IRS: Budget cuts would hurt service, raise deficit
Legislation that would trim hundreds of millions of dollars from the Internal Revenue Service budget would force significant cuts in the services it provides taxpayers and cost the government $4 billion annually in lost revenue, the agency warned Congress o...
 Gucci workers 'tortured' during shiftsEmployees of luxury goods manufacturer Gucci were subject to "torture", being made to stand for 14 hours a day, pay for goods stolen by customers and being forced to ask for toilet breaks. |  US Justice Seeks Info From News Corp.U.S. prosecutors have sent News Corp. a letter seeking information about possible payments made by its U.K. tabloid newspapers to British policemen, according to people familiar with the matter. |  New government fees pepper Obama deficit planIt's not just millionaires who'd pay more under President Barack Obama's latest plan to combat the deficit. Air travelers, federal workers, military retirees, wealthier Medicare beneficiaries and people taking out new mortgages are among those who would pay... |  Former L.A. Times Magazine Publisher Sues Tribune for $13MSteven Gellman, the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times magazine, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Tribune Company, seeking $13 million in damages for wrongful termination, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and violation of ... |  Tribune Company to Pay $32 Million to Settle LawsuitThe Tribune Company, the bankrupt publisher of The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times, said Friday that it had agreed to pay $32 million to settle a lawsuit filed by former employees. |  Starbucks pays $75K in suit filed by woman with dwarfismThe Starbucks Coffee Company has paid $75,000 to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to settle a lawsuit for unlawfully denying a reasonable accommodation to a woman with dwarfism, according to a press release. |  L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: End Prop. 13 for businesses to fund educationCalling Proposition 13 a corporate tax give-away, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asked state leaders today to eliminate the benefits of the law for commercial properties as part of a "grand bargain" to boost funding for public education. |  IRS: Budget cuts would hurt service, raise deficitLegislation that would trim hundreds of millions of dollars from the Internal Revenue Service budget would force significant cuts in the services it provides taxpayers and cost the government $4 billion annually in lost revenue, the agency warned Congress o... |
Australia to tax nation's worst polluters
Australia will force its 500 worst polluters to pay 23 Australian dollars ($25) for every ton of carbon dioxide they ...
California IRS agent gets 3 years for tax cheating
A California-based Internal Revenue Service agent has been sentenced to three years in prison for cheating on his tax...
Illinois lawmaker says raising obese kids should cost parents at tax time
An Illinois lawmaker says parents who have obese children should lose their state tax deduction.
Irish Bombshell: Government Raids PRIVATE Pensions To Pay For Spending
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Obama administration floats draft plan to tax cars by the mile
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2 LA-area Indian eateries agree to pay back wages
The U.S. Labor Department says two Los Angeles-area Indian restaurants have agreed to pay about $95,000 in back wages...
Amazon Takes Action in Illinois as War on Sales Taxes Continues
Amazon.com Inc.'s battle with state governments over sales taxes is escalating. The online retailer on Thursday took ...
France to scrap tax cap for the rich
In a major turnaround, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his indebted government are abandoning a tax ceiling for ...
OUTRAGE: Yankees' A-Rod To Pay 50X Less Than Going Tax Rate On $6M NYC Penthouse
They were crying foul Friday about a sweetheart tax loophole that will enable Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez to live ...
Former official at Florida mortgage giant admits guilt in $1.9 billion fraud
The former treasurer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., once the 12th largest mortgage lender in the U.S., ad...
Maryland Set To Pass 'Dime A Drink Tax' On Alcohol
Alcohol may soon come with a new kind of high. It’s not stronger proof. It’s a higher tax. Alex DeMetrick reports sup...
Obama Tax Deal Clears Hurdle by Passing Senate
A deal struck by President Barack Obama and Republicans to extend expiring tax cuts for millions of Americans and sti...
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