 | Identity Theft Once Again a Problem at Tax Time
The tax time rush is on. It's also prime time for those looking to steal your identity. The simple solution: use common sense and keep good records.  Watch Video
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 | Campaigning for Lower Beer Tax in Tennessee
Tennessee’s beer tax is the highest in the nation. That has prompted several local brewers and legislators to do something about it. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Luttrell Says Taxpayers Can Expect Increase
Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is warning homeowners again: brace for an increase in Shelby County property taxes. The Unified School District's $90 million deficit is to blame. Watch Video
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 | Shelby County Mayor Luttrell Predicts Possible Tax Hike
With revenue down and expenses up, Shelby County Mayor Luttrell warns citizens to be on the lookout for a possible tax increase. Watch Video
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 | Educational Bumbles and Stumbles for 2012
2012 was a year people tried to raise taxes for education in Shelby County, then tried to figure out how to get everything done before the August 2013 school merger. Watch Video
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 | Calculating Your Fall Over the Fiscal Cliff
Faced with an increasing tax bill and a diminishing paycheck, how do you figure out what a fall over the so-called 'fiscal cliff' means to you? Watch Video
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| House Won't Vote Before Midnight on 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal
The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
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 | Mayor Wharton Wants Tax Cuts in 2013
Get a drink of water and sit down. Take a deep breath. Ready? I've got some potentially good news from Memphis City Hall.
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 | He's Back: Mo' Money Co-Founder Back with New Tax Company
Trust us this time. The owner of Mo' Money, now called Marquis Taxes, says government investigations or not, his company is ready to handle your taxes this year.
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| Mayor: Shelby County Facing Financial Challenges
Mayor Mark Luttrell says the county will have to be innovative and creative to ensure there's enough money for needed services without putting too many of those costs on the taxpayers.
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 | Tunica Residents Receive Tax Bills, Up 30% This Year
Everyone who owns a car, home or business will be affected. Tax bills started going out the first of December. Shortly after that, phone calls started in the tax collector's office.
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 | Mississippi Owed $400 Million in State Income Taxes
If you haven't paid your Mississippi state taxes, you'll soon be hearing from the state. Watch Video
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 | City to Consider 'De-Annexing' South Cordova
A lot of people in south Cordova may be crossing their fingers that they won't be residents of Memphis for very long. Memphis City Council has been told the annexation may not be worth it because it will cost the city more in services than the tax revenue the area would generate. Watch Video
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 | Council Asking Voters to Increase Sales Tax
The Memphis City Council had voted to ask city residents to raise the local option sales tax.
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 | City Council: Memphis Residents To Decide Gas Tax
A trip to the gas station could end up costing you more if Memphis City Council members have their way. Watch Video
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 | Higher Gas Tax Considered to Fund Mississippi Road Work
Wear and tear on roads and bridges grows by the day, and there's not enough money to fix everything. One idea being tossed around is to make drivers pay more at the pump. Watch Video
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| He's Back: Mo' Money Co-Founder Returns With Brand New Ad
Mo' Money is no more, but the guys behind it are back with a new company, and a new commercial you have to see to believe.
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 | St. Louis Mo' Money Franchise Owner, Employees Indicted
The owner of a Mo' Money Taxes franchise in St. Louis, along with four of his tax preparers, have been indicted on tax conspiracy charges.
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| South Cordova Protests Annexation and Rising Taxes
Residents of South Cordova are protesting annexation to the city of Memphis and the rising taxes that go along with it. Watch Video
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 | Owners of Mo' Money Taxes to Sell Company
The owners of the embattled Memphis-based tax preparation company Mo' Money Taxes announced Tuesday they are selling their company.
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 | Mo' Money Co-Founder Weighs In on Investigations, Congressional Hearings
There are still more than 400 Mo' Money Tax Service customers who don't have their tax returns, and all these months later, despite a federal investigation and impending Congressional hearings, we may not be any closer to knowing what really happened this tax season. Watch Video
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 | IRS Investigating Possible Tax Credit Fraud in Holly Springs
The feds are investigating what's believed to be a tax scam operating in northern Mississippi. It's all about people claiming they bought fuel efficient cars to get bigger income tax refunds. Those under investigation may never have bought a fuel efficient car, or even a car. Watch Video
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| Missouri AG Set to Reach Deal with Memphis Tax Preparer
The Mo' Money mess continues. The Memphis-based company is on the verge of reaching a deal with the Missouri Attorney General.
