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According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, the 2015 Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday will take place this Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 6. During that time, guns, ammunition and other hunting supplies will be exempt from state and local sales taxes.

April 15...one of the most dreaded days of the year. But lucky for us, our friends at Huffington Post have come up with a list of freebies and deals across the country that will help to dull the pain on one of the most unbearable days of the year!

Be honest: Do you really know what a 401(k) is? Because a lot of people don't—even people who have one. Let us try to explain it to you.

So let's just say that your went on a vacation and  you MAY have written it off as a business expense. After all, you did tell your wife or girlfriend that you like your job. If that's the case, you may not want to post those pictures of you and her on the Tea Cups at Disneyland. It looks like someone finally told Uncle Sam about Facebook.

With the income tax season winding down, the IRS wants to remind taxpayers how to request some extra time to file their return and the options they have to pay their tax bill. If you need more time to file your return, you can get an automatic six-month extension of time to file from the IRS. You must file for an extension by the April 17 deadline. An extension will give you extra time to get yo

Getting extra cash from Uncle Sam should mean you get to do something extra special right? Maybe even go on a vacation. Sadly only 10% of American's are planning to use their federal or state tax refunds to pay for a vacation. That's down from 20% just last year.

The United Nations in the past has been mostly concerned with the distribution of food to where there is starvation and famine. Now, the UN is supporting a junk food tax that could effect those countries where food is in abundance.

MC Hammer‘s money woes just will not go away. TMZ says the U.S. government is suing the ‘U Can’t Touch This’ rapper and his wife for $779,585 in back taxes.

Remember when your mother scolded you for running up the stairs two steps at a time? “Slow down,” she would say. “You’re going to trip and hurt yourself.” Taking it step by step will get you there almost as quickly with much less chance of a painful fall. As usual, mom was right.  And her wise words are just as applicable to your tax filing tasks.