tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post7968410146669670534..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Ipse dixitZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-70498191421790339072011-05-11T17:58:03.985-07:002011-05-11T17:58:03.985-07:00"those who filed electronically could expect ..."those who filed electronically could expect their refunds in a matter of days via direct deposit, while those who filed paper returns might have to wait six to eight weeks to get their checks."<br /><br />This is very confusing. Normally direct deposit is independent of how you file (in the real world of US 1040 tax returns). Someone who does not have a bank account for direct deposit is not allowed to efile? Someone who does have a bank account is not allowed to put the routing code and account number on a paper return? Inquiring minds from a state that does not have an income tax do not need to know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-3451590301502010732011-05-10T14:20:26.840-07:002011-05-10T14:20:26.840-07:00I understand the concept behind Targeted Tax Areas...I understand the concept behind Targeted Tax Areas... for out-of-state companies. But to move from Brisbane to Visalia means the net number of unemployed workers in CA is the same. That's the same number of workers not paying taxes.<br /><br />I also understand Brown's position: we be broke.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-89773728327620191922011-05-09T19:54:13.934-07:002011-05-09T19:54:13.934-07:00I heard the same KCBS broadcast. I assume the tax ...I heard the same KCBS broadcast. I assume the tax credit is tied to local unemployment rates. Visalia is in the Tulare Targeted Tax Area, a subsidized zone where unemployment is over 20 percent. The <i>Modesto Bee</i> published a <a href="http://www.modbee.com/2011/02/16/1560481/enterprise-zone-in-visalia-steals.html" rel="nofollow">report</a> on it. Targeted Tax Areas are on Gov. Brown's list of things to eliminate, but one can see why they were created.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-27950150351964781552011-05-09T14:56:23.245-07:002011-05-09T14:56:23.245-07:00I heard on the radio news (on San Francisco Bay Ar...I heard on the radio news (on San Francisco Bay Area KCBS) this morning that a medical supply company is moving its distribution center from a Bay Area city, Brisbane, to a relatively obscure California Central Valley town, Visalia. The reason given for this is that they get a state (yes, they said state) tax credit for every employee they hire in Visalia, but no such credit for hiring employees in Brisbane. They will lay off some 100 employees in Brisbane, and hire new ones in Visalia.<br /><br />Huh? People in one part of the state are somehow less deserving of jobs than people in another part of the state?Karennoreply@blogger.com