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New Map Reveals States Americans Can’t Wait To Move To, Or Get Out Of New Map Reveals States Americans Can’t Wait To Move To, Or Get Out Of
New Map Reveals States Americans Can’t Wait To Move To, Or Get Out Of A new map is putting America’s moving patterns in sharp focus. The Tax Foundation analyzed newly released IRS migration data showing where taxpayers moved between 2022 and 2023, using returns filed in calendar years 2022 and 2023. The data shows continued movement toward the South and Sun Belt, with major gains for states including Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Texas gained the most income tax filers from interstate migration, with 56,473, followed by Florida at 55,349, North Carolina at 39,118, South Carolina at 29,214, and Tennessee at 24,104, according t…
Tax Judge Slices $850M Off Massive NJ Mall’s Valuation, Reports Say Tax Judge Slices $850M Off Massive NJ Mall’s Valuation, Reports Say
Tax Judge Slices $850M Off Massive NJ Mall’s Valuation, Reports Say A New Jersey tax court judge has slashed the assessed value of the American Dream megamall in East Rutherford by $850 million, marking a nearly 50% drop this year alone, Bloomberg reports.  The ruling made last Thursday, July 31, brings the property's 2025 valuation to $1.65 billion, down from the $3.3 billion figure earlier this year. The initial $800 million cut came in March, followed by this latest reduction, according to CoStar. The move represents a win for Triple Five Group, the mall's owner, which has long argued that the complex was overvalued, Bloomberg said. However, the dec…
New Scam Involving Fraudulent Texts Impersonates IRS New Scam Involving Fraudulent Texts Impersonates IRS
New Scam Involving Fraudulent Texts Impersonates IRS A new scam involves unsolicited text messages impersonating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the agency says. The fraudulent messages falsely claim recipients are eligible for a $1,400 Economic Impact Payment and instruct them to click a deceptive link to "claim" the funds. How The Scam Works Victims receive a text message that appears to be from the IRS, stating they are owed an Economic Impact Payment. The message urges them to provide personal information to process the supposed payment. Scammers promise the money will be deposited into a bank account or mailed as a check within 1-2…
Some Americans Must File Tax Returns In March: Here's Who, Why Some Americans Must File Tax Returns In March: Here's Who, Why
Some Americans Must File Tax Returns In March: Here's Who, Why The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has alerted some American workers that they face an early tax deadline.  Those in the group who did not make estimated tax payments by Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, must file their 2024 federal income tax returns and pay any taxes owed by Monday, March 3, 2025.  Due to the deadline falling on a Saturday, it has been extended from the usual Saturday, March 1, to Monday, March 3. Details of the Early Deadline Farmers and fishers who qualify for this special deadline are those who derived at least two-thirds of their gross income from their respective…
American Express To Pay $230M For Misleading Small Business Customers American Express To Pay $230M For Misleading Small Business Customers
American Express To Pay $230M For Misleading Small Business Customers American Express said it will pay $230 million to resolve federal investigations into deceptive sales tactics and recordkeeping violations involving small business credit card and wire transfer products. The credit card company agreed to pay a $108.7 million civil penalty, the Department of Justice said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 16. The settlement resolved claims against American Express of deceptive marketing and "dummy" account information. American Express was accused of engaging in unlawful sales tactics and falsifying records between 2014 and 2021. "When financial companies …
First-Ever $1,000 A Day For Life Cash4Life Prize Won In Northampton County: PA Lottery First-Ever $1,000 A Day For Life Cash4Life Prize Won In Northampton County: PA Lottery
First-Ever $1,000 A Day For Life Cash4Life Prize Won In Northampton County: PA Lottery A Cash4Life ticket sold in Northampton County has secured Pennsylvania’s first-ever $1,000-a-day-for-life prize, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday, Jan. 6. The winning ticket from the Friday, Jan. 3 drawing matched all five white balls, 12-25-28-47-55, and the green Cash Ball 1. The prize is an annuity valued at \$365,000 a year for life or a lump-sum cash option of \$7 million, less applicable tax withholdings. The lucky ticket was sold at GIANT Food Stores, 837 Male Road, Wind Gap. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, lottery officials said. T…
New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials
New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials Four Delaware County communities are imposing a new local earned income tax in 2025, according to tax officials. Upper Darby and Upper Providence townships and Ridley Park and Aldan boroughs will join other communities in the county that already collect the tax, Keystone Collections said in a Thursday, Nov. 13 news release. This is a 1 percent tax assessed to residents regardless of where they work and to nonresidents who work in the community, according to Keystone Collections, the officials responsible for collecting the tax. The tax becomes effective on Wednesday, Jan. 1, when the four …