taxes

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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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With tax day just around the corner, the IRS is readying itself to spot this year's round of tax evaders. Given the lack of impulse control and sense of entitlement among the celebrity set (we're looking at you, Charlie Sheen), it should be no surprise that the famous and the powerful are among the worst tax cheats out there. Here are seven celebrities who didn't pay the tax man, and ended up paying the price:

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The Bozeman School Board will vote this evening to determine how much they will need to increase the property tax. The increase will be put on the ballot of the May 3rd elections. How much of an increase do you think there should there be?

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You hear talk of our 14 trillion dollar deficit in America being thrown around as if we are doing something completely wrong as a country. But when most of our money rests in the uber-wealthy, it's hard to not put the blame on the Googles and Microsofts of the country isn't it? They ask for tax cuts to help create jobs for the middle America, but in reality, many of those companies are already 'stealing' billions from our country while paying other countries!

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Wow, we have been wasting  billions of dollars in tax payers' money. Obama called for a detailed report to discover areas of spending that may be redundant or just plain dumb. What they found--546 such programs that fell into one of these categories. Even republicans are stating the obvious, " makes us all look like jackasses."

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Beginning today,  you can prepare and e-file federal tax returns for free through the IRS Free File online program, as long as your income is below a specified level. All the details, requirements, and link are inside.

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For those not following the controversial tax cuts bill on C-SPAN this evening, let the title summarize what happened and here are my thoughts.

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