Income tax

It's safe to say that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz isn't happy with the IRS' decision to tax rebate checks.

Community Action Duluth is offering free tax preparation services to qualifying individuals.

Tax season has begun and it's important to take advantage of every possible tax credit. Because may low-income working individuals are not, Northland leaders are speaking out Friday, January 27, to raise awareness of credits too often overlooked.

Tax season, sigh, it's here.  Time to dig through my files wondering yet again why I didn't take the time to organize it while I was filing it.  It's a guessing game as to what information they want and can I find it!  If you live in Wisconsin and are feeling lost with the tax process there are people available to help.  They are from the  Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling

Ah yes, the dreaded tax date, April 15, hated by procrastinators who waited until the last minute to get their taxes done or those that KNOW they'll have to pay in and are waiting.  Still, others just don't have their records in order and may need a little more time.  The Wisconsin Department of Revenue gives residents some helpful tips to help alleviate stress and help move the process along. Rea

Tax season, sigh, it's here.  Time to dig through my files wondering yet again why I didn't take the time to organize it while I was filing it.  It's a guessing game as to what information they want and can I find it!  If you are feeling lost with the tax process there are people available to help at the Duluth Public Library!

We are less than a week away from April 15.  The dreaded date by procrastinators who have waited until the last minute to get their taxes done or those that KNOW they'll have to pay in and are waiting.  Still, others just don't have their records in order and may need a little more time.  The Wisconsin Department of Revenue gives residents some helpful tips to help alleviate stress and help move t

We all have conversations about filing income taxes and the entire process.  Here are some famous quotes regarding our annual ritual of trying to find receipts. "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." --Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court Justice "The power of taxing people and their property is essential to the very existence of government.&qu

Today is officially the deadline for filing income tax returns.  You have until tonight at midnight.  Did you know that while Abraham Lincoln was President, an act of Congress in 1862 imposed the first federal income tax on the U.S. to finance the Civil War. It provided a 3% tax for people making $800 to $10,000 dollars year. 5%, for those that made over $10,000 a year. By the way: Lincoln died in