In the counties of Butler and Hamilton, Ohio, the sheriff’s departments attempted to obtain money from inmates to pay for the cost of their stay at jail. An all around failure, the program closed a few weeks ago after it cost taxpayers $69,000 to settle a federal lawsuit. The state auditor halted the program because it was not making any income.

In today’s recession the changes seem overwhelming. Just last year some tax laws were created to bail us out of dire situations. These are a few new tax laws that you should know about.