As if things couldn't get any worse for the millions of Americans who are barely scraping by comes the news that a tax credit implemented in April to boost take-home pay will likely have a negative impact when it comes time to pay taxes. ...more

November 21, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service has $42,268 in refund checks ready to give to 30 Hernando County taxpayers. ...more

November 7, 2009

They are due refunds totaling $42,268. ...more

November 6, 2009

A Sebring man was released from jail Tuesday on a $6,000 bond following his arrest on warrants allegedly that he stole another person's tax refund. ...more

May 22, 2009

There was a time when house calls were common. Don Frederick of Sun City Center, a tax counselor with AARP's Tax Aide program, said homebound senior citizens are tickled to death he offers just such a service. ...more

February 25, 2009

From Germany to Brooksville. R&M ShipTec, which makes interior walls and doors for passenger ships, plans to relocate its European headquarters to an existing 16,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at the Hernando County Airport. ...more

July 2, 2008

SEBRING — State Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is warning people about a new attempt to get personal information or money with a claim to help people get a tax rebate from the federal government. "If you receive a phone call or e-mail with a promise of assistance in getting a check, hang up on the caller or delete the e-mail," Bronson said. Paul Hinman with the Highlands County Sheriff's Crime Prevention Unit said Tuesday he personally has not gotten any local complaints on this new twist to the various IRS scams out there. ...more

February 11, 2008

Author James Baldwin once summed up nicely my feeling about Refund Anticipation Loans, which are heavily marketed this time of year by tax preparation companies: ...more

January 27, 2008

SEBRING — An IRS e-mail scam has surfaced and Paul Hinman with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Unit is warning people not to be taken in by this new twist. ...more

January 15, 2008