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Florida Lottery Winner Is Luckier Than You Think

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:04 +0000

Where you live can have a major effect on how much of the grand prize you get to take home and what you can do with those winnings.

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The I.R.S.: Who Are These Guys?

Tom Egelhoff — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:13 +0000

You might think the IRS started in 1913 with the ratification of the 16th Amendment. But there were income taxes imposed over 50 years earlier during the Civil War.

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Do We Really Need An Internet Tax?

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:48 +0000

Assuming online retailers could realize a nice 3% profit after expenses there would be a taxable income of $6.75 billion — hardly a national debt busting amount in a trillion dollar plus economy.

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Carl Graham Talks About Tax Day Stats [AUDIO]

Mark Allen — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:13:36 +0000

When is Tax Freedom Day, who pays what when it comes to taxes, are you in the upper 50% or the lower 50%?

What is the State tax burden per Montana resident?

Carl Graham visited us in the studio to answer these questions and more

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Happy Tax Day!!

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:59 +0000

Most people think the income tax came along in 1913. Not so fast grasshopper. In 1862 we had another war to pay for.

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How Much Government Control Is Too Much Government Control?

Tom Egelhoff — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:00:52 +0000

Before you paint me as anti-government, I’m not. Governments serve a very useful service to the people and we’d be in a real mess without them.

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Is "Bitcoin" The New Digital Gold?

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:50 +0000

The conspiracy folk’s dreams may have been answered with bitcoin. It has a lot of positives they will surely like.

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IRS Warning — 12 Scams to Watch Out For This Tax Season

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:21:07 +0000

The IRS has issued its annual warning about the "Dirty Dozen" schemes out there—ways that certain disreputable folks will try to steal your money or methods people use to hide financial information from the tax agency.

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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Oil But Were Afraid To Ask.

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:58 +0000

Keystone XL pipe line, who sets the price at the pump, are we shipping oil to China for Canada, these and many more questions answered in this pre-recorded interview with oil expert Bob Van derValk of Terry, Montana.

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Republican Lawmaker Seeks to Cut Tourism Tax On Montana Hotels

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:43:44 +0000

A Republican lawmaker says a cut to the tax on hotel rooms could attract more budget-conscious travelers.

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Is Your Unclaimed Tax Refund Among the $1 Billion Being Held by the IRS?

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:23:29 +0000

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.

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Forbes Magazine Billionaire Kids Under 40

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:00:53 +0000

Love them or hate them there is a certain mystic about the rich especially the young rich.

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Should State Employees Get a Pay Raise?

Henry Kriegel — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:22:08 +0000

Former State Representative Tom Burnett joined me to talk about the Governor's budget, particularly what fat can be cut. Bullock's proposed budget is $11.5 billion over two years and relies on nearly half the revenues from Washington, DC. It reportedly represents an increase in spending of 13% and includes:

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Two Words Missing From The Sequester Conversation

Tom Egelhoff — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:00:49 +0000

How about a stripper making $80,000 a year getting a much needed $1,000 a month in food stamps that you and I pay for?

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Mike McCormick and Tom Egelhoff Talk Money on Open for Business

Tom Egelhoff — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:00:55 +0000

In case you missed it, here's an audio replay of my Interview with Mike McCormick on the February 16, 2013 Edition of "Open for Business"

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Ten Year Forecast? Thanks for Nuthin'

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:00:51 +0000

What were the ten year economic projections made back in 1995? Did they take into account that three planes were going to kill over 3,000 citizens in 2001?

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Sequestration: What Is It, and Why Should You Care?

Tom Egelhoff — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:01:54 +0000

Since our elected leaders are so reluctant to work together, and with election campaigning beginning soon, they created a “doomsday” scenario.

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Montana State of the State

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:00:33 +0000

When I first proposed repealing this job killing business equipment tax a democratic representative wanted to know how I proposed to replace it? Why does that income have to be replaced?

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Are You Paying Your Fair Share?

Tom Egelhoff — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:00:12 +0000

It all looks so good, and so wonderful on paper. The rich get their comeuppance and the 40-year old poverty problem is solved.

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Norquist: "This Fiscal Cliff is a Spending Problem"

Henry Kriegel — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:42:43 +0000

My guest last Thursday was Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform and the single man most responsible for the Bush tax cuts we now enjoy--which Obama will likely allow to expire at the end of the year. What does that mean for you and me?

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