Taxes

Peer through the window of Project Cure's headquarters in East Manatee, Florida, and you'll see a mattress and box spring leaning against a wall, an old chandelier on the ground and some Christmas tree bulbs high on a shelf. No office furniture was visible.

Tax professionals know it. Most accounting professionals know it. When it comes to businesses, most follow at least the letter, if not the spirit, of the law. But most other Americans still don’t seem to understand that they are probably a tax cheat.

Despite a contract requiring unions representing Pennsylvania state workers to reimburse the state for deducting voluntary contributions to political action committees, no such payments have been made, according to a sworn affidavit obtained by the Tribune-Review.

Taxable sales in Virginia increased slightly in the first three months of 2013, according to the latest report from the state's department of taxation.

Three women convicted on charges of preparing fraudulent income tax returns were sentenced Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Jack Zouhary and ordered to repay the IRS.

Business will soon be booming in Moore, said City Manager Stephen Eddy. While 36 businesses were destroyed and others affected by power outages and restricted access following the devastation of the May 20 F-5 tornado, the city is bouncing back.

Due to the federal budget impasse, certain small non-profits nationwide will see an 8.7 percent cut in a federal tax credit they have received since 2010 for providing health care insurance for their employees.

The below tax tables were released by the IRS and are the official rates for individuals and married taxpayers when they file their returns before April 2014. These are, then, the official rates for tax year 2013, which ends Dec. 31, and for which filers who pay estimated taxes during the year should follow.