TAX DAY
IN THE BLACK Tax Day Diiscounts
Federal tax returns are due on Tuesday, April 17. Several businesses have special discounts to relieve some of the stress of Tax Day. Some of the discounts are good only on the 17th and some are goo...
Posted on 4/14/12 at 7:00 AM
Study: Frequency of deadly accidents increases on Tax Day 
The two certainties in life — death and taxes — may be more intertwined than Ben Franklin ever imagined: A study found that deadly auto accidents increase on Tax Day. Drivers recklessly racing to the post office to meet the deadline might be one reason. Or it could be that stressing over taxes distracts motorists and contributes to human error, researchers said. They looked at 30 years of data and found 6,783 traffic-related deaths on Tax Day, or 226 per day. That compares with 213 per day on one day a week before the deadline day and another day a week after.
By Lindsey Tanner , April 15, 2012
300-plus participate in Bemidji tea party
The hundreds who participated lined the street, waving signs and American flags. Heavy rush hour traffic honked frequently at the group’s efforts. They urged lower taxes and smaller government. At the same time, at the U.S. Post Office, several union officials were urging postal patron to support their “Tax the Rich” idea to balance Minnesota’s budget.
By Brad Swenson , April 16, 2010
Demand limited for late-night N.D. Tax Department help
North Dakota's tax commissioner says a few dozen people wanted last-minute help at the state Capitol before Thursday's midnight filing deadline.
By Associated Press , April 16, 2010
Protesters upbraid 'gangster government' at tea party rally in Washington
Tea party protesters marked tax day today with exhortations against "gangster government" and appeals from Republicans seeking their grass-roots clout in November elections, a prospect both tempting and troubling to those in the loose movement.
By Calvin Woodward , April 15, 2010
Tea party leaders anxious about extremists
Leaders of tax-day tea parties are striving to keep the rallies from presenting another image: one of fringe groups, extremists or infiltrators obsessed with hateful messages.
By David A. Lieb , April 15, 2010
Tax Day rhetoric aside, Americans' bills are lower
You wouldn't know it by the Tax Day rhetoric, but Americans are paying lower taxes this year, even with increases passed by many states to balance their budgets. Just don't expect it to last.
By Stephen Ohlemacher , April 15, 2010
Minnesota tea parties protest government spending on tax day
Members of the Minnesota tea party led a rally of several hundred outside of the state Capitol Thursday to protest federal government spending on the day income tax filings were due.
By Briana Bierschbach , April 15, 2010
Palin rallies with tea partiers, tells Washington to keep its 'change'
Addressing roughly 5,000 people assembled in the morning sunshine near the site of the original Boston Tea Party, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee accused President Barack Obama of overreaching with his $787 billion stimulus program and criticized the administration's health care, student loan and financial regulatory overhauls.
By Glen Johnson , April 14, 2010
Nearly half of US households escape fed income tax
Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it’s simply somebody else’s problem.
By Stephen Ohlemacher , April 07, 2010
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