Taxes

Should the tax on cigarette be made even higher? One group suggests it should be a lot higher if the Governor actually has the best interest of the state in mind.

Who is responsible for Louisiana's current budget crisis? The same people who want you and I to reach deeper into our paychecks to fix it.

John Bel Edwards is putting together his legislative agenda for a session to begin next month and he will also be piecing together a budget plan to present to lawmakers during a special session later this spring.

The IRS has issued its annual warning about the "Dirty Dozen" schemes out there—ways that certain disreputable folks will try to steal your money or methods people use to hide financial information from the tax agency.

Larry Gasper didn't have two pennies to rub together. No, he had a few thousand.

Over the last couple of days, we've been beat over the head with the term "Fiscal Cliff."  My questions were easy.  What's a fiscal cliff anyway and why were we standing so close to it?  Well, I thought I'd do a little research to help us all out and try to explain just what this means to you and I.

If the US jumps of the Fiscal Cliff we’ll all being paying more in taxes among other things. Keep reading to see how much more you’ll be paying.

The upcoming tax free holidays are your chance to save a little extra cash on school supplies and uniforms. We have the exact dates for your state tax free holiday in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas including the list of common items that can be purchased tax free.

Yay for tax day rewards! If the pain of filing your tax return is too much to bear, swing through Sonic and enjoy 1/2 price drinks and slushes ALL DAY today. That's not the only good "tax day" deal to be found in Kiss Country, we have a whole list!

Taxes would normally have been due over this past weekend, but it was the weekend so how about today, Monday, April 16? Well, no, they're not due today either. The good people at the Internal Revenue Service will give you all the way until tomorrow to finish up. Why?

If you’re one of those impatient people who gets a refund anticipation loan (RAL) from a tax preparer, enjoy it while it lasts — after this year, those loans are going away. And it’s probably for your own good.

Tax day is right around the corner — but that doesn’t mean we’ll all pay our fair share. An IRS survey last year found the percentage of people who thought it was acceptable to cheat “as much as possible” on their returns doubled compared to 2010.