DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 2007
United States Government and Its Officials

Income Tax

• Canadian Tax Forms
  • Site includes forms and instructions for individuals, business and non-profits
  • Recommendations for tax advice
  • 2005 forms were not available on Dec. 20, 2006
• Detroit Tax Forms
  • Tax forms for 2006 not available on December 20, 2006
• Federal Tax Forms (IRS)
  • Tax forms, instructions, and publications in PDF (Adobe Acrobat), PCL, PostScript, and SGML format
  • Although the tax forms print well, the tax booklets may be too long to effectively print
  • 2006 forms available as of 12/20/06
  • Ann Arbor Public Library has copies
• Michigan 2006 Tax Forms (Treasury Department)
  • All individual tax forms for 2006 available
  • Michigan is not distributing tax forms to academic libraries
  • Ann Arbor Public Library will be receiving paper copies of the 2006 forms
• State Tax Forms (LSU)
  • Clear listing of links to tax forms from various states

Michigan Financial Emergency

• Michigan's Defining Moment: Report of the Emergency Financial Advisory Panel
  • Bi-partisan panel headed by former governors James Blanchard and William Milliken issued report on February 2, 2007
  • Michigan financial crisis due to a combination of a weak economy (loss of manufacturing jobs), tax cuts, spending pressures, and inattention to government reform
  • State must invest in education and reform its tax structure, including possible tax increases

• Our Moment, Our Choice: Investing in Michigan's People
  • State of the State address delivered by Governor Jennifer Granholm on February 6, 2007
  • Calls for investing in education and workers while restructuring revenue

U.S. Attorney Firing

• U.S. Attorneys Who Have Served Less Than Full Four-Year Terms (Congressional Research Service)
  • Reviews the law regarding appointments of U.S. attorneys
  • Some 54 left office other than during changes in administration; 45 for a better job or return to the private sector
  • Three were dismissed; three resigned after news reports; the cause for three is unknown
  • Provides the names of the attorneys
• United States Attorneys' Annual Statistical Report
  • Detailed data on federally-prosecuted cases, convictions, and sentences by type of crime and state
  • Both civil and criminal litigation, including violent crime, white collar crime, and immigration

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