Fraud targets seniors, working families and church members
Cerf points to low test scores, standards in decision to close schools in Trenton, Pleasantville.
When they meet at 6:30 p.m. today (March 6), members of Lawrence Township Council are expected to approve a resolution authorizing the township to hold a referendum asking voters to approve a tax rate hike in excess of the state's 2 percent cap.
The IRS offers seven facts to help you choose.
“Consumers need to be aware that these ‘fast’ or ‘instant’ refunds will cost them money” ~ Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes.
The Mercer County Office of Weights and Measures is performing random inspections of gas stations to make sure motorists are getting what they pay for at the pump.
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced a statewide ban on the manufacture, distribution, sale, and possession of any of the hundreds of dangerous, manmade chemicals designed to mimic the effects of marijuana.
The Lawrence Township Board of Education on Monday gave its approval for the district’s proposed 2012-2013 school budget to be sent to the executive county superintendent of schools for review.
S&P gives thumbs down to the governor's revenue projections.
New version of landscape project mapping tool also released.
Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes presented his proposed $286.4 million budget to the Board of Chosen Freeholders Thursday evening.
Refunds totaling more than $31 million may be waiting for thousands of New Jersey taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2008.
Lawrence Township Council members, during their meeting Tuesday, rejected a budget-balancing proposal that would require the firing of 36 township employees, and instead voiced support for a referendum seeking voter approval of a tax increase.
The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics of Rider University will present "An Evening with the Hon. Sheila Oliver" on Monday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m.
New Jersey's Endangered and Nongame Species Program is funded largely by those who opt to return all or a portion of their state income tax refunds to wildlife protection.
With Cerf working on a report about school funding, some districts are already resigned to seeing no increases.
An unproven, unreliable framework for reform is no better -- and possibly worse -- than today's failed scheme.
At their meeting earlier this week, members of the Lawrence Township Board of Education decided not to move the annual school election to November to take place alongside the general election.
Consolidation initiatives are sweeping the state, with governor and legislature adding bipartisan backing.
On Thursday, President Obama announced that 10 states, including NJ, would be granted waivers for the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates rigorous standardized testing for public school students.
New plans give the rest of the districts more time to revamp how they judge teachers.
Three budget balancing options - one of which would include the holding of a referendum to obtain voter approval for an additional 9-cent municipal tax rate increase - were presented to Lawrence Township Council this week.
“Life insurance coverage is just as important to consumers as auto or homeowners insurance.” ~ New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Tom Considine.
The Lawrence Township Council meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, Feb. 7).
New teacher categories and a new emphasis on evaluation and student performance make this bill both controversial and compelling.
A mismatch between the name shown on your tax return and the name you have registered with the Social Security Administrationcan can cause problems in the processing of your return and may even delay your refund.
Reminder letters will no longer be mailed to taxpayers who have to repay their First-Time Homebuyer Credit, but a new online lookup tool on the IRS website allows taxpayers to check their repayment obligation.
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a financial boost for workers earning $49,078 or less in 2011.
Employers were required to issue 2011 Form W-2 earnings statement by Jan. 31, 2012.
The IRS online Multilingual Gateway provides basic federal income tax information in Chinese, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese and Spanish.
Tax return transcripts and tax account transcripts can be obtained from the IRS on the web, by phone or by mail.
The IRS's Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center is a "one-stop shop" offering resources and online tools to help small businesses and self-employed persons.
If you are self-employed you generally have to pay self-employment tax as well as income tax.
Children may help you qualify for valuable tax benefits.
Tips are subject to federal income, Social Security and Medicare taxes.
Budget cuts cost New Jersey school districts $1 billion, with some of the poorest districts paying the biggest price.
Money may be found to satisfy state ruling that portions of the landmark law are an unfunded mandate.
Police say that by locking your doors and windows, leaving lights on when you go out, trimming shrubs near your windows and taking other simple precautions, you can lessen your chances of being targeted by a burglar.
Rider University accounting students will offer free tax help through the Internal Revenue Services' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program for low to moderate income individuals and senior citizens.
Township council held a special hearing on Tuesday as part of Comcast’s application to renew its non-exclusive 15-year franchise agreement to provide cable TV service in Lawrence Township.