Budget Battles
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Trump Tax Cut Extension Would Cost $4.6 Trillion: CBO
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House Kills Greene Motion to Oust Speaker Johnson
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Greene Backs Off Johnson Threat, but Issues Four Demands
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Social Security, Medicare Get Boost From Strong Economy
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Biden and Trump Joust Over Jobs Report
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IRS Unveils Plan to Crack Down on the Rich
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She’ll Force Vote to Oust Johnson
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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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A Freelancer’s Guide to Filing Your Taxes
Whether they’re driving an Uber or designing websites, earning six figures via contract work or just some extra cash on the side, today’s freelancers have become an integral part of the American...
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7 Reasons to Do Your Taxes Right Now
Few people look forward to doing their taxes, and it’s easy to put off the tedious annual chore when the deadline is still months away. And this year you can even procrastinate a few days longer:...
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Why Trump’s Treasury Pick Wants to Increase the Power of the IRS
By Ciro ScottiLibertarians and conservatives who would like to dismantle or further restrain the Internal Revenue Service are not likely to applaud, but Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary has been...
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10 Key Tax Deadlines for 2017
By Janna HerronEveryone knows April 15 as tax day, but the deadline for filing this year is different — April 18 — due to calendar quirks. There are also a number of other important dates that could affect your...
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4 Ways to Get Your Tax Refund Faster
By Janna HerronReady to get a jump-start on paying off you credit cards or saving for that vacation this year? Your tax refund can help. Last year, almost three out of four filers got a tax refund, with an average...