Taxes And Spending: California Crash Nov 11, 2008
California taxes income at the most steeply progressive among all the states, it treats capital gains as ordinary income. This leads to big booms and busts in revenues. (Investors Business Daily)
Questioning the honesty of business owner Nov 5, 2008
15 a gallon and that is all of the California taxes piled on to the cost. Yes, I have tried to find a answer to the question. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
BASEBALL PROSPECTUS: Angels score big with must-make deal Jul 31, 2008
Beyond that the Angels will also then get first shot at re-signing Teixeira (perhaps an attractive proposition, since the Angels are regular winners), and a pair of Type A free-agent-generated compensatory draft picks if he decides that he doesn't like the color of the Angels' money, or that California taxes just aren't what he wants to pay. In the abstract, the picks themselves might have been worth it as a matter of repurposing Kotchman and Marek after both have come up short relative to the... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
A TIGER OF A TAX Jul 2, 2008
WHEN Tiger Woods collected his 1,350,000 check for winning the US Open golf championship last month, his federal and California taxes approximated 586,000 ... Instead of keeping 57 percent of his earnings and the government taking 43 percent, Tiger's federal and California taxes under the Obama proposals would amount to 57 percent of his winnings, leaving Tiger with just 43 percent. (New York Post -- Opinions)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE OPED BUDGET Jun 19, 2008
WALTERS (Walters, Sacramento Bee -- Column) -- A proposal to raise California taxes falls way short. 550. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Time to fix California's tax system Apr 17, 2008
So, in the end, the higher you move on the income scale, the less share of your income you pay in California taxes. An ideal tax system would be flat overall, with progressive income taxes offsetting regressive property, sales and excise taxes. (Fresno Bee)
Filers beware of IRA bug in California return Apr 8, 2008
Since 1996, the income range where taxpayers lose some of their traditional-IRA deduction has been the same for federal and California taxes ... Most softwaremakers initially incorporated the mistake into their programs, says Lynn Freer, president of Spidell Publishing, which publishes information on California taxes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
EXTRAVAGANT RUSTICITY Jul 22, 2007
" James' opinion of Whittell is not without substantiation. In his book "Castle in the Sky: George Whittell Jr. and the Thunderbird Lodge," James and his wife, Susan, detail the life of a privileged young man from a wealthy San Francisco family that amassed its fortune in real estate and mining. After military service in World War I, say the Jameses, Whittell dedicated his life to nothing in particular, except drinking and avoiding steady work. He lived on his family's money, making just two... (San Francisco Chronicle)
TAXES: Chasing taxes over state lines Feb 18, 2007
David DuffieldPeopleSoft founder accused of evading California taxes ... "The fact that somebody from California comes to Nevada to do business does not imply that they are involved in business activity to avoid paying California taxes. "You will find that the people using Nevada corporations represent a very broad range of business activity," he said, such as holding patents, trademarks, intellectual properties or titles to other businesses. Blum, the IRS consultant, said following the paper... (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)
Are Fees Really Taxes? Jan 23, 2007
CALIFORNIA / Taxes -- or fees -- in new health plan raise critics' ire. His popularity is derived from working with both sides of the aisle to come to a compromise. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Local teacher wins $26,000 on Jeopardy Jan 5, 2007
Of the $26,000, Alden estimates that once taxes - including federal, state of Iowa and state of California taxes - are taken out, he will probably be able to keep around $18,000. He said he has definite plans for that $18,000. (Nevada Journal, IA)
Butterflies are free; dinner, room extra Jan 1, 2007
Most e-mailed(last 24 hours). By Toni Salama Tribune staff reporter Published December 31, 2006. (Chicago Tribune)
