Budget Battles
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Harris Tries to Flip Trump’s Biggest Advantages
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US Economy Stronger Than Previously Thought
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Harris Slams Trump’s Economic Plans, Pledges to Grow the Middle Class
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Trump’s Tax Cut Wish List Tops $11 Trillion
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Harris Prepares a New Economic Pitch
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Republicans Defy Trump on Shutdown Threat
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Speaker Johnson Scrambles for Plan B to Avoid a Shutdown
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How Wall Street ‘Innovations’ Cost Taxpayers Millions
By Marc JoffeWhat do the City of Chicago and Jefferson County, Alabama, have in common with Riverside, California, and a school district north of San Diego? These local governments have lost millions of dollars...
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Where’s Your Tax Refund? Here’s How to Check
If you haven’t received your return, check out the Where’s My Refund tool, which will give you the status of your refund within 24 hours of receiving an e-filed return or four weeks after receiving a...
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Why You Could Be Scammed by Fake Tax Collectors More than Ever This Year
By Eric PianinSince the fall of 2013, more than 10,300 Americans have been victimized by a telephone scam in which the caller presents himself as an IRS or Treasury Department employee and demands immediate...
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Why You Might Not Get Your Tax Refund on Time This Year
By Rob GarverEvery year, millions of Americans anxiously await the annual infusion of cash from the Internal Revenue Service when it pays back excess withholding from the previous year. However, according to the...
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Four Reasons Trump’s Promise of Tax Reform Is Fading Fast
By Liz PeekInvestors beware: there are four reasons (at least) why tax reform may not happen this year. 1) Democrats have been told it’s “us vs. them” and to obstruct any and all Republican initiatives. 2)...
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The Worst States for Property Taxes – and the Best
Americans collectively paid $277.7 billion in property taxes on single-family homes last year.
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Here’s How to Get Your Taxes Done for Free
Just over half of Americans get professional help when filing their taxes, the IRS says. That can be a smart move, especially if your taxes are complicated or you’re not confident in your ability to...
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GOP Health Care Plan Would Cost the States Billions in Lost Medicaid Funds
By Rob GarverThe fiscal impact of the Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act may not be clear at the federal level until the Congressional Budget Office completes its review of the proposed legislation...
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The IRS Just Invited More Tax Cheating by the Public
By Eric PianinNew data from the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service shows that the agency audited barely more than one million individual tax returns in 2016, the lowest number since 2004, according to an...
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Why the IRS Is Catching Fewer Tax Cheats
By Janna HerronLast June, nine Florida residents were sentenced to prison after being convicted of stealing almost $2.7 million from the federal government by claiming $11.1 million in false tax refunds. The...
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Here’s When You Should Hire a Tax Pro
With the deadline for filing your 2015 taxes just weeks away , it’s time to organize your paperwork for Uncle Sam. The process can be daunting, which may be why more than 60 percent of taxpayers had...
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31 Tax Deductions You Don’t Want to Miss
By Janna Herron‘Tis the time of year when many Americans look for as many ways as possible to prevent Uncle Sam from taking their money. That includes finding deductions, large and small, to lower their taxable...
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Nearly $1 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds Up for Grabs -- Until April
By Janna HerronMore than a million Americans stand to lose $950 million in unclaimed tax refunds for 2012 if they don’t file a federal income tax return by this year’s April tax deadline. Any funds that are not...
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Here’s Why the IRS Could Lose Your Tax Information
By Janna HerronThe Internal Revenue Service has failed to back up stored data — including taxpayer information —effectively, according to a new audit report . The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration...
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Got an Email from the IRS? You’re Being Scammed
By Millie DentEven though tax fraud shows no sign of slowing down, Americans are failing to take simple precautions to best protect their personal information. A new report from the data security firm IDT911 found...