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Tax haven protests in New Jersey last month.Hundreds of millions of dollars are sucked from the pockets of taxpayers in every state in the union, with Missouri finishing No. 19 in revenue lost to offshore tax havens. Released on Tax Day by the U.S. Public Interest Reserch Group, the report also reveals that 80 percent of the nation's 100 largest companies used various gimmicks and loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.Titled "Tax
New seafood restaurant McCormick & Schmick's (17 West County Center) is offering special deals to ease the pain of tax day. Some menu items will cost only $10.40, and diners will receive a coupon for $10.40 toward a future visit to the restaurant.
Missouri State Treasurer's OfficePill boxes, salad tongs and a lint brush: Who would ever leave such treasures in a safe deposit box ? It's that time of year again: The Missouri State Treasurer's Office is trying desperately to clean out its vault full of unclaimed loot. (These are items that folks have abandoned in bank safe-deposit boxes.)And oh, the treasures that turned up this year: a Mark McGwire baseball card, an old can of baking powder and a lint brush!$100 Unreal bucks to anyone who ca
Local license collector said to be subject of inquiry​Both KMOX and the St. Louis Business Journal are reporting that License Collector Mike McMillan is the subject of a federal investigation. KMOX says the FBI is looking at McMillan; the Business Journal says the U.S. Treasury Department requested personal financial documents from McMillan about six months ago. McMillan is out of the country. A spokeswoman for his office told the Business Journal that when he turned over his records to the go
