Happy 2014! Another year has arrived and that means it’s also time for a whole new set of By the Numbers.
As with the 2011, 2012 and 2013 numerical posts, a new figure — a percentage, dollar amount, piece of tax legislation, raw number and the like — that has a tax connection will be featured. I aim for Sunday posting, but….
Whatever day the new number goes up, you can find a link to it here.
- 2.3 cents
Wind power generators get 2014 tax break, but 2015 iffy (Dec. 28, 2014) - 61 percent
Congress gets low marks for honesty, ethical behavior (Dec. 21, 2014) - 18.4 cents and 1993
Gas prices, taxes and mileage deduction rates (Dec. 13, 2014) - $46.4 million
IRS holding millions of dollars in frozen taxpayer accounts (Dec. 7, 2014) - 14 percent
IRS’ positive public perception picking up a bit (Nov. 30, 2014) - 30,000
Possible break in hunt for Lois Lerner’s lost IRS emails (Nov. 23, 2014) - 2 percent
Navajo lawmakers approve 2% sales tax on snacks, sodas (Nov. 16, 2014) - 2015
2015 inflation adjustments for exemptions, deductions, more! (Nov. 10, 2014) - $100 million
Illinois recovers $100 million+ in unpaid gasoline sales taxes (Nov. 2, 2014) - $253.39 million
Dolce & Gabbana tax conviction overturned by Italy’s top court (Oct. 26, 2014) - 10 percent
More businesses are electronically filing tax returns (Oct. 19, 2014) - $14 million
Estate gets $14 million tax refund on value of art (Oct. 4, 2014) - $20
Arizona smokers get tax bills for old online cigarette purchases (Sept. 28, 2014) - $5.2 billion
Identity theft tax refund fraud is increasing, but ways to prevent the crime are not likely to be popular (Sept. 22, 2014) - 3
Amounts you’ll need to calculate your estimated tax payments (Sept. 15, 2014) - 3
NFL 2014 season underway, along with the taxable betting (Sept. 7, 2014) - 6.2 percent
Labor Day 2014 facts, figures, fun and taxes (Sept. 1, 2014) - 12
Coverdell Education Savings Account’s pre-college options (Aug. 25, 2014) - $40 million
Elvis estate seeks tax breaks for Graceland expansion (Aug. 17, 2014) - $1.6 million
Actor Robert Redford sues NY tax office over $1.6 million bill (Aug. 9, 2014) - Sept. 8
Congress is required to take August off. Really! (Aug. 2, 2014) - $16 million
$16 million in tax breaks ensure CBS’ Late Show stays in NYC (July 27, 2014) - $1.5 million
Philadelphia loses effort to collect $1.5 million from strip clubs (July 19, 2014) - 1961
Do you know when you state adopted its sales tax? (July 13, 2014) - $846.2 billion
Tax collectors want us to keep shopping (July 6, 2014) - $125,000
N.C. police discover that some crime does pay … them! (June 29, 2014) - 12 cents
Federal gasoline tax hike among proposals to stave off the Highway Trust Fund’s impending bankruptcy (June 23, 2014) - 2 million
A Father’s Day gift for single dads: 5 tax breaks (June 15, 2014) - 29.1 percent
A look at the wide range of corporate U.S. tax rates (June 8, 2014) - 3 percent
Illinois voters will get a say, sort of, on a millionaires’ tax (June 2, 2014) - $3.3 billion
Federal workers, including members of Congress and Treasury employees, owe Uncle Sam $3.3 billion in back taxes (May 27, 2014) - 47 percent
Rich, poor, middle class: Where are you on the income scale? (May 18, 2014) - 10
All U.S. taxpayers now finally enjoy Tax Freedom Day (May 10, 2014) - 4544
Representatives want to prevent Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling from deducting his $2.5 million NBA fine (May 5, 2014) - 46 million
Electronic tax filing popularity continues to grow (April 26, 2014) - $2,751
How are you spending your federal tax bill? (April 21, 2014) - 15
15 tax-filing tips for April 15 (April 14, 2014) - 1 million
Being DIFferent could prompt a tax audit (April 8, 2014) - 200 million
How much is your tax refund and where the heck is it? (April 2, 2014) - $1,500
IRS offers an easier way to deduct your home office (March 24, 2014) - $1.17
Tax collectors raise a glass of green beer to St. Patrick (March 17, 2014) - 49.72 cents
Daylight Saving Time + gas taxes = boon for tax collectors, but some money-saving options for added daylight drivers (March 9, 2014) - 74,608
Tax code still ginormous, but growth has slowed a bit (March 1, 2014) - 96 percent
Most taxpayers support tax preparer competency standards (Feb. 24, 2014) - $3,317
IRS’ first batch of 2014 tax refund checks averages $3,317 (Feb. 16, 2014) - $25,000
IRS takes a bite out of U.S. Olympic medalists’ winnings (Feb. 10, 2014) - $1,250
Paying taxes on Super Bowl (and other gambling) winnings (Feb. 3, 2014) - $379 billion
Mortgage tax break contributes to fading American dream (Jan. 28, 2014) - $4 billion
$4 billion more tax breaks for Boeing from Washington State (Jan. 21, 2014) - $16 million
California has $16 million in undeliverable 2012 tax refunds (Jan. 14, 2014) - $117,000
Social Security taxable earnings cap in 2014 is $117,000. Thousands have already hit that tax limit. (Jan. 5, 2014)
Happy tax counting!