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 | Mayors Seeking Haslam's Help to Keep International Paper in Memphis
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell want International Paper to stay in Memphis. The Fortune 500 company is threatening to move its corporate headquarters elsewhere unless it gets a 30-year tax break. Watch Video
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| Illinois AG Seeks $800K from Mo' Money Taxes
The Illinois Attorney General wants Memphis-based Mo' Money Taxes to pay back more than $800,000 to Chicago-area customers. Watch Video
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 | THE TRUTH: Felons Can Run Their Own Tax Services
A convicted armed robber on parole turned tax preparer is accused of scamming a Mid-South woman out of big bucks. Watch Video
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 | Commissioner: Potential Costs of Municipal Schools Mounting
At the polls earlier this month, suburban voters said yes to creating their own municipal school systems. Now the question is: what will it really cost? Watch Video
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| Mo' Money Hit with Restrictions in Missouri
The State of Missouri just put the smack down on Memphis-Based Mo' Money. The Missouri Attorney General laid out new rules for Mo' Money to follow when it does business in the "Show Me State."
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 | IRS Agents at Mo' Money Taxes Memphis Headquarters
Agents with the Internal Revenue Service were at the Memphis headquarters for Mo' Money Taxes Wednesday morning, but according to one of the business owners, they were invited. Watch Video
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 | Tax Hike May Send Even More Memphis Shoppers to DeSoto Co.
With a sales tax of only seven percent, DeSoto County, Mississippi calls out to Memphians. Shop here, save money - and they do. Watch Video
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| Congressman Cohen Meets With Mo' Money
Congressman Steve Cohen has met with a Mo' Money Tax Service lawyer to talk about the company's tax mess.
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 | Memphis City Council Members Promise No New Taxes
Memphis City Council members presented their budgets at City Hall Tuesday and none agree with Mayor Wharton's spending plan, which includes a property tax increase. Watch Video
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 | Tennesseans May Owe Taxes for Amazon Purchases
Love shopping on Amazon? Did you do a lot of it last year? If so, you may owe some back taxes. Watch Video
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| Residents Lash Out at Memphis City Budget Meeting
The idea of a 47-cent property tax increase is not going over well with taxpayers, and they let it be known at Tuesday night's city council meeting. Watch Video
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 | City Council Votes against Temporary Tax Hike
The Memphis City Council decided there would be no property tax increase, at least not for now. Watch Video
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| Exclusive: Mo' Money Co-Founder Fights Back
Under investigation, Mo' Money Tax Service co-founder Markey Granberry says he isn't sure the company he founded 17 years ago can stand a tax season that has been a "perfect storm" of problems. Watch Video
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| Audit, Anyone? Mo' Money Customer Woes Could Continue
If this tax season hasn't been bad enough, Mo' Money customers could soon face another nightmare: An audit.
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| Mo' Money Congressional Hearing Set For Thursday
The Memphis-based company Mo' Money Taxes will be the focus of a Congressional hearing on Thursday in Washington, DC. On Sunday night, Mo' Money co-founder Markey Granberry fired back. Watch Video
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 | Council Considers Vote on Sales Tax Increase
The business of sin is off the table for now with the Memphis City Council, unless you believe a sales tax increase is a sin. Watch Video
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 | Municipal Sales Tax Hikes Hinge on Schools Vote
There's talk in Memphis of letting voters decide whether to raise the sales tax one half cent. It would be the highest in the state, but there could be other sales tax increases that will make communities on an even keel with Memphis; Collierville for one. Watch Video
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 | Tenn. House Passes Tax Cuts on Groceries, Estates
The House has voted to begin phasing out Tennessee's inheritance tax and to lower the state's sales tax on groceries.
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 | MS Hotel Guests Could Be Owed Refund from Tax
A state law allowing a $2 tourism tax expired last July, but the tax never stopped. Watch Video
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| More than 1400 Mo' Money Customers Still Waiting for Returns
The heat is on for Mo' Money Tax Service, after federal agents spent the day at the tax preparers' Whitehaven headquarters.
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| Memphis Faces Tough Decisions in Budget Battle
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton proposed raising property taxes by nearly 50 cents Tuesday to balance a record budget for next year. Watch Video
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| Mo' Money Taxes Fighting Multi-State Lawsuits
More than 500 Mo' Money Tax Service customers are still waiting for their tax returns, as the embattled tax preparer heads to court in Chicago next month over a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Attorney General. Watch Video
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 | Tennesseans to See Lowered Food Tax This Summer
Less is more, at least at the grocery store. Thanks to a new law Tennesseans will soon keep more money in their pockets at the checkout counter. Watch Video
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 | Council Considers One Cent Gas Tax to Fund MATA
Nobody seems to know how this happened, but Memphis has some of the lowest gasoline prices in the country. With that in mind, Memphis City Councilman Ed Ford, Jr. has an idea. He wants to make gasoline more expensive. Just one penny a gallon, he says, that’s all. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto County Homeowners Confused over Tax Deadline
The deadline to file for Mississippi's homestead exemption was April 1st. Since that day fell on the weekend, it was moved up. Watch Video
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| Illinois Attorney General Files Lawsuit against Mo' Money Taxes |
| Tax Day Hits the Mid-South
It is everybody's favorite time of the year. And yes, that's sarcasm.
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