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Tax resources available online at state’s official Web site

Wed, Mar 4, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article0

The tax season deadline is fast approaching and the Oklahoma Tax Commission and OK.gov want to remind Oklahomans that help is available online. Visit http://www.OK.gov, Oklahoma’s official Web site, to gain access to valuable tax information and resources.

Oklahoma financial advisers say time is right to switch retirement savings plan

Business | Sat, Feb 28, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article9

If you have a traditional individual retirement account and you’re under 50, or you’re approaching the 70½ required distribution age and want to save the IRA for your heirs, this may be the ideal time to convert to a Roth IRA, experts say.

City is looking to Charlotte

Business | Mon, Oct 6, 2008 | Comments Comment on this article13

Some of Oklahoma City’s most powerful folks are set to be airborne this morning as they head to Charlotte, N.C., to learn how the city was transformed two decades ago by construction of a skyscraper and the arrival of an NBA team.

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