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William Shatner blasts IRS for 'Star Trek' parody video
"Star Trek" star William Shatner was not amused by a video parody of the television show that Internal Revenue Service workers produced at public expense. The actor, who appeared in the 1960s series as Captain James T. Kirk, used Twitter to give a...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Career and Workplace, Broadcom Corp., Media Industry, Taxation
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Owner of marijuana stores pleads guilty to $25-million scheme
A San Clemente man who operated nine marijuana stores in Orange and L.A. counties pleaded guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking and tax charges in a scheme that netted him $25 million. John Melvin Walker, also known as “Pops,” 56,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Drug Trafficking, Taxation, Rugby League
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Man secretly owned chain of pot stores
The marijuana shops evoked health and homeopathic care, with names like Dana Point Safe Harbor Collective, Belmont Shore Natural Care, Alternative Herbal Care and Costa Mesa Patients Assn. Nine dispensaries in all, they appeared to be run by different...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Drug Trafficking
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'Star Trek' training video a mistake, IRS says
The Internal Revenue Service has apologized for spending about $60,000 on a training video that parodied the television show, “Star Trek.” In a six-minute video that is attracting wide attention on the Internet, IRS workers portrayed...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace, Broadcom Corp., Employees, Taxation
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Gay-marriage supporters upbeat after Supreme Court arguments
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Lawyers arguing that the Supreme Court should overturn the Defense of Marriage Act appeared buoyant after presenting their case on Wednesday. "We are hopeful they will" overturn the law, said Roberta Kaplan, who argued the case in front of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Media Industry, Same-Sex Marriage
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Couple gets taxed for tapping IRA; how to pay?
Dear Liz: Help! We've just received devastating news from our accountant that we owe around $11,000 to the IRS and the state for 2012 taxes. The reason for the huge bill is that we cleaned out my husband's IRA to pay for our son's college expenses. My...
Tags: Finance, Career and Workplace, Credit and Debt, Economy, Business and Finance, Taxation
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IRS 'Star Trek' parody: It's politics, Jim, but exactly as we know it
In attacking the Internal Revenue Service for a training video parodying the TV show “Star Trek,” critics have not very boldly gone where many have gone before -- to a political universe in which government employees are pilloried for...
Tags: Literature, Career and Workplace, Civil and Public Service, Taxation, Government
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H&R Block blunder delays 600,000 tax returns
About 600,000 H&R Block customers face lengthy delays for tax refunds after a filing error by the Kansas City, Mo.-based tax preparer, the Internal Revenue Service said late Tuesday. The filing blunder affects customers -- mainly students -- who...
Tags: Media Industry, Taxation, H&R Block Inc., Politics
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U.S., Switzerland sign pact to crack down on American tax evaders
The U.S. and Switzerland have signed a pact to crack down on tax evaders by making Swiss banks reveal more information about offshore accounts held by Americans, the Treasury Department said Thursday. The agreement is part of an effort by the U.S. to...
Tags: UBS AG, U.S. Congress, Rick Perry, Swiss Confederation, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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The birth of the income tax
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 16th Amendment, which gave Congress the power to tax American incomes. Unlike the contentious congressional drama in passing the American Taxpayer Relief Act to avert going over the "fiscal...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Woodrow Wilson, U.S. Congress, William Howard Taft, Taxation
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Sen. Robert Menendez denies consorting with prostitutes
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, a key player in the effort to overhaul immigration laws, denied allegations that he consorted with prostitutes during trips to the Dominican Republic with a longtime friend and campaign donor whose South...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Republican Party, U.S. Department of Justice
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Feds arrest 14 in alleged massive Southland stock scheme
Federal agents arrested 14 people – including a former deputy district attorney – for allegedly running a stock manipulation scheme from Southern California that cost investors more than $30 million. Authorities said the scheme involved...
Tags: Freddie Mac, Pamela Anderson, Crime, Law and Justice, Joey Davis, Justice System
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