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Use of e-file continues to grow

by Andrew Beckett on March 12, 2010

in Taxes

With a little less than a month to go before the filing deadline, Department of Revenue Secretary Roger Ervin says nearly one million state tax returns have come through Wisconsin’s electronic filing system this year.

In 2009, about 70-percent of all returns were done using e-file. Ervin says there hoping to see about four or five percent growth in the number this year. [click to continue…]

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Million dollar ticket now a worthless piece of paper

by Brian Moon 02/23/10 1:56 AM

The window has closed on a chance to redeem a Wisconsin lottery ticket worth a million dollars. The ticket was purchased in Caledonia on August 26th and the 180 days to claim the money has passed. Wisconsin Lottery Spokesman Andrew Bohage can only speculate why the ticket holder did not step forward.

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Cigarette tax revenues get snuffed out

by WRN Contributor 02/1/10 12:49 AM

Smokers are apparently finding ways to avoid Wisconsin’s cigarette tax.
It’s now estimated the 75-cent a pack tax that took effect in September will generate $92 million less revenue for the state than originally projected. Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance President Todd Berry says that’s not a big surprise. He says the hike gave the Badger State one [...]

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Support for constitutional change on property taxes

by WRN Contributor 01/27/10 6:02 PM

There’s a call for a constitutional change to help Wisconsin homeowners.
Governor Jim Doyle wants legislators to approve a Constitutional Amendment to allow the state to target property tax relief to homeowners. Sun Prairie Democrat Gary Hebl backs the move.
“We need to protect our homeowners … especially those that are on fixed incomes. This property tax [...]

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Haiti donations can be written off this tax season

by Brian Moon 01/26/10 1:01 PM

Wisconsinites can write off donations to Haiti, sooner rather than later. The IRS is allowing donations, made between January 11th and before March 1st, to be claimed on the 2009 tax filing. Only cash contributions, rather than property donations are eligible.

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