taxes

If you are a taxpayer that files their income tax early like me, you will be waiting a little while to see your state return come in. The State of Louisiana has announced that state taxpayers will not see their refunds until March.

The end of the year is a great time to make financial adjustments and make charitable donations. This moves now can save you a lot of money when the April 15th tax deadline arrives in 2015.

The City-Parish Council failed Tuesday to take a vote on whether to put the consolidation proposal to voters in December.

Personal finance magazine Kiplinger made the assessment.

The City-Parish Council gave the election the go-ahead at its Tuesday meeting with a 7-1 vote.

If voters pass the tax, the revenue will provide nearly $36 million of the $90 million needed for the Lafayette Regional Airport's expansion.

Louisiana ranks in the top 3 in the nation when it comes to state and local taxes. We rank number 1 in sales tax...and we wonder why we're always broke.

A change in where beer taxes are allocated could help many deserving soldiers and their families.

Joey Durel has proposed spending tax dollars to improve our airport.. Is upgrading Lafayette's airport the best solution? Would a true regional airport serving Lafayette, Lake Charles and Alexandria be a better solution?

As of 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the federal government closed down. Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate were unable to reach an agreement on a budget or a temporary fix, known as a continuing resolution, before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.

It's bad enough that I pay for air conditioning and cable TV so those that have wronged society can be comfortable. Now I am being told I am also on the hook for empty beds whether the bad guys check in or not.

The Lafayette City Parish Council voted to suspend the collection of the 0.94-mill Public Health Unit tax for property owners this year.

The state of Louisiana is offering consumers a sales tax holiday today and Saturday. What items are exempt from the state sales tax of 4%? We've got the answers.

Ousted acting IRS chief Steven Miller testified on Friday before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee about the scandal involving the agency, which admitted to targeting conservative, TEA Party and religious groups for audits.

With the IRS admitting to targeting conservative groups for audits, and now the subsequent stepping down of acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven Miller, Minden Congressman Dr. John Fleming (R) says it's now time to audit the IRS.

Now that La. Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has scrapped his tax swap plan, instead leaving it up to legislators to figure out how to handle getting rid of the personal income tax, what's next?

There are still a few weeks left to file your 2012 tax return, but April 15 of this year marks another important deadline for taxpayers: it's your last chance to file for a refund on your 2009 taxes.

Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel said Thursday night that city and parish funds have been misallocated for quite some time now. In his budget proposal though, there are solutions on how to address the problem.

So what crazy ways does the government spend our money? In this tax season time of year I thought you might get a kick or want to kick someone over some of the more interesting ways our tax dollars are being used.

When Stephen McDow discovered there was an extra $110,000 from the IRS in his checking account, it was probably one of the best days of his life. Unfortunately, the money wasn’t for him.