taxes

Governor Steve Bullock and his wife Lisa made $176,000 last year and paid $32,000 in state and federal income taxes. The Democratic governor recently released his 2012 tax returns to the public like other governors before him.

Bad news . . . someone finally told the IRS about Facebook.

A Helena Democrat is asking the Republican-led Legislature to consider a tax hike for those earning more than $150,000.

Broadwater County officials have increased property taxes to make up for shortfalls in its accounts for the Townsend and Three Forks school districts.

Remember the kids who always sat in the front of the classroom, the ones who reminded the teacher when she forgot to hand out homework? Those kids grew up into adults who get their oil changed every 3,000 miles, visit the dentist every six months like clockwork and file their taxes as soon as they can. Then there were the back of the class kids. They’re now the reasons dentists send those “we’ve m

Although tax rates are a boring subject, you need to keep up with them when they change.  Effective 7/1/11, the new standard mileage rate is 55½ cents per mile for the remainder of 2011 (unless they change it again).

Over the months to come, we will be bringing you tax and accounting tips from CS and Company that we hope will be helpful in your business and personal life. Feel free to let us know topics you would like to know more about. We will try to keep it current, interesting and informative. Upcoming topics include costs savings of hiring a tax professional to prepare your taxes, deducting mileage, st

Because of Emancipation Day, a little known Washington D.C. holiday that this year is being celebrated on April 15, US taxpayers had until April 18 to file their taxes. For some people that still won't be enough time to get all their papers in order. If you find yourself in that boat, you can file for an extension with the IRS. It's important to remember that filing an extension doesn't extend the

While doing (and paying) your taxes is the opposite of a good time, there are some taxes that are so ridiculous, they're actually kind of fun. Well, maybe not so fun if you actually live in one of these states. Check out our list of seven ridiculous state taxes:

One of the few joys of tax preparation is making deductions and watching your bill from Uncle Sam get lower and lower. Here's a list of five expenses that might be tempting to deduct, but are strictly forbidden by the IRS.

It’s tax time! It can get overwhelming to file all alone. Here are a few resources that might help. The IRS Website The IRS’s website, while written in legalese, is the ultimate guide to everything you’ll need to know about your taxes. Here, you can download tax forms and find out which items are deductible. The site is a valuable resource if you’re filing your own taxes.

It’s tax season, but that also means it's tax return season, too. In 2010, the average return was $3,036. That’s a lot of money to get at one time. With all that extra cash, you might be asking yourself, "How should I spend it?" Here are few ideas.