By Miriam Raftery

September 9, 2018 (Atlanta) – An indictment unsealed Friday by the U.S. Attorneys’ office in Atlanta reveals that charges have been filed against five call centers in India and 15 individuals, including seven arrested in the U.S., for an IRS phone scam targeting U.S. taxpayers.  

East County News Service

January 29, 2016 (San Diego) -- If you are a low-income family or individual, save your money. The County can help you file your taxes completely free—and assist you in receiving federal and state Earned Income Tax Credits that could amount to thousands of dollars in your pocket.

By Tommy Tidrow

November 8, 2015 (Washington D. C.) – New House Speaker Paul Ryan and his friends in Congress (most of whom have signed the Republican operative Grover Norquist’s “No New Taxes” pledge) have come up with a plan to fund a highway bill by privatizing the part of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tasked with collecting back taxes from individuals who owe as little as $200 dollars in unpaid income tax. 

The measure would have private collection agencies act on behalf of the government to collect delinquent taxes.  These are the people who have been sued for predatory practices, harassment and misrepresentation for years.    

These debt collectors will not be going after billionaires and corporations who put $150,000,000,000 Billion dollars in off-shore tax havens like the Cayman Islands.  Nor will there be any reform to the tax code that allows giant corporations like General Electric to pay no taxes at all.

By Janis Russell

October 14, 2014 (El Cajon)- Mayor pro tem Gary Kendrick is up for re-election this November against challenger Elwood Alexander. Kendrick served on the City Council and was then elected as Mayor Pro Tem a year ago.

By Miriam Raftery

More troubling issues are coming to light regarding renewable energy developers and their projects. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration inspected records for 16 big renewable energy companies--and found that half had been double dipping. 

The IRS says that many more wind and solar development owners may be taking money they are not entitled to, Rewire Magazine reports.   Projects subsidized by the federal stimulus program are not eligible to also pocket wind power tax credits.  The IRS says it doesn’t have way to check – but believes that over half the stimulus grant recipients should have audits to take a closer look.

October 11, 2012  --  (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• San Diego’s Bilbray-Peters race reflects new reality in politics (Los Angeles Times)
• Gas stations close as California gas prices skyrocket (KPBS)
• Edison releases restart plan for unit 2 at San Onofre (KPBS)
• Mayoral debate at Politifest: Videos (Voice of San Diego)
• The Starting Line: UT San Diego’s Soviet-style political coverage. Are air-brushed photos next? (San Diego Free Press)
• The Starting Life: DeMaio’s second calendar: private meetings with developers don’t count (San Diego Free Press)
• Filner’s shaky public safety claim (Voice of San Diego)
• Neighbors (in Lakeside) still shaken by deputies’ shootout with suspect (UT San Diego)
• Pastors to send IRS message on political speech (UT San Diego
• Skyline pastor tells flock he will vote for Romney (UT San Diego)
• Proposal to double city funding on arts moves toward City Council (KPBS)
• A guide to the media attention on Poway’s billion dollar bond (Voice of San Diego)
• North County Times lays off one-third of staff (Sacramento Bee)

STATE

• Brown acts to reduce gas prices (Los Angeles Times)
• Proposition 34: Repealing the death penalty (Sacramento Bee)
• Report: recycling fraud costs California millions (Sacramento Bee)
• UCAN demands $474K from ex-boss  (UT San Diego)
• California’s new migrants following the work (UT San Diego)

Read more for excerpts and links to full stories.

 
By   Charlotte Reed

• Brown Bag “Lunch and Learn” on GUHSD boundary changes Feb. 25
• Is the grass greener?
• Scam alert