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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Test Your Tax Knowledge: Are These 10 Deductions Legit or Not?
By Janna HerronTax season is a time when creative thinkers figure out ways to itemize unusual expenses as deductions to lower their bill to Uncle Sam. Often, though, the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t agree with...
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The Best and Worst Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund
By Janna HerronGetting a tax refund can feel like winning a small lottery. And it’s tempting to blow the windfall. But hold tight: There are smarter ways to use your mad money than putting a down payment on a...
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8 Red Flags That Could Trigger an IRS Tax Audit
If there’s anything that Americans dread more than doing their taxes, it may be the prospect of getting audited by the IRS. Fortunately, your chances of being audited by the Internal Revenue Service...
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Hacked Again: Can the IRS Protect Your Tax Info This Year?
By Janna HerronThe 2016 tax season is starting off badly for the Internal Revenue Service. The agency on Tuesday said hackers last month used malware to automatically generate E-file personal identification numbers...
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Here's the Easiest Way Yet to File Your Taxes
By Janna HerronImagine if you could just text Uncle Sam your 2015 tax return. While that may still be a few years away, two of the largest tax preparation companies allow taxpayers to do at least part of their...