Man who claimed disability spotted on show Nov 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES - California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show. Fifty-six-year-old Ronald Hunt of Los Angeles was sentenced Tuesday to 200 hours of community service and ordered to pay more than $180,000 in restitution, unpaid taxes and fines. (AZCentral -- News)
Dan Walters: It's time for a hard look at California tax dodges Nov 9, 2009
It's high time for hard look at tax dodges - Capitol and California - Fresnobee. Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
2009 Salute To Small Business Winners Nov 3, 2009
Lopez Tax Service became a California Tax Education Council Registered Vendor in 1999 to teach the 60 hour qualifying course and the 20 hour continuing education courses for individuals who are not CPAs or EAs and wish to prepare tax returns for a fee. Lopez Tax Service, Inc. is a training company. (KSBW 8, CA)
Obama Signs Defense and Hate Crimes Bill Oct 29, 2009
Where is the California tax credit allocation committee (CTCAC). Where is attorney general Jerry Brown. (CBS News)
Housing data points to sales recovery Oct 22, 2009
Unfortunately, the California tax credit is out of funds and is unlikely, given the state s financial difficulties, that additional funds will be raised. Existing home sales rose 3. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
White House ducks issues Sep 10, 2009
California tax burden isn't easy to figure. To borrow from the Three Bears fable, are Californians taxed too little, taxed too much or taxed about right. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Federal Court Shuts Down California Tax Preparer Sep 9, 2009
Text hiding to spacing. Woman Claimed Over $26 Million in Fraudulent Tax Refund Requests for Customers. (PR Newswire)
Federal jury convicts SoCal tax preparer of fraud Aug 15, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- A jury has convicted a Southern California tax preparer who had previously worked for the Internal Revenue Service of fraud for filing returns that sought inflated refunds. Anthony Pendleton was convicted Friday of conspiracy to defraud the United States in a federal court in Los Angeles. (Fresno Bee -- State)
United Security Bancshares Releases 2nd Quarter Earnings in Challanging Economic Environment Aug 14, 2009
These factors include (1) changes in interest rates, (2) significant changes in banking laws or regulations, (3) increased competition in the company's market, (4) other-than-expected credit losses, (5) earthquake or other natural disasters impacting the condition of real estate collateral, (6) the effect of acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses, (7) the impact of proposed and/or recently adopted changes in regulatory, judicial, or legislative tax treatment of business... (PR Newswire)
Junkmans Gems Aug 9, 2009
California tax officials say that legalizing marijuana would bring $1. 4 billion in revenue to the state. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
How California Can Avoid a Sequel of the Budget Crisis Aug 6, 2009
The California tax code thus exaggerates the natural ups and downs of the business cycle, and leads legislators to dig themselves into a fiscal hole. When in a hole, one should stop digging, but legislators like to kick the problem down the road. (Human Events Online)
Regrets, Octomom Is Having a Few Aug 4, 2009
This self centered narcissist has cost California tax payers at least 2 million dollars in her prenatal and postnatal hospital bills. by makemyday2day August 3, 2009 6:11 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Driven by a conscience Aug 4, 2009
Web search enhanced by. Tuesday August 4, 2009. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Calif. tax commission faces tricky balancing act Jul 31, 2009
Two business groups, the California Taxpayers Association and the California Chamber of Commerce, declined to comment on the proposals the commission is considering, but the chamber has criticized the idea of taxing services, calling it a "tax on labor." Kyla Christoffersen, an advocate for the chamber, said small businesses would be disproportionately affected ... Lenny Goldberg, executive director of the union-backed California Tax Reform Association, said the net-receipts tax is worth... (Anchorage Daily News)
State budget plan to demand faster tax payments Jul 23, 2009
The change will put another burden on employers, who already adopted new withholding tables in March to reflect the federal government's Making Work Pay tax credit and again in April to reflect the quarter-percent increase in California tax rates ... The new plan would require banks to also withhold 7 percent for California taxes when they do backup withholding of federal taxes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Calif tax officials: Legal pot would rake in $1.4B... Jul 16, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California tax officials say a state proposal to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol would generate nearly $1. 4 billion in revenue. (The Drudge Report)
> Home-building industry leaders say tax credit spurred buyers Jul 14, 2009
Home-building industry leaders say California tax credit spurred buyers - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal ... Home-building industry leaders say California tax credit spurred buyers. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Enterprise zone hopes: County's expanded designation takes effect, extending tax incentive programs by 15 years Jul 12, 2009
Designed to promote job creation and boost the local economy, the program provides a series of California tax credits for businesses located in the zone. The most significant of these is a hiring tax credit that businesses can use to offer up to half of a newly hired employee's salary, said John Lehn, president/executive director of the Kings County Economic Development Corp. As part of the enterprise zone designation, a targeted employment area in the zone provides a tax credit for those... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Amazon cuts ties with Isle Web sites Jul 2, 2009
