Wow! Another year is gone. This seems to be happening with alarming speed lately.
One of the things that makes the annoyingly surprisingly fast passage of another 365 days a bit more tolerable is the New Year’s edition of By the Numbers. This tradition here at the ol’ blog is entering its sixth year.
As with the numeric posts of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, a new figure — ranging from percentages to dollar amounts to titles of tax legislation to raw numbers and much more — that has a tax connection (as determined by moi) will be featured.
I try to get the relevant figures up each weekend, but sometimes I’m early and sometimes I’m late.
But whenever a new number goes up, you can find the link to it on this special page. The newest post each week will go at the top of the list.
So hello 2016! Here are your numbers!
- 10
Some tax penalty amounts increase in 2017 (Dec. 31, 2016) - 34
Amazon to collect sales taxes in 2017 from Iowa, Nebraska and Utah online shoppers (Dec. 24, 2016) - 6
6 MLB teams must pay $74 million in total luxury taxes (Dec. 17, 2016) - 63-36
Tax season 2017 is safe! Federal government is funded through next April 28
(Dec. 10, 2016) - $26,901
Tax Court denies business deduction for Aston Martin (Dec. 3, 2016) - 17-19-21-37-44-16
Tennessee Powerball ticket buyer wins $421 million (Nov. 27, 2016) - -34.34 percent
Some U.S. corps doing just fine with current tax code (Nov. 20, 2016) - 1,380
Expatriations escalating again. Is it politics or taxes? (Nov. 14, 2016) - 237,750
‘Trusted’ taxpayers to get more ID theft protection (Nov. 6, 2016) - $16,625
Alec Baldwin accused of avoiding New York sales tax on disputed painting purchase (Oct. 30, 2016) - $10 billion & 100,000
IRS collects $10 billion from 100,000 foreign accounts (Oct. 22, 2016) - 1.4 percent
Here’s a HINT about Donald Trump and other rich taxpayers who pay Uncle Sam nothing (Oct. 16, 2016) - 9 million
IRS still waiting on almost 9 million tax returns (Oct. 8, 2016) - 23 cents
New Jersey hikes gas tax by 23 cents per gallon (Oct. 1, 2016) - 2
2-step authentication system on the way for access to more IRS online services (Sept. 24, 2016) - 7,200
IRS to close operations in California, Kentucky & Texas (Sept. 19, 2016) - $10,162
1 GOP candidate down: Mike Pence releases tax returns (Sept. 10, 2016) - 38
Christie plans to end New Jersey-Pennsylvania tax pact (Sept. 4, 2016) - $43 million
Oregon collects almost $26 million in marijuana taxes (Aug. 27, 2016) - 105.769 percent
IRS wants to more than double some payment plan fees (Aug. 19, 2016) - £14,301,369,864,489.03
British man’s 14 trillion pound tax bill highlights steps anyone, anywhere should take upon tax notice receipt (Aug. 15, 2016) - 17.8 million
Tax Court awards whistleblower pair $17.8 million (Aug. 6, 2016) - $330.6 million
Remember Powerball players: If you win, you owe taxes (July 30, 2016) - 97,100
California victims of massive methane gas leak won’t owe federal tax on some recovery payments (July 24, 2016) - 6 percent
Digital download tax starts Aug. 1 in Pennsylvania (July 16, 2016) - 2
Taxes play role in Mega Millions & NJ jackpot winnings (July 9, 2016) - 13
‘Taxation without representation is tyranny’ & 12 other tax quotes for the Fourth of July (July 2, 2016) - 30
June 30 deadline looms for foreign account owners (June 25, 2016) - 1.9 million
Tax help for single dads in caring for their kids (June 19, 2016) - 5
IRS picks crowdsourced Tax Design Challenge winners (June 10, 2016) - $96,611.23
‘Poor’ Donald Trump’s property tax break, take 2 (June 6, 2016) - 8.25 percent
Texans enjoy Memorial Day Energy Star sales tax holiday (May 28, 2016) - $6 million
Trump’s veterans’ fundraiser apparently coming up short (May 21, 2016) - 12
Romney tax return ‘hacker’ convicted of extortion, fraud (May 14, 2016) - 43.5 million
3 tax tips for moms on Mother’s Day 2016 (May 8, 2016) - $458 billion
Tax gap hits $458 billion (April 30, 2016) - 75 percent
You rang? IRS was better at answering in 2016 (April 24, 2016) - 18
18 often overlooked tax deductions and tax credits (April 16, 2016) - $28.2 million
SoFla rappers sentenced for roles in tax fraud (April 10, 2016) - 1
Still waiting for more Bernie Sanders tax returns, too (April 3, 2016) - 35 cents
IRS’ 35-cent solution and other tax-filing numbers (March 26, 2016) - 17
The IRS’ official tax guide: Publication 17 (March 18, 2016) - $718
Filing deadline for 2012 taxes — and almost $1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds — is April 18 (March 13, 2016) - $25,000
IRS Commissioner Koskinen gets public service award (March 5, 2016) - 25 million
Facing first-time tax filing fears (Feb. 27, 2016) - 9
9 states considering gasoline tax hikes (Feb. 22, 2016) - 6 percent
Maryland shoppers get an Energy Star tax holiday this combined Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend (Feb. 13, 2016) - 8,800
TaxSlayer data breach is the 3rd tax software-related security issue so far this filing season (Feb. 6, 2016) - Feb. 1
W-2, 1099 forms delivery deadline is here (Jan. 31, 2016) - 89 percent
Taxpayers want up-front pricing from paid tax preparers (Jan. 24, 2016) - $25
Finding a charity to volunteer with on MLK Day 2016 (Jan. 18, 2016) - $900 million $1.3 billion
5 tax tips for lottery winners (Jan. 9, 2016) - 2
2 sets of twins born just minutes, but tax years, apart (Jan. 2, 2016)
Happy tax counting!
