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What goes up must come down – when considering the effects of gravity. That principle doesn't typically apply to federal or state taxes. In the rare cases where taxes do go down, other taxes tend to go up to compensate government … [Read more...] about Why Your State Taxes Might Go Up
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The recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) represents one of the biggest changes to the tax code in many years. Will the Internal Revenue Service be up to the challenge of enforcing these changes? For the last five years, the IRS has been examining … [Read more...] about New Tax Laws Should Lower Your Odds of Being Audited