"What the affiliate marketing programs are, are people who are under contract through Amazon who are being paid on commission for referring sales to Amazon," said Lenny Goldberg, executive director at the California Tax Reform Association in Sacramento, which supports requiring retailers to charge sales taxes. "That's drop-dead nexus.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Fiscal crisis puts Prop. 13 up for discussion Jun 29, 2009
13 beginning next month, when the California Tax Commission is expected to issue a report on the state's tax system that participants say will include some game-changing proposals. Later this summer, the nonpartisan California Forward, which includes former Republican Secretary of State Bruce McPherson and former Democratic Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, will issue recommendations on how local communities can have more power in the budget process. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Stimulus Money For Home Buyers Nearly Gone Jun 24, 2009
$100M In California Tax Credits Snapped Up ... -- Homebuyers have snapped up nearly all of $100 million in California tax credits designed to spur new home purchases. (KSBW 8, CA)
Phil Ting: Corporate loopholes make Prop. 13 crippling for state Jun 21, 2009
Such a steady funding source has disappeared from the California budget because of the illogical patchwork of California tax law. It is a broken system that will keep us on a fiscal roller coaster until we make the fundamental reforms necessary. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Schwarzenegger vows to veto California tax boost Jun 19, 2009
AFP - Thursday, June 18. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, pictured, has warned lawmakers against trying to raise taxes to plug the state's budget deficit, vowing to veto any proposed tax increase. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Schwarzenegger suggests state consider flat tax... Jun 6, 2009
The top California tax rate now is only 9. 3% now, plus a 1% mental health services tax for incomes above $1 million. (The Drudge Report)
Sotomayor's experience Jun 3, 2009
Extending the California tax reach to include foods would greatly enhance our revenue flow and would be a far more humane and desirable option than cutting some of the services now being considered, especially those affecting child welfare, education and public safety ... Extending the California tax reach to include foods would greatly enhance our revenue flow and would be a far more humane and desirable option than. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Will California Tax Revolt Sweep the Nation? May 26, 2009
Will California Tax Revolt Sweep the Nation ... Will California Tax Revolt Sweep the Nation. (Human Events Online)
Like it? Pay for it May 23, 2009
If that individual is passionate about a particular proposition on the ballot, votes for it, and it passes, those individuals would be billed for it on their California tax return ... My guess is, the initiative process would quickly dry-up, saving California taxpayers millions of dollars. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Internet tax avoidance hurts jobs, public May 17, 2009
Lenny Goldberg is executive director of the California Tax Reform Association and a public interest lobbyist in Sacramento. Hut Landon is the executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
JON FLEISCHMAN: Broken promises of Cogdill, Villines are costly Apr 14, 2009
I can't dismiss this vision of California tax collectors taking money out of my family budget, keeping most of it, and handing some of it straight to big companies. Looking at what these two have done through the partisan lens of a party official, I am very concerned because the no-taxes pledge is a very important tool that the Republican Party uses in elections. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Sinbad, Warwick make list of California tax evaders Apr 10, 2009
Entertainment Extras. HotJobs Local Search. (North County Times)
Tax Reassessment Scam Hits San Diego Feb 19, 2009
The return address read `California Tax Reassessment. . (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Business the big winner in California budget plan Feb 14, 2009
"This is a pure giveaway for the vast majority of corporations that will benefit," said Lenny Goldberg, executive director of the California Tax Reform Assn., a union-backed nonprofit ... GOP lawmakers, aided by a small group of Democrats, have been pushing the tax breaks for years, along with such companies as NBC Universal, Genentech and Intel, as well as the California Chamber of Commerce and the California Taxpayers Assn. They say the breaks are an incentive for businesses to expand... (Los Angeles Times)
New Expert Financial Fiduciary Forensics Team Helps Investors Recover Losses Feb 13, 2009
Steinwald is a principal of , a Brentwood/Los Angeles, California tax and forensics accounting CPA firm, and also has 25 years of experience of serving financial clients. Together, the two bring over 50 years of unmatched expertise to plaintiffs who experience suspicious investment losses of any kind. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
United Security Bancshares - $4.1 Million Net Income for 2008 Feb 10, 2009
These factors include (1) changes in interest rates, (2) significant changes in banking laws or regulations, (3) increased competition in the company's market, (4) other- than-expected credit losses, (5) earthquake or other natural disasters impacting the condition of real estate collateral, (6) the effect of acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses, (7) the impact of proposed and/or recently adopted changes in regulatory, judicial, or legislative tax treatment of business... (PR Newswire)
Hilda Solis, Labor nominee, faces tax questions Feb 7, 2009
The Obama administration conceded it had not discovered on its own that California tax liens had been filed against Solis' husband, Sam H. Sayyad. The White House learned about the liens -- a matter of public record -- on Tuesday in the form of questions from USA Today, according to an administration aide. (Los Angeles Times)
