internal revenue service

Gov. Larry Hogan's campaign message was among the most focused of any statewide race in the country: Lower taxes, improve the business climate and create jobs. What he needs now is cooperation from the General Assembly. Political and policy developments are setting the stage for what will define the next four years. Foremost among them are emerging disagreements between the governor and the General Assembly on budget and taxes and the expected release of findings from Senate President Thomas V.

Many respond to the start of tax season with grumbles. Baltimore City resident John Chambers? He looks forward to it.

By Natalie Sherman

Jan 30, 2015

Howard County Briefs

Washington's longtime budget woes require both tax reform and reductions in non-discretionary spending

Three Carroll programs offer assistance for those that qualify

A Bel Air couple that ran a now-closed Harford County payroll services firm pocketed at least $2.5 million by funneling client money owed to tax authorities into a personal bank account, according to a criminal indictment filed this week.

By Natalie Sherman

Jan 15, 2015

So we reached out to several local and national financial experts and asked them some of our (and hopefully your) biggest money questions. Let's dive right into the money pit, shall we?

Police are urging citizens to use caution when providing personal information or transferring money as phone scammers are taking advantage of tax season to try to dupe targets.

The Howard Hughes Corp. the principal land owner in downtown Columbia, has purchased six downtown office buildings from Mall in Columbia owner General Growth Properties as part of settlement over taxes between the two corporations, which used to be one company.

The U.S. Postal Service, beset by financial woes and cuts in service, still gets high marks from customers. Participants in a Gallup survey recently rated the Postal Service best among 13 major federal agencies.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 15, 2014

While the $1.2 trillion compromise spending plan contains plenty of unwanted add-ons, the Senate made the right call in voting for it

Maryland charities Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland and U.S. Naval Academy all report offshore investment accounts

By Doug Donovan

Dec 13, 2014

Cummings' bill will streamline federal record-keeping

President's reaction to Obamacare advisor's comments amounts to falsehood, supported by half-truths, in defense of a scam, says Jonah Goldberg.

As of late last Friday afternoon — when a Republican-led House committee admitted that disgraceful Republicans in Congress wasted two years and millions of taxpayer dollars investigating a Benghazi scandal largely of their own invention — conservatives desperately need to divert America's attention.

By Thomas F. Schaller

Nov 25, 2014

GOP election gains reflect America's dissatisfaction with the president.

Having won control of Congress, the GOP must now put forward a clear program to create jobs and govern reasonably, lest it give Democrats the upper hand for the 2016 presidential election.

The Democrats have led the country astray; vote them out.

By Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

Oct 26, 2014

An information technology business has moved to Bel Air from Forest Hill, as the company's owner expands to serve local clients and bring what he calls a new face to the county seat.

Dundalk voters should back Todd Crandell as the more honest County Council candidate

Prince George's County group home employees fired for abusing autistic child

By Doug Donovan

Oct 18, 2014

A new company has taken over the shuttered People's Community Health Centers, which went out of business this summer under mounting financial pressures, yet former employees want to be paid back wages.

By Pamela Wood

Oct 18, 2014

Sparks started flying at the blacksmith shop on West Saratoga Street when James Madison was president, and a crew there is still on the job, now operating in a hybrid historical museum and working business.

By Arthur Hirsch

Oct 14, 2014

A recap of the Oct. 2 episode of "Scandal," as everyone tries to pull it together for the State of the Union speech

Newspaper has been overly critical of NFL team during Rice scandal while ignoring worse events involving the Obama administration

The officials who are responsible for safeguarding the nation's intelligence secrets are trying to figure out how to better vet millions of employees and contractors with security clearances, after auditors found that some of those workers owed more than three-quarters of a billion dollars in unpaid taxes.

County agencies are warning residents to be vigilant as new variations of popular phone scams continue to be reported.

Federal agents spotted at One South Street

Nearly two months after People's Community Health Centers shut the doors to five low-income health clinics in Baltimore city and Anne Arundel County, a federal agency confirmed it is no longer providing critical grant money to the nonprofit group.

Walgreens' decision not to re-incorporate overseas is the exception that proves the rule; Obama must use executive authority to limit inversions.

Most improper EITC payments are made in error, not as a result of fraud

Scammers have developed a variety of methods of convincing unsuspecting people to give them money, but local residents can protect themselves from being victims in many cases by knowing the tricks scammers use, a representative of the Maryland Attorney General's Office told those who gathered for a meeting of the Abingdon Community Council Monday evening.