Effective July 1, 2008, upon notification from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles may revoke or suspend a driver’s license, learner’s permit, right to operate a motor vehicle or certificate of motor vehicle registration for nonpayment of taxes. The statute also clarifies the licensee’s appeal rights. For more detailed information, [...]

Personal Income Tax
Technical Information Release 07-18

 
Massachusetts
Department of
Revenue

Individual Mandate Penalties for Tax Year 2008
 
Pursuant to G.L. c. 111M, § 2, the Department of Revenue is issuing this Technical Information Release to announce the penalty schedule for individuals who fail to comply in 2008 with the requirements under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act (the Act). [...]

On March 12th, GOVERNOR DEVAL L. PATRICK signed EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 499 Establishing a Joint Enforcement Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee  Misclassification
The task force is comprised of designees of the Commissioner of Revenue, the Director of Labor, the Department of Industrial Accidents, the Chief of the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division, the Commissioner [...]

Although most of the news from MA is about things we were able to deduct last year that we cannot deduct this year (see MA 2007 tax law changes posted earlier today), I wanted to remind you of some things that people tend to forget.
Circuit Breaker Credit: This is a tax credit aimed at lower [...]