taxes

By March of next year, many of us will be thinking the same thing; enough winter!

There's a really good reason why you should file your taxes ASAP.  And, it's not just so that you can get your hands on your refund quicker!

We spent the weekend getting our taxes done. Okay, my wife spent the weekend getting our taxes done. Because of Patriot's Day on Monday, our taxes aren't due until Tuesday.

Source: WalletHub A WalletHub study on both property and vehicle taxes shows that Mainers are the sixth highest when it comes to being taxed on vehicle property.

It should be an interesting selectmen's meeting in Anson tonight, July 28. They'll be meeting to discuss a letter from their auditor that says thay have a total exise tax shortfall of over $400,000. According to a recent letter from auditor Purdy Powers & Co., m...

Here is a list of the 10 worst states when it comes to property taxes. Is Maine on the list?

Stephen King is still waiting for an apology from Maine Gov. Paul LePage. LePage used his radio address last week to make his case for eliminating Maine's income tax. He said states without an income tax, such as Florida, have lured away Maine residents, including King.

Pope Benedict says that money is the "devil's dung." Hmmmm. Not sure about you, but I'm all about that dung! In fact, I'm going to a new tax preparer this year to see that I get more of it back!

According to the Associated Press, Burger King is buying Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc. for about $11 billion, creating the world's third-largest fast-food company. According to the report, the corporate headquarters of the new company will be in Canada, a move that may help Burger King lower its taxes.

Wow, almost like overnight we went from multiple post offices open until midnight on tax day in Maine to none. The e-filing has really taken over the delivery of your paperwork.

There is one week until the deadline for filing your 2013 income taxes. Have you filed yet? I’m guessing if you’re getting a refund you have, but if you owe you may be waiting until the very last minute, either to gather the money or to make the most off of it before letting go of it or maybe you just leave it until the last day out of principle?

Just looking at my paycheck. Taxes! Yes,  it would be nice to have that money in my check to support my life. BUT, I think I must be the only person who thinks that being in a position where I do earn enough to pay taxes is not a bad thing. Taxes do some great things!

It’s that time of year again. It’s time to register the Malibu. She’s been a good car, now six years old but so far hasn’t given me any real problems; knock on wood.

Ok, I have the info. It is ready to be done. I just have not done it. I am getting money back, so I am sure this is not a big deal to the government. But I need to make it legit. I have NOT filed my taxes and I need to file an extension.

In year's past, if Patriot's Day landed on the day taxes were due, Mainer's would get an extra day to file. That's not the case this year. Last year, there was even a bigger delay. Remember April 15, 2012, just happened to fall on a Sunday and Emancipation Day in Washington D...

There are still a few weeks left to file your 2012 tax return, but April 15 of this year marks another important deadline for taxpayers: it's your last chance to file for a refund on your 2009 taxes.