Much-needed tax refunds delayed from Ga. to Calif.

Colin Daymude was out of work last year after his business failed and eagerly filed his taxes in mid-January, figuring he'd get his refund sooner. He was wrong.

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Obamas made $2.7 million last year

President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, millionaires from his best-selling books, made $2.7 million last year and paid just under one-third of their adjusted income in federal taxes.

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State reviewing per diem payments to Palin

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's practice of charging the state when she stays in her home must be reviewed to determine if she should pay taxes on the payments, state Finance Director Kim Garnero said Tuesday.

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Obama Family Earns $991,296 in 2006

The annual income for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and his wife dropped about $680,000 in 2006 from the nearly $1.7 million they took in the prior year, according to documents released Monday.

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How did Barack Obama and Michelle Obama pay for their college education and for their house?

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Angry. So very, very angry. Unable to speak due to mega-anger washing over every pore and fiber of my being. Anger is in. (Hope's so ... January.)

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As April 15 approaches, those who were out of work in 2008 might have a lot of questions about their tax returns. Here are some answers.

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I know a preparer who suggests avoiding an audit by not paying the tax in full. He makes sure his clients owe $10 and has them delay paying it.

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Americans are astonishingly generous when it comes to charitable contributions. So, how do the presidential candidates stack up? Well, thanks to their having released their tax returns, we have a pretty good idea.

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Senator John McCain's wife, Cindy McCain, has decided not to release her tax returns — not now and not in the future. In the interest of transparency and to support her husband's frequent calls for clean and open government, she should rethink that decision.

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During the 2004 presidential campaign, Republicans demanded "disclosure and transparency" in the form of Theresa Heinz Kerry's tax returns.

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Her decision, while fully consistent with Senate rules and norms, delayed the release of financial information about former President Clinton's soaring income until the couple released their tax returns in early April, under pressure from Democratic presidential rival Barack Obam …

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Why do I have to go to a British newspaper to get this accurate story? The Arizona senator declared income of $419,731 in 2007 – a fraction of the multi-million dollar earnings reported by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, his Democratic rivals.

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John McCain's lack of transparency is troubling and raises questions about what he's hiding.

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Unless you have a complicated return or a one-time big financial event, you won't necessarily get what you pay for and even may be better off on your own. 1. "A big name doesn't always mean better service."

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Hillary Clinton says that "much to her surprise" her husband made a lot of money?? Yeah...and I suppose she thinks most people will believe every words that spews out of her mouth.

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Like this story? Get Alerts of big news events. Enter your email address Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has released her 2000-2006 joint tax returns, showing $109.2 million in income over the last seven years.

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Clinton reported $20.4 million in income for 2007 and more than $109 million since 2000 as they gave the public the most detailed look at their finances in eight years.

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Evidence that Obama is anticipating higher tax rates in the future.

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Calling on his opponent for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton, to do the same, today Barack Obama posted on his campaign website's "answer center" 103 pages of federal and Illinois state tax returns covering the years 2000 through 2006.

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Obama has released his tax returns - and urged Clinton to do the same. But does it matter? Do finances influence presidential choice?

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Democrat Barack Obama gave nearly a quarter of a million dollars to charity last year as he entered the presidential race, significantly more than during the nine previous years combined.

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"This is a level of disclosure the American people have come to expect and deserve from those in the White House, or those who aspire to the White House," said Mary Boyle of Common Cause, a government reform advocacy group.

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Behind the scenes, the Obama strategy is two-fold: to start fighting against the GOP opponent, and to amp up the fight against Clinton. Both are crucial in getting Democrats—especially the superdelegates who will decide this nomination—to focus on what lies ahead.

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Let's say it's getting on April. You've finished your return, and you're still in shock. You made a lot of money and paid a lot of bills. But now you're looking at a tax bill that you just can't afford to pay.

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Yesterday, Obama stopped short of calling on Clinton to release her tax return when asked the question by reporters traveling with him. "I'll just say that I've released my tax returns. That's been a policy I've maintained consistently.

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Democrat Barack Obama suggested Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton follow his lead and release her and her husband's income tax returns so the public can see where the $5 million she loaned her presidential campaign came from.

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Treasurers Meeting Minutes Vanish, Gambling Proceeds Unaccounted For? Shriners: Part 15

Editor's Note: A response to my questions, an email from the secretary of the Shriners Treasurers Association is posted in the comments section.

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