Happy 2013 and welcome to this year’s edition of By the Numbers.
As with the 2011 and 2012 numerical posts, each Sunday (most of the time!) will feature a new figure — a percentage, dollar amount, piece of tax legislation, raw number and the like — that has a tax connection.
If you miss one of the 2013 numbers, no worries. Links to each item are listed below, with the newest ones listed first.
- $401,000
St. Louis Rams say they collected too much ticket sales tax (Dec. 29, 2013) - $27,393.17
True love’s 12 Christmas gifts cost more in 2013 (Dec. 24, 2013) - $0.05
Tax deductible mileage rate drops by half-cent in 2014 (Dec. 15, 2013) - 13,000
State tax refund debit card data exposed to hackers (Dec. 8, 2013) - 80,000
French heroin dealer facing $108,000 (€80,000) tax bill (Nov. 30, 2013) - 1.5
Oregon to test per-mile tax in place of gasoline tax (Nov. 27, 2013) - 8
U.S. MexiCoke fans fear effect of Mexico’s new soda tax (Nov. 17, 2013) - 5,000
Military families among those affected by food stamp cuts (Nov. 11, 2013) - 25 percent
Coloradans agree to a high tax to get high (Nov. 6, 2013) - 319
Almost 700 IRS contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes (Oct. 27, 2013) - 29
Budget conference committee members named (Oct. 20, 2013) - 4
4 Oct. 15 filing deadlines: 1 filing, 3 retirement related (Oct. 13, 2013) - 20
Federal gasoline tax celebrates 20 years without an increase (Oct. 6, 2013) - 15
IRS lays out plan to deal with federal government shutdown (Sept. 30, 2013) - 7
7 Internet sales tax principles set for House consideration (Sept. 22, 2013) - $284 billion
Uncle Sam collects $284 billion more in taxes so far in 2013 (Sept. 15, 2013) - 43%
More Americans are paying federal income taxes (Sept. 8, 2013) - 12
Amazon now collects sales taxes in 12 states thanks to Georgia and Virginia levies that took effect Sept. 1 (Sept. 1, 2013) - 30 million
Spaniards hot under the collar after government taxes the sun (Aug. 26, 2013) - 17
Employers in 17 states could face higher unemployment taxes (Aug. 18, 2013) - $20
Lucrative loos’ change leads to toilet tips tax evasion charges (Aug. 12, 2013) - 078-05-1120
Tax-related identity theft: Its growth and IRS efforts to stop it (Aug. 4, 2013) - $19.2 billion
Farm bill subsidies feed America’s junk food appetite (July 28, 2013) - 94
The U.S. tax code is not very attractive (July 21, 2013) - 73,954
The ever-growing tax code, or why we talk about tax reform (July 14, 2013) - 1
Did IRS troubles play a role in delay of Obamacare tax penalty? (July 7, 2013) - 6
Tax auditors’ sixth sense helps them nab tax evaders (July 1, 2013) - 3
Rethinking retirement as traditional 3-legged stool wobbles (June 24, 2013) - 8
Global leaders to tackle tax evasion at G8 summit (June 17, 2013) - 179
Supreme Court gay marriage ruling will affect 179 federal tax laws (June 10, 2013) - 35
California’s landmark tax-cutting Proposition 13 turns 35 (June 6, 2013) - 56.5
Watching races, thinking about deducting business miles (May 26, 2013) - $92,724,192
There’s a new Powerball multimillionaire. Winner, IRS rejoice (May 19, 2013) - 2.7
IRS reports gains in criminal tax, other financial investigations (May 12, 2013) - 5
5 tax tips for Cinco de Mayo (May 5, 2013) - 25
Did you get your $25 gift card from H&R Block yet? (April 28, 2013) - 20
World governments mounting global effort against tax evasion (April 21, 2013) - 5
Some federal and state tax filing deadlines still to come (April 16, 2013) - $2,790
Tax returns, refunds running behind last year’s levels (April 9, 2013) - 40%
Supreme Court to consider tax dodge penalty case (April 2, 2013) - 75
Online sales tax a step closer with Senate budget amendment (March 26, 2013) - 3
New Jersey taxpayers could face three-month wait for refunds (March 17, 2013) - $3,500,000,000
Federal workers owe $3.5 billion in back taxes (March 10, 2013) - $100
Taxing environmentally conscious drivers (March 4, 2013) - $1.51 billion
And the film tax credit goes to … (Feb. 24, 2013) - 77 percent
Fewer expected to pay IRS with credit cards this year (Feb. 19, 2013) - $161,392
Man gets $161,392 erroneous tax refund (Feb. 11, 2013) - 100
Happy 100th birthday federal income tax (Feb. 4, 2013) - $246
What do you pay for professional tax preparation and filing help? (Jan. 28, 2013) - $4.35
Is New York’s high cigarette tax rate why the Empire State tops the smuggler list? (Jan. 20, 2013) - $850,000,000,000,000,000
White House says no to Death Star (Jan. 13, 2013) - 13
Congressional triskaidekaphobia (Jan. 6, 2013)
Happy tax counting!
