Tired of paying too much in taxes? Here’s your chance to make some purchases state-tax-free. 16 states have set up their own “stimulus package” by exempting state tax collection on certain goods during the next few weeks. Here is the schedule for each state: 2009 State Sales Tax Holidays State Date State Tax Suspended* What’s [...]
Entries from July 31st, 2009
Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming “Tax Holidays”
July 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Info
Tags: certain dates·clothing·computer·exameption·goods and services·School supplies·Smart money·state taxes·tax holiday
Multiple Credit Report Item Dispute – One Letter or Separate for Each?
July 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Credit Repair
When disputing errors on a credit report, the question of whether a consumer should dispute all of the items in one letter or send a separate letter for each is a question which never fails to come up during the credit repair process. Q. I have 5 items I’d like to dispute with the credit [...]
Tags: certified mail·certified mail return receipt requested·Credit Bureaus·Credit Repair·credit report·CRRR·dispute letter·negative itmes·written receipt
Debt Settlement Industry Warns Against Non-Professionals Tackling Debt Settlement
July 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Debt Settlement
Ridiculous! That was our first thought when reading the title of this press release from TASC (The Association of Settlement Companies), an organization that “serves to protect consumers through an organization seal that represents best practices and standards of reputable companies”. The press release was TASC’s response to an ABC News Report that was aired [...]
Tags: debt negotiations·Debt Settlement·debt settlement companies·negotiate with creditors·Settle Debts·TASC
NY Attorney General Throws Out 100,000 Judgments for Consumer Debt
July 28th, 2009 · 11 Comments · I'm being sued!, Legal Stuff
New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo filed the lawsuit against 35 law firms and two debt collectors in New York State in order to throw out an estimated 100,000 default judgments improperly obtained against New York consumers. That’s a big number, especially since the AGs office estimates that the average default judgment totaled [...]
Tags: ALP·American Legal Process·Andrew Cuomo·attorney general·Attorneys·debt·judgments·New York·sewer service·vacate judgments
