taxes: Maryland Triple Witching Tax Monday...and a bonus fee.
- 06/30/13 09:33 AM
The Maryland legislative efforts to reach even deeper into residents pockets comes to fruition on Monday. Marylanders will incur the triple taxing...and a bonus fee, scheduled to take effect July 1st. GAS: Legislators have been salivating over this one for quite some time because it's tied to inflation and sales tax. Starting Monday, the first of many gas tax increases already approved will take effect. This increase will cost drivers an additional 3.5 cents per gallon. With prices already well North of $3.30 a gallon, residents will have to dig deeper to fill that tank. The gas tanks will probably … (4 comments)
taxes: Taxes, Fees & Other Charges are Eating My Phone Bill
- 01/26/10 11:37 AM
Wow, I just looked at the taxes and fees I'm paying with my telephone bill. My service provider is Verizon, and they are providing telephone, tv and internet. Those are the "services" I pay for on the monthly bill. However, I was pretty surprised when I looked closer at the bill to see what "non service" related fees I'm paying. Here's the list" Taxes, Fees & Other Verizon Charges. Gross Receipts tax - Long Distance Telecommunications Access of MD Fee MD Gross Receipts Tax Surcharge MD 911 Fee Federal Universal Service Fund Surcharge Long Distance MD Federal Universal Service … (24 comments)
taxes: A LOCAL TAX INCREASE I CAN LIVE WITH
- 01/25/09 09:56 AM
I'm not a fan of tax increases and really don't know anybody who is. I understand the need for increases from time to time but when they come, they always seem to double down on the poor taxpayer. When taxing authority budgets get strained they all seem to have troubles at the same time. We frequently see Local, State and Federal increases going on simultaneously. Sometimes they "hide" the fact that they're getting a revenue increase by calling them something else, like "service fees, instead of taxes." Government doublespeak, and we keep re-electing them. That being said, I live in Crofton, … (6 comments)
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