Company hopes to create 100 jobs B/O/T/H, a company that provides back-office help to independent contractors, could win up to $850,000 in tax refunds if it creates 100 jobs, a news release states. B/O/T/H, which stands for Back of the House, is opening a corporate headquarters in St. Petersburg. The company provides services such as IT, billing and collections to self-employed contractors. ...more

September 1, 2009

New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in 14 weeks, a possible sign that the massive wave of layoffs has peaked. ...more

May 8, 2009

aka the economic stimulus payment - that you received last spring? It's creating confusion among taxpayers, so the Internal Revenue Service put out a bulletin in response to errors showing up in early tax filings. ...more

March 6, 2009

At least for the next year or so, nearly every household with an income below $500,000 is likely to get at least a tiny tax cut. ...more

February 15, 2009

Seizing on the major fiscal news of the year, Internet scammers are trying to use federal economic stimulus checks as a hook to steal personal financial information, the Internal Revenue Service warns. ...more

July 12, 2008

A lawyer for three new Florida homeowners has filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the portability portion of the Save Our Homes Amendment. ...more

February 14, 2008

Have you thought about buying a home but feel overwhelmed at the thought of putting in so much work? Lennar is promoting a campaign designed to educate prospective homeowners and take the mystery out of the home-buying process. ...more

January 20, 2008

OCALA - Did the action-movie star duck and roll under the tax system, or was he simply asking the Internal Revenue Service for help in filing his returns? ...more

January 11, 2008

More than 3 million people will have to wait until February to get their tax refunds because of Congress' late fix to the alternative minimum tax, the IRS said Thursday. ...more

December 28, 2007

Congress on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan that will spare millions of middle-class taxpayers from paying higher taxes in the coming months. The White House welcomed the development and said President Bush would sign the bill. ...more

December 20, 2007