Thursday, February 14, 2013
Our panel of experts are waiting in the comments to offer advice to help answer tax questions.
Welcome to Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comment section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. It's time to file your taxes and Patch wants to help you find the answers to your questions, but we needed some help. We've compiled a team of experts to help us out. Meet the experts:
Monday, February 11, 2013
Patch is looking for experts who can answer reader questions offer their expertise this week.
It's time to file your taxes, and Patch wants to help find the answers to some of your questions, but we need a little help. In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro" we need local experts who can answer readers' questions and offer advice. If you are a local tax professional and can answer reader questions in our comment section this week, let us know two ways. One: You can leave a comment on this post along with your email address. Two: You can send an email to jordan.lanham@patch.com. We need experts to answer questions on Thursday, Feb. 14. Curious as to what we are looking for? Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts: So what do you say, who wants to be our expert?
Saturday, February 9, 2013
This year, AARP Foundation is again providing free tax assistance and preparation for taxpayers with low to moderate income through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Information on 2013 filing, complete with local accountant contacts.
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Wednesday, January 30
Jan. 30 was the first day you can file your annual tax return. The Internal Revenue Service has revised its opening date for tax season—pushing it back eight days from previous years. The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 15, 2013. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns beginning today, Jan. 30, 2013. Most taxpayers should be able to file today, though some revised forms may not be immediately available. You can blame the delay on the federal "fiscal cliff" crisis and the new tax bill Congress passed just after Dec. 31. You can find more information in this Forbes article. Electronic filing season was originally set to start on Jan. 22 this year. As a result of the delay, nobody will get a refund in January, an H&R Block official …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
One item on your April 2013 ballot might be a plan to raise sales taxes across St. Louis to pay for improvements in area parks and at the Gateway Arch.
When the April 2013 election arrives, you might be asked to vote on a potential hike to sales taxes in the city of St. Louis and both St. Louis and St. Charles counties. Keep this in mind. The increase would be 3/16 of one cent, and would help pay for improvements in area parks and at the Gateway Arch, among other things, reports the St. Louis Beacon. In a Dec. 13 article, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the money collected from the tax increase would be split in the following ways: The Missouri General Assembly approved the tax over the summer, but it still requires regional support across St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch reported. If lawmakers in St. Louis and both counties approve the issue, then it is expected to appear before …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Seniors and disabled residents have until May 31 to apply for gas, electric and phone rebates.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The application period for O'Fallon's utility tax rebate program for seniors and disabled residents is open until Tuesday, May 31. O'Fallon offers rebates on taxes paid on gas, electricity and home phone and cell phone service between in 2011. The program is open to O’Fallon residents who meet income guidelines, are age 65 or older, and residents who have been determined by the Social Security Administration to be completely disabled. Residents may file from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. To qualify by income, seniors and completely disabled residents must have an annual adjusted gross income that does not exceed or is less than: Residents seeking rebates must file in person at City Hall, where city staff will be available to …
Friday, January 6, 2012
The IRS has extended the tax filing deadline to April 17.
Once again this year, the Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers extra time to file their tax returns, thanks to Emancipation Day. Last year, it was an extra weekend, this year, the IRS is extending the filing deadline to Tuesday, April 17. The IRS made the announcement Wednesday on its website. According to the press release, the deadline to file 2011 tax returns and pay any tax due is extended from April 15 to April 17 because April 15 falls on a Sunday, and Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, falls on Monday, April 16. The IRS stated in the release that federal law requires District of Columbia holidays to impact tax deadlines the same as federal holidays do so taxpayers get the two-day extension. The…
Monday, October 10, 2011
Council likely to consider tax increase for 2012 budget to compensate for flat sales taxes; some council members are don't like idea of a hike.
St. Charles County Councilman John White took a look at how much taxpayers pay in property taxes to St. Charles County. It was peanuts. During the last St. Charles County Council meeting, White showed his tax bill, which totaled $3,000. Most of that money went to school, fire protection and other taxing districts. But St. Charles County received 72 cents from his property tax, just enough to buy a bag of peanuts from grocery store. In fact, White pulled out a bag of peanuts to demonstrate that fact at the last St. Charles County Council meeting Sept. 26. The average St. Charles County taxpayer will pay 69 cents to county government at a rate of 16 cents per $100 assessed valuation on their 2011 property taxes, he said. White said the …
Friday, April 15, 2011
With fewer people filing paper returns, local post offices will maintain regular business hours on April 18.
The familiar April 15 deadline for filing federal and state tax returns is three days later this year thanks to a little-known holiday celebrated in the District of Columbia called Emancipation Day. It marks the day President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act in 1862, which freed about 3,100 slaves in the district. Normally, the holiday is recognized on April 16, but when it falls on a Saturday, like this year, it is observed the preceding Friday. Under the tax law, District of Columbia holidays are considered federal holidays, which prompted the IRS to move the deadline to April 18. Bruce Thompson, a franchise owner of Liberty Tax Service offices in O'Fallon, St. Peters, St. Charles and several north St. Louis county…
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Seniors and disabled residents have until May 31 to apply for gas, electric and phone rebates.
The application period for O'Fallon's utility tax rebate program for seniors and disabled residents begins today and runs until Tuesday, May 31. O'Fallon offers rebates on taxes paid on gas, electricity and home phone and cell phone service between Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010. Eligible residents include residents who are completely disabled and seniors age 65 years or older, who meet income guidelines. To qualify by income, seniors and completely disabled residents must have an annual adjusted gross income that does not exceed or is less than: Residents seeking rebates must file in person at City Hall, where city staff will be available to assist with calculations of reimbursable taxes. Residents must bring: Residents interested in …
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