Money Talk: Most People’s W-4s Are ‘Wrong’
Question: After being an unmarried couple for 15 years, we were married in February 2014. Though I sent this information to my company’s benefits department, I neglected to change my W-4 status from “single” to “married.” I’m crossing my fingers that when all is said and done, we have paid the correct taxes when we filed for 2014 (we filed jointly as married) regardless of what was withheld pursuant to the W-4. Or do I need to inform...
Lebanon HVAC Contractor Closes
West Lebanon — One of the Upper Valley’s best-known heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractors filed for bankruptcy Thursday after the contractor’s bank account was frozen as a vendor sought to recover money owed for the purchase of supplies. M.J. Hayward Mechanical/Electrical Services Inc., which has serviced a long list of the area’s businesses, institutions and homes, filed for Chapter 7 relief after showing steadily...
Food Companies Scrambling to Satisfy ‘Clean Eating’
The steady, national swing toward “clean eating” has helped trigger an industry move toward clearing product labels of unpronounceable ingredients. So have the numerous class-action lawsuits chasing multimillion-dollar penalties for consumers who claim they were misled or misfed. Among the lawsuits filed this year alone are cases targeting trans fat in Heinz’s Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries, complaining about a Kraft shredded cheese...
Intuit Sued Over TurboTax Security
Two victims of identity theft have sued Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, claiming that poor security measures contributed to a possible spike in tax fraud this year. In the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the Northern District Court of California, the two taxpayers accused the company of not taking enough steps to protect customers’ data or to stop criminals from using that information to file fraudulent tax returns and steal tax...
