taxes

New York is great for a lot of things, but thing here is the worst compared to all other states.

If you make between $40,000 and $300,000 a year, you may eventually be noticing a few more dollars in your paycheck.

Just when you thought something was free, the Albany council is currently working on a new trash tax plan. But it is not all bad.

Tax day is less than a week away, so to get you all warmed up, here are some fun, or not-so-fun facts about tax day from our friends at Wallethub.com. 30.5 Minutes: Wait time for calls to the IRS in 2015. 62%: Of calls went unanswered in 2015 ... Read More ...

Looking for creating tax deductions? Look no further!

I couldn't let this one go.  Sorry in advance, but this is quite the shocker for the residents in The " Little Town O' Bethlehem".  (Gee, what song do you think I'm going to parody for this?)

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently gave his 2014 budget address which includes a very controversial proposal.

They are thinking of possibly closing a great little institution of "lower" learning (lower grade level, that is) - Birchwood Elementary.  Do the local Nisky-ites agree?  Read the story or zip down to the bottom of the article and take the 2 second poll!

This is fairly short notice, but I happened to catch this in the Times Union this morning, so I wanted to get it out there in case you were interested in buying up some cheap land!

This isn't the first time someone tried to protest property taxes by paying in single dollar bills or maybe even pennies, but this guy had a particularly interesting approach, so I thought I'd share it with you!

It's happening everywhere.  No slam on Albany Mayor Jennings or anyone else.  But just letting everyone know what I read in this morning's Times Union.  It's good news, bad news for city dwellers

Online shoppers often cite the convenience of purchasing items from web retailers like Amazon, but another perk to cyber shopping is that buyers often don’t have to pay sales tax. Thanks to a congressional bill, though, that could soon change.