page from search engines
Nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica reports Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, is deliberately hiding its truly free edition — TurboTax Free File — from Google Search.
2 months ago -
Military families slammed by Trump tax reform demand changes
Trump has long touted the advantages of his 2017 tax reform bill, but Republicans are now under fire for one of the bill’s overlooked consequences: A huge hit for families of fallen service members.
2 months ago -
4 ways Trump’s tax cuts changed the American economy
Some of its effects of President Trump’s tax changes are already visible, and some of them will take months, or even years, to understand.
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Sarah Sanders says Congress wouldn’t understand Trump’s taxes. But 10 members are accountants
In attacking the fight to obtain Trump’s tax returns, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders argued that members of Congress aren’t smart enough to understand them anyway.
2 months ago -
Can’t file (or pay) taxes on time?
The IRS said Friday that about 50 million taxpayers have yet to file their tax returns. If you are among them, don’t despair — there are options.
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Go-Go battle is won in Shaw, but #DontMuteDC campaign is still a go
A D.C. activist and entrepreneur behind the #DontMuteDC campaign held a town hall meeting to discuss other issues in the District — gentrification, rising property taxes and the loss of black churches and black-owned business, to name a few — in hopes to form citizen committees to tackle those issues.
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Mnuchin puts off decision on providing Trump tax returns
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the department hasn’t decided whether to comply with a demand by a key House Democrat to deliver President Donald Trump’s tax returns. The deadline passed on Wednesday.
3 months ago -
Tax tips: What you need to know about filing your taxes
It’s a confusing time of year. Dana Sippel, with Glassman Wealth Services, swung by the WTOP newsroom to answer some your most taxing questions.
3 months ago -
Here’s how the battle for Trump’s tax returns could play out
Trump said he believes “the law is 100 percent on my side.” But is it? The key question, a tax lawyer asks, is whether Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has any legal basis to refuse the House Ways and Means Committee’s request.
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1 hack you can still do before tax day
If you’ve been putting off filing your taxes, there is one last thing you can still do to lower your taxable income and possibly increase your chances of a better return.
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Northam signs bill to lower taxes on tampons, diapers
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that he’d signed legislation that lowers the sales tax rate on essential personal hygiene products.
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