It may still be 2016 but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is already thinking about the 2017 tax season. The IRS convened with state tax agencies and industry partners this month to talk about plans for improving identity theft protections for taxpayers. The collective message? Cooperation is the key to protecting taxpayers from identity theft…
State tax initiatives are not as captivating as the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. However, these measures may affect your financial life more. Proposed tax increases on vice — in the form of levies on cigarettes, marijuana and soda — will be on the ballot in many states. Some states will decide whether…
Toward the bottom of Tuesday’s ballot — past the presidential candidates, the U.S. Senate race and the long list of statewide propositions — is a half-cent sales tax proposal that would fund the most ambitious transit expansion in Los Angeles County history. Measure M would generate an estimated $120 billion over four decades for Metropolitan Transportation Authority…
