Tax Returns

Hagerstown Community College's Continuing Education and Community Services Division is offering a new tax preparation course geared toward preparing individual tax returns. The course, "Income Tax Preparer Individual Returns," is offered on Saturdays, beginning Sept. 25 and ending Dec. 4. Taught by Teresa Spruill, owner of Spruill Money Management and Organization Services, the beginner's course will introduce participants to preparing their own tax returns using real world examples.

Since the Internal Revenue Service and the Maryland comptroller's office no longer automatically send out tax forms, where can the forms be found? To print forms for filing state taxes in Maryland, documents can be downloaded from the comptroller's website at www.marylandtaxes.com , or by emailing taxforms@comp.state.md.us . For Washington County residents who do not have access to a computer, state documents are available for pickup at...

Need to file your income taxes but don't want to miss that Hagerstown Suns game Tuesday? Don't despair - the Hagerstown Post Office will have two letter carriers stationed at Municipal Stadium between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. to collect those all-important forms before the midnight deadline. According to Postmaster Robert Gingell, letter carriers will also be positioned in front of the main post office at 44 W. Franklin St. until 10 p.m. Tuesday to serve later filers. The post office will remain open until midnight with full window operations in place, Gingell said.

Tuesday is the filing deadline for state and federal income tax returns. The main branch of the Hagerstown Post Office at 44 W. Franklin St. will remain open until 8 p.m. for late filers, according to Brian Ryder, customer service supervisor. "There will be one letter carrier at curbside to accept forms until 8 p.m.," Ryder said. The post office in the North End of Hagerstown will close at its normal time of 5 p.m.

Editor's note - There are a lot of people you see around town that you recognize, but don't know anything about. People like... Roger Collins Age - 62. Occupation - Co-owner of Howard's Art Supplies & Frames. Hometown - Toulon, Ill. Where would you see Collins? - During tax season, Collins volunteers through the Washington County Commission on Aging as a tax preparer. He has been doing this for 11 years, not long after he and his wife, Ellen, moved to Hagerstown.

WASHINGTON COUNTY -- Thousands of Tri-State residents -- including more than 2,500 in Washington County -- won't get federal refund checks unless they file tax returns within the next two months. Officials at various levels of government are publicizing the Oct. 15 deadline, trying to reach people who normally wouldn't need to file a return. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is mailing reminders and sample tax forms. U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., has taped a public service announcement for radio and TV. Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot and two groups put out a news release.

Tax returns up an average $100 this year The average federal tax refund check will be about $100 higher than last year, in large part due to two changes in the tax law, according to an Internal Revenue Service official. Both the personal exemption and standard deduction were increased for 1997, which benefits most taxpayers who don't itemize on their federal income tax returns, said Domenic LaPonzina, chief of communications for the Delaware-Maryland district office. The personal exemption was raised by $100 to $2,650 for 1997.

FREDERICK, MD. - Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett said Friday he didn't make any money off several property sales he underreported or failed to report on federally mandated financial disclosure forms. Bartlett had said earlier Friday that he wouldn't release personal income tax returns that would show whether he reported any income from the sales to the Internal Revenue Service. But in an interview with The Associated Press, Bartlett, R-Md., said he lost money on the sales of three properties in question and produced a letter from an accountant supporting that claim.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett said Friday he didn't make any money off several property sales he underreported or failed to report on federally mandated financial disclosure forms. Bartlett had said earlier Friday that he wouldn't release personal income tax returns that would show whether he reported any income from the sales to the Internal Revenue Service. But in an interview with The Associated Press, Bartlett, R-Md., said he lost money on the sales of three properties in question and produced a letter from an accountant supporting that claim.

Have you filed your tax returns and not received your refunds in a timely manner? Still wondering when your refunds will arrive? Peggy Riley, spokeswoman for the Internal Revenue Service, said a resource is available on the IRS website to easily check the status of your federal refund and find out when it is scheduled to arrive. After logging on to www.irs.gov , users can click on a link toward the right of the page that reads: “Where's My Refund?” There, tax filers need to input their Social Security number, filing status (i.e.

With no extended hours at the U.S. Post Office in Hagerstown on Monday and a midnight deadline to submit tax forms, people putting off their taxes were lining up on tax day to mail their forms to the IRS that morning and afternoon. Some local residents said that how late they wait to send in their taxes is determined by whether they owe money or expect money back, as well as the amount. Dave Hanna, 66, of Hagerstown, said that Monday was the first time he has not asked for an extension to send in his taxes in a while.

A bill introduced by Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly has the potential to bring an estimated $11.2 million more in state aid to the Washington County Board of Education over the next five fiscal years. The bill is an attempt by the state to make a more accurate calculation of local wealth, and make the distribution of state education aid more equitable, said Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington. Serafini said that many Maryland counties have complained over the years that the Sept.

The Greater Hagerstown Committee Education Forum is hosting a two-day FAFSA Frenzy from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Valley Mall near the JCPenney Court. This is a free workshop educating parents and students on how to obtain Federal Financial Aid for college. Deadline to submit for FAFSA is Friday, March 1. Students should bring a parent and the parent's  2012 Tax Returns (if available) or W-2's. There will be trained volunteers available to help participants through the process.  Space is limited so reservations are recommended.

“Just see where all these oversized loads are using Route 40 West, are putting large potholes in the concrete bridge on Route 40. The bridge is already deteriorated. This should be fixed immediately.” - Clear Spring “I never did see a response to a caller's question as to why we cannot fill out our tax returns until after the end of January. The tax changes that occurred at the beginning of this year should have absolutely no effect on 2012 taxes. Why is the IRS making everybody wait?

Since the Internal Revenue Service and the Maryland comptroller's office no longer automatically send out tax forms, where can the forms be found? To print forms for filing state taxes in Maryland, documents can be downloaded from the comptroller's website at www.marylandtaxes.com , or by emailing taxforms@comp.state.md.us . For Washington County residents who do not have access to a computer, state documents are available for pickup at...

A majority of taxpayers won't be able to file their 2012 federal income tax returns until Jan. 30 to give the Internal Revenue Service time to update forms and instructions that changed as a result of the American Taxpayer Relief Act. Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act at the beginning of January to avert the fiscal cliff. President Barack Obama signed the act into law Jan. 2. In addition to updating forms and instructions, the IRS will have to complete programming and tests on its processing systems before taxpayers will be permitted to file, according to an IRS news release.

“This is to all the Mitt Romney supporters out there who keep taking up for him about not releasing tax returns. This guy probably didn't pay any taxes on millions of dollars of income. They keep saying they're worried about people who don't pay taxes. People who make this kind of money on America's back should pay back into America. I'm sick of people like Romney. All they do is take, take, take. Close down companies, send people's jobs overseas, while they get richer and richer. You people can vote for him all you want.

Anti-Obama vote aside, why vote for Mitt? To the editor: I would like my GOP friends to tell me why they are voting for Mitt Romney. And it's got to be more than the president's so-called failures. The only reason he's failed at anything is because the Congress blocks his every move. He's tried to pass five job bills, highway funding and various women's issues. People must believe this, because Congress is at its worst approval at 10 percent! The only job plan the GOP has is Paul Ryan's plan, which even the nonpartisan budget office has said it is a loser; it would hurt the poor, seniors and the middle class.