taxes

Published
February 2, 2023

Commentary: Republican tax proposals aren’t as bonkers as they sound

Abolishing the IRS is not a good idea, but a flat levy on consumption is a good starting point if the goal is to shrink the budget deficit.
Published
February 1, 2023

Clarence Page: How a Republican tax plan became a gift to Democrats

New House Speaker Kevin McCarthy couldn’t seem to give away enough to win his leadership post. But a quick retreat from a radical Republican-backed flat-tax bill shows he may have given away too much.
Published
January 31, 2023

Commentary: Don’t feel guilty about taxing the wealthy

The American Dream was never about ultra-prosperity, but wealth has become the American Fever Dream.
Published
January 29, 2023

Time seems ripe for bipartisan action on income tax cuts in Maine

As the state enjoys a record surplus, lawmakers from both parties have submitted proposals that would reduce taxes for lower-income Mainers.
Published
January 25, 2023

Democrats hammer Republican plan to impose national sales tax, abolish IRS

Sponsored by Rep. Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter, R-Ga., the plan would do away with income, payroll, estate and gift taxes, and instead impose a 23% national sales tax.
Published
January 16, 2023

Midcoast CA$H offers free tax preparation in Bath and Wiscasset
Published
January 13, 2023

Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud

A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization after its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business records.
Published
January 12, 2023

Maine’s Democratic representatives criticize Republican moves in U.S. House

Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree opposed a number of measures pushed by the new congressional majority.
Published
January 10, 2023

Trump executive Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence for dodging taxes

Allen Weisselberg is expected to be locked up at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex.
Published
January 5, 2023

Kennebunk man owes $720,000 in unpaid federal taxes, complaint says

The Department of Justice is asking a judge to enforce several liens against his property to recover more than 10 years' of income, Medicare and Social Security taxes.

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