Lower your taxes with these five often-missed credits

Taxpayers miss billions of dollars in credits for retirement savings contributions, lifetime learning costs and more.

You may have made this big tax mistake. How to recover and still lower your RMD

This week, most older Americans likely missed out on one of the best tax breaks in the IRS code because they pulled out their ...
KTTC

Albert Lea City Council to hold meeting on Monday for potential lowering of 2026 property tax levy

The Albert Lea City Council will reportedly hold a meeting on Monday, where city council members will discuss the potential ...

Smart cuts or new taxes? Economists talk Baltimore’s 10-year plan to ‘save’ $2.5B

Baltimore leaders are providing new details about and economists are weighing in on the city’s plan to “save” $2.5 billion ...
The Gazette

Feenstra pledges to ‘lower and freeze’ Iowa’s local property taxes

Randy Feenstra wants to "lower and freeze" property taxes in Iowa, if elected governor next year, he said during a campaign event Friday.

Bentonville sets lower sales tax revenue intake for 2026 following state rebate program deductions

The city has prepared for 2026 with more modest projections of its sales tax revenue after unexpected impacts from the ...
The Atlantic

John Kerry Actually Had a Lower Tax Rate Than Romney

In a bit of Democratic comeuppance for dinging Mitt Romney for how little he pays in taxes, Wonkblog published this chart of presidential candidates' tax rates. And wouldn't you know, John Kerry ...