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Lufkin Volunteers Help With Taxes

Jen Austin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:40:59 +0000

The IRS has started accepting income tax returns, so your big fat refund is not far off! We hope you're not one of the unlucky souls that has to pay.

Regardless, if you need help with your income taxes this year, there's free assistance through Goodwill's Tax Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The volunteers at the Lufkin location have already started putting pencil to paper to help us with our returns.

AARP Seeking Helpers For Upcoming Tax Season

Rick St. Nick — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:13:29 +0000

Being a classic rocker means you could be right around the corner to joining AARP. It also means that you have had many years of wisdom when it comes to filing Income Tax returns. The nation’s largest free volunteer tax preparation and assistance service is in need of your assistance, to help the folks of [...]

New Sheriff + Old Money Place Burden on Angelina County Taxpayers

Rick St. Nick — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:22:36 +0000

I thought only the BIG elections were full of strife and discord, until I started poking my nose into the “comp time” abomination over at the Angelina County Sheriff’s office. Here’s how the story unfolds: (1) Sheriff elect Greg Sanches took over the gig from former Sheriff Kent Henson, who elected not to run for [...]

Beware of Phony IRS Income Tax Return Scam

Rick St. Nick — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:49:50 +0000

Syam Tax Services, LLC. Syam Tax Services, LLC. Syam Tax Services, LLC! DO NOT conduct any business with this company. That message from the Texas Attorney General’s office. According to reports, “Syam” is the focus of an investigation involving a tax fraud scheme, and the public is being warned to abstain from entering into a [...]

Lufkin Family Staves Off Eviction By Paying Property Tax With 'Garage Sale'

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:20:41 +0000

Sometimes reaching for the stars can be viewed as nothing more than a whimsical fairy tale you might find at the conclusion of "Pretty Woman". For those of you not familiar with the ending, Streetwalker hooks up with Business Mogul.

For the Maxwell family here in Lufkin, they needed every piece of that "Pretty Woman" script to fall into place to save their home.

'Texas Sales Tax Holiday' on August 17-19

Rick St. Nick — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:43:56 +0000

Wanna get the word out on this ASAP? The Texas Comptroller (the person overseeing the finances of the state) has announced August 17-19 will be the Texas Sales Tax holiday!

Add up the math and you could reap a windfall of savings on eligible items selling for under $100! The key words here are eligible, and under $100.

There's an App For…Tax Returns?!

Jen Austin — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:14:43 +0000

Did you see this coming? The IRS is getting high tech. The IRS announced this week there IS an app for that. It’s a free app to check the status of your tax return. You’ve got to enter your social security number, but they promise it’s heavily encrypted and safe. It’s for iPhones and Droids [...]