http://biz.yahoo.com/topic/taxes/The latest news on Taxes from Yahoo! Financeen-usMon, 13 Oct 2008 14:37:06 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081013/mi_us_senate_energy.html?.v=1A gallon of gas costs more than twice what it did six years ago, the last time incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Carl Levin was up for re-election.yahoo_finance/1503123429Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:37:06 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081013/mccain_economy.html?.v=2Republican John McCain's campaign is sending mixed signals about whether the candidate will offer new proposals to address the financial crisis.yahoo_finance/2377597063Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:11:45 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081013/eu_britain_bank_bailout.html?.v=13The British government injected an unprecedented 37 billion pounds into the country's leading banks Monday to avoid a full-scale collapse of the sector.yahoo_finance/3205420681Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:45:38 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/081013/24092.html?.v=1'Analysis paralysis' can be the enemy of a sound college savings strategy, says the College Money Guru.yahoo_finance/3103896532Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/brn/081013/25334.html?.v=1A backyard swimming pool may be deductible for medical reasons if you can convince the IRS, says CPA George Saenz.yahoo_finance/3134361484Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081012/meltdown_conflict_of_interest.html?.v=8The government's plan to make sure private managers of a $700 billion bailout plan are free of conflicts of interest is weak, according to some critics, and allows too much room for abuse.yahoo_finance/2392952610Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:28:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081012/second_stimulus.html?.v=2After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.yahoo_finance/1605630965Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:13:25 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081010/ms_mississippi_budget.html?.v=1Mississippi tax collections are lagging this year as the national economy sputters. Yet in a poor state with relatively modest spending, budget writers say they're not worried that they'll be forced to cut services.yahoo_finance/549440551Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:03:15 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081010/meltdown_bush.html?.v=24President Bush said Friday that the government's financial rescue plan was aggressive enough and big enough to work, but would take time to fully kick in. "We can solve this crisis and we will," he said in brief remarks from the White House Rose Garden.yahoo_finance/2358907561Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:01:57 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081010/meltdown_actions_so_far.html?.v=1That $700 billion financial bailout passed by Congress and signed by President Bush is a big package. But wait, there's more.yahoo_finance/923761158Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:20:13 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081010/lt_venezuela_mcdonald_s.html?.v=3The Venezuelan government has ordered nearly all McDonald's restaurants in the country closed for 48 hours for what it calls irregularities in the fast-food chain's financial books.yahoo_finance/3070140668Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:09:13 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081010/spain_banks.html?.v=3Spain's government insisted Friday that a 30 billion euros fund it will use to buy assets from banks starved for liquidity will have zero cost for taxpayers.yahoo_finance/3038540630Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:34:07 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081010/ny_lirr_disability.html?.v=4Like many commuters, Ron Marino is incredulous about revelations that nearly every employee who asked for disability benefits after retiring from the nation's largest commuter railroad was granted them.yahoo_finance/1157902712Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:29:24 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/ny_lirr_disability.html?.v=2Like many commuters, Ron Marino is incredulous about revelations that nearly every employee who asked for disability benefits after retiring from the nation's largest commuter railroad was granted them.yahoo_finance/1208724640Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:27:46 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/toyota_technical_center.html?.v=5Across the street from Terry Fisher's BP gas station just off U.S. 23 sits what may be the only good news in the domestic auto industry these days.yahoo_finance/933862271Thu, 9 Oct 2008 22:13:10 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/ks_financial_meltdown_kansas.html?.v=1Congressional candidates in Kansas are cautious about John McCain's mortgage bailout proposal, and the most positive response is coming from fellow Republican Lynn Jenkins in the 2nd District.yahoo_finance/1163948804Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:56:18 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/palin_handing_out_money.html?.v=1Alaska is awash in billions of surplus dollars from the current high oil prices and a tax hike on the oil industry, but it remains at the forefront of states feeding at the federal trough.yahoo_finance/1431299059Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:37:20 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/401k_insight.html?.v=1If you had hoped this week would bring significant recovery to the stock market, you've clearly been disappointed. Many investors are wondering why approval of the government bailout plan didn't have an immediate impact on restoring confidence in the economy, leading to this week's question:yahoo_finance/3483420810Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:58:21 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/ms_mississippi_budget.html?.v=1Mississippi tax collections are lagging this year as the national economy sputters. Yet in a poor state with relatively modest spending, budget writers say they're not worried that they'll be forced to cut services.yahoo_finance/2108148625Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:42:33 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/meltdown_dwindling_options.html?.v=3What's left in Uncle Sam's economic tool kit? The commitment of $700 billion didn't impress markets here and around the world. Neither did fresh interest rate cuts. Stocks plunged yet again on Thursday.yahoo_finance/3834302527Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:29:43 Etc/GMT