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The lucrative investment trend hedge funds don't want you to know about
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 7:04am

 Hedge fund executives who descended on Miami last month for a conference on unpaid property taxes were treated to waterfront cruises of estates owned by Madonna, Shaquille O'Neal, and Elizabeth Taylor. But unlike those celebrity residences, the houses the profit-chasing investors were hunting at the gathering have a prosaic facade: tax liens. Read More

Bipartisan group showcases Maine tax overhaul idea
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 7:09am

A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers showcased a proposal Wednesday to overhaul the state’s tax code by shifting more of the load to nonresidents, halving the top income tax rate while reducing deductions, increasing the sales tax and bolstering property tax relief. Read More

Pushing tax discount for senior volunteers
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 7:11am
U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas filed a bill Tuesday that would allow Massachusetts communities to give seniors discounts on their property-tax bills in exchange for working volunteer hours. Read More
LA County Supervisors Adopt Knabe-Championed Tax Ordinance
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 7:13am

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance Tuesday requiring tax agents to register with the county and disclose all county campaign contributions. Read More

Retreat must pay $9,000 in back taxes
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 7:17am

Minnehaha County commissioners Tuesday had plenty of encouragement for Deb Klebanoff as she tries to establish a creative retreat, but they didn’t give her what she was really looking for — tax relief to the tune of more than $11,000. Read More