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By the Numbers 2014

Happy 2014! Another year has arrived and that means it's also time for a whole new set of By the Numbers.

As with the 2011, 2012 and 2013 numerical posts, a new figure -- a percentage, dollar amount, piece of tax legislation, raw number and the like -- that has a tax connection will be featured. I aim for Sunday posting, but….

Whatever day the new number goes up, you can find a link to it here.

  • 2.3 cents
    Wind power generators get 2014 tax break, but 2015 iffy (Dec. 28, 2014)
  • 61 percent
    Congress gets low marks for honesty, ethical behavior (Dec. 21, 2014)
  • 18.4 cents and 1993
    Gas prices, taxes and mileage deduction rates (Dec. 13, 2014)
  • $46.4 million
    IRS holding millions of dollars in frozen taxpayer accounts (Dec. 7, 2014)
  • 14 percent
    IRS' positive public perception picking up a bit (Nov. 30, 2014)
  • 30,000
    Possible break in hunt for Lois Lerner's lost IRS emails (Nov. 23, 2014)
  • 2 percent
    Navajo lawmakers approve 2% sales tax on snacks, sodas (Nov. 16, 2014)
  • 2015
    2015 inflation adjustments for exemptions, deductions, more! (Nov. 10, 2014)
  • $100 million
    Illinois recovers $100 million+ in unpaid gasoline sales taxes (Nov. 2, 2014)
  • $253.39 million
    Dolce & Gabbana tax conviction overturned by Italy's top court (Oct. 26, 2014)
  • 10 percent
    More businesses are electronically filing tax returns (Oct. 19, 2014)
  • $14 million
    Estate gets $14 million tax refund on value of art (Oct. 4, 2014)
  • $20
    Arizona smokers get tax bills for old online cigarette purchases (Sept. 28, 2014)
  • $5.2 billion
    Identity theft tax refund fraud is increasing, but ways to prevent the crime are not likely to be popular (Sept. 22, 2014)
  • 3
    Amounts you'll need to calculate your estimated tax payments (Sept. 15, 2014)
  • 3
    NFL 2014 season underway, along with the taxable betting (Sept. 7, 2014)
  • 6.2 percent
    Labor Day 2014 facts, figures, fun and taxes (Sept. 1, 2014)
  • 12
    Coverdell Education Savings Account's pre-college options (Aug. 25, 2014)
  • $40 million
    Elvis estate seeks tax breaks for Graceland expansion (Aug. 17, 2014)
  • $1.6 million
    Actor Robert Redford sues NY tax office over $1.6 million bill (Aug. 9, 2014)
  • Sept. 8
    Congress is required to take August off. Really! (Aug. 2, 2014)
  • $16 million
    $16 million in tax breaks ensure CBS' Late Show stays in NYC (July 27, 2014)
  • $1.5 million
    Philadelphia loses effort to collect $1.5 million from strip clubs (July 19, 2014)
  • 1961
    Do you know when you state adopted its sales tax? (July 13, 2014)
  • $846.2 billion
    Tax collectors want us to keep shopping (July 6, 2014)
  • $125,000
    N.C. police discover that some crime does pay ... them! (June 29, 2014)
  • 12 cents
    Federal gasoline tax hike among proposals to stave off the Highway Trust Fund's impending bankruptcy (June 23, 2014)
  • 2 million
    A Father's Day gift for single dads: 5 tax breaks (June 15, 2014)
  • 29.1 percent
    A look at the wide range of corporate U.S. tax rates (June 8, 2014)
  • 3 percent
    Illinois voters will get a say, sort of, on a millionaires' tax (June 2, 2014)
  • $3.3 billion
    Federal workers, including members of Congress and Treasury employees, owe Uncle Sam $3.3 billion in back taxes (May 27, 2014)
  • 47 percent
    Rich, poor, middle class: Where are you on the income scale? (May 18, 2014)
  • 10
    All U.S. taxpayers now finally enjoy Tax Freedom Day (May 10, 2014)
  • 4544
    Representatives want to prevent Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling from deducting his $2.5 million NBA fine (May 5, 2014)
  • 46 million
    Electronic tax filing popularity continues to grow (April 26, 2014)
  • $2,751
    How are you spending your federal tax bill? (April 21, 2014)
  • 15
    15 tax-filing tips for April 15 (April 14, 2014)
  • 1 million
    Being DIFferent could prompt a tax audit (April 8, 2014)
  • 200 million
    How much is your tax refund and where the heck is it? (April 2, 2014)
  • $1,500
    IRS offers an easier way to deduct your home office (March 24, 2014)
  • $1.17
    Tax collectors raise a glass of green beer to St. Patrick (March 17, 2014)
  • 49.72 cents
    Daylight Saving Time + gas taxes = boon for tax collectors, but some money-saving options for added daylight drivers (March 9, 2014)
  • 74,608
    Tax code still ginormous, but growth has slowed a bit (March 1, 2014)
  • 96 percent
    Most taxpayers support tax preparer competency standards (Feb. 24, 2014)
  • $3,317
    IRS' first batch of 2014 tax refund checks averages $3,317 (Feb. 16, 2014)
  • $25,000
    IRS takes a bite out of U.S. Olympic medalists' winnings (Feb. 10, 2014)
  • $1,250
    Paying taxes on Super Bowl (and other gambling) winnings (Feb. 3, 2014)
  • $379 billion
    Mortgage tax break contributes to fading American dream (Jan. 28, 2014)
  • $4 billion
    $4 billion more tax breaks for Boeing from Washington State (Jan. 21, 2014)
  • $16 million
    California has $16 million in undeliverable 2012 tax refunds (Jan. 14, 2014)
  • $117,000
    Social Security taxable earnings cap in 2014 is $117,000. Thousands have already hit that tax limit. (Jan. 5, 2014)

Happy tax counting!