http://www.taxabletalk.com/ Taxable Talk looks at taxes (and the politics behind taxes) from the view of a Southern California tax preparer. en-us 2008-08-11T03:08+00:00 http://www.taxabletalk.com/posts/1218424460.shtml When I was growing up just north of Chicago my parents told me about how the dead voted. That didn't seem right to me, but I did learn at a young... Russ 2008-08-11T03:08+00:00 http://www.taxabletalk.com/posts/1214957914.shtml Today is July 1st and Chicago has earned a dubious distinction. The Windy City now has the highest sales tax rate in the country, 10.25%. The old "winner," Memphis, has... Russ 2008-07-02T00:07+00:00 http://www.taxabletalk.com/posts/1212980155.shtml What happens if you use a payroll service and they don't forward the deposits to the IRS and your state tax department? The payroll company will be in trouble, but the... Russ 2008-06-09T02:06+00:00 http://www.taxabletalk.com/posts/1204516787.shtml Congratulations, Chicago! You now have the highest sales tax rate in the country at 10.25%. Chicago earned that distinction when Cook County doubled its county sales tax to 1.75%.... Russ 2008-03-03T03:03+00:00 http://www.taxabletalk.com/posts/1197606489.shtml Christopher Kelly, a former adviser to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, has been indicted on federal charges of tax fraud. Mr. Kelly is accused of understating more than $1.3 million on his... Russ 2007-12-14T04:12+00:00 http://www.taxabletalk.com/posts/1195443057.shtml Back in September, I reported that Cook County was looking at increasing its sales tax. That hasn't happened yet. However, the City of Chicago decided that one good tax increase... Russ 2007-11-19T03:11+00:00 http://www.taxabletalk.com/posts/1190213640.shtml I'm a native of Chicago. It's a great city, and has every kind of attraction you can think of. It's also the home to the best baseball team in the... Russ 2007-09-19T14:09+00:00