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Add Vice For Tax Relief Americans' vices are a favorite pi?ata to whack at when governments are scrambling to find money to close budget gaps. For example, President Obama just signed a bill that adds 61 cents to the existing 39-cent federal tax levied on every pack of cigarettes. Even though that increase brings their total cigarette tax to $2.42, smoking Texans can brea ... read more>>   Tax Payer Relief Act of 1997 To help with the rising cost of education, the U. S. Congress has included several new education programs in the Tax Payer Relief Act of 1997. The Tax Payer Relief Act of 1997 is the name given to a series of tax changes recently passed by Congress. The education provisions are significant. However, to benefit from the provisions, you need to know ... read more>> Tax Relief and Health Care Act On December 20, 2006, Pres. Bush signed this legislation into law. The bill added several deductions for 2006 and 2007 tax years at an estimated cost of approximately $45 bil. Unfortunately, this law was enacted after the IRS printed millions of 2006 tax forms and instructions that had not included the changes in this package. Higher Education. Th ... read more>>   Debt Relief for Central America RELIEF has been pouring in this week from around the world to the disaster-hit countries of Central America: rescue teams, medics, helicopters, food, medicines, money. That is as it should be; the generous response of foreign governments and ordinary foreigners-some of them, as in Mexico, no richer than the people they are eager to help-does them c ... read more>> Property Tax Relief For Veterans Since combat operations began in Afghanistan and Iraq, more than 30 states have either expanded or extended local property tax relief to veterans. States provide property tax relief to veterans through varying avenues--exemptions, abatements, frozen assessment rates or direct rebates on taxes paid. South Carolina exempts the first $50,000 of asses ... read more>>   Neb Government Unveils Tax Relief Plan LINCOLN, Neb. -- A key lawmaker supports Gev. Mike Johanns' $30 million property tax relief plan announced last month. Sen. Bob Wickersham of Harrison, chairman of the Revenue Committee, says the governor's proposal to spend $30 million to keep community college tax levies down is fine with him. "Additional aid to community colleges is an effec ... read more>>

New Tax Debt Relief articles this edition... The Champion of AMT Relief Charlie Rangel has a plan to end the tax pain. Now he just has to convince the Prez. Ever been zapped by the alternative minimum tax? You're hardly alone. This parallel tax system, originally designed to prevent the ultrawealthy from dodging taxes, will ensnare 4 million filers this spring, few of whom consider themselves rich. It won't be a worr ... read more>> With Debt Lifted, Africa Can Rebuild The United States and seven other wealthy industrialized democracies are making good on claims of putting Africa at the top of their priority list for development. Led by British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Group of 8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, in July, heads of state from the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, Italy. Canada, and Russia pledge ... read more>> Too Much Debt, Too Bad A major avenue of escape for troubled credit-card borrowers is narrowing. Consumers with onerous debt traditionally have found relief among credit counseling agencies, middlemen who negotiate with lenders to lower interest rates and consolidate balances into a low monthly payment. But banks aren't as willing to cut deals now. "More consumers will e ... read more>> Grassroots Activism Delivers Debt Relief People in the pews can make a difference, say the supporters of an international religious movement for debt relief that recently won a major victory in Congress. Most people doubt that letters, phone calls, and visits from a handful of constituents can tip the scales in a bid to get congressional support for legislation. But that is just what ... read more>>