Strange State Tax Facts
The Rhode Island individual income tax return form features emoticons. A smiley face appears on the “Amount Overpaid†(refund) line, while a frowny face is shown on the “Total Amount Due†line. Nebraska taxes the sale of illegal controlled substances. The state’s law says drug dealers must buy drug tax stamps at the rate of […]
Alabama Woman Will Receive Jail Time, Not for Embezzling but For Not Reporting it on Her Tax Returns
Alita Baker Edeker, of Valley, AL, pled guilty to 6 counts of wire fraud and 3 counts of filing false tax returns. From February 2007 through May 2014, Edeker directed her company’s client’s payments to her own debit and credit cards she controlled. To conceal her crime from her employer, she made false statements and […]
American Flag Manufacturer Will Be Seeing Stars and Wearing Stripes After Indictment
Richard Spencer, of Canton, Ohio was indicted by a federal court of 15 counts for failure to account for, collect and pay employment taxes. Spencer, owner of RS Sewing, which manufactures American flags, was responsible for the company’s financial operations. For W-2 employees, Spencer withheld federal income, Social Security and Medicare taxes but failed to […]