The country that taxes its citizens the most is a small island nation in the Pacific, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis.
In addition to income and property taxes, Americans also pay state and local sales taxes. Sales taxes account for a large share of the levies that Americans pay each year.  To determine the states...
Taco Bell is one of the best-known fast food chains in the United States. Unlike McDonald’s and Burger King, which are strongly associated with burgers and fries, it offers a range of...
Though property taxes are generally set by local authorities such as cities, counties, and school boards, states often establish parameters in order to keep tax rates somewhat uniform. Each state,...
The nationwide effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 has taken a considerable economic toll. In recent weeks, travel has all but ground to a halt, and nonessential businesses have shuttered,...
Source: ThinkstockDuring the 2011 tax season, Americans paid 9.8% of their income in state and local taxes — on top of taxes collected by the federal government. This number, according to a report...
State tax revenue rose in 2011. It may not be enough to save the jobs of many public sector workers as states and local government continue to austerity drives meant to offset receipts which were low...
In an effort to help families work their way out of poverty, most of the United States do not tax the incomes of working-poor families. A handful of states do, however. 24/7 Wall St. examined a new...
The new report on the US economy by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development says that the American deficit is greater than the government says it is and that one of the results of...
Ken Lewis will be CEO of Bank of America (BAC) forever. Even after being forced into a horrible deal to buy Merrill Lynch by former Treasury chief Paulson. the firm managed to post remarkable Q2...
Planning for College used to be pretty easy. In Texas, there was the “Texas Tomorrow” fund, a dedicated fund that allowed parents to lock in prices at colleges around the state. One problem …...
From 13D TrackerAnother 13F filing of interest. This one from one of the world’s largest and most well respected hedge funds SAC Capital, which is run by Steve Cohen.SAC is not a buy and hold...
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas BAC is doing quite well lately evident by the fact that BAC has had the greatest improvement on a sequential basis of around eight points. The 3rd Q...
Most taxpayers get an image of a medieval torturer cracking a whip on some poor, innocent person in their heads when they think about the IRS or taxes in general.Hating the IRS may be as American as...
Though property taxes are generally set by local authorities such as cities, counties, and school boards, states often establish parameters in order to keep tax rates somewhat uniform. Each state,...