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05/06/2014

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101641572?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cheadline%7Cstory&par=yahoo&doc=101641572%7CCut%20tax%20breaks%20for%20high%20i

The chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors advocated cutting tax breaks and incentives for high-income households.

05/06/2014

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05/06/2014

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-little-known-roth-ira-142809077.html

Is it better to save for retirement in a Roth IRA or a traditional IRA? Spend a little time researching this question, and you'll learn an interesting mathematical truth: If your tax rate is the same when you make contributions as it will be in retirement, there's no difference between a Roth and tr…

05/01/2014

In The Wall Street Journal, Heather Williams discusses a religious coalition that is advocating progressive income taxation for Illinois.

04/24/2014

If you're owed a refund, you won't be hit by penalties if you file your taxes late.

04/24/2014

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-reasons-save-retirement-roth-401-k-142644203.html

Aon surveyed 400 employers covering 10 million employees in 2013 and found that half now offer a Roth 401(k) plan. Here are some of the benefits of saving for retirement in a Roth account: Having a tax-free account in addition to your pre-tax savings gives you more options to reduce taxes in retirem…

04/24/2014

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/irs-awards-bonuses-1-100-owe-back-taxes-202455830--politics.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed back taxes, a government investigator said Tuesday.

04/16/2014

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-surprising-things-americans-think-172700981.html

The trend is on the rise, as only 9 percent of Americans thought it was acceptable to cheat on income taxes back five years ago. The share of people who think their taxes are too high is similar at 50 percent, while up until 10 years ago, more Americans thought their taxes were too high, in some yea…

04/16/2014

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-tax-tips-accountant-never-tell-153429943.html

Former U.S. congressman John Hostettler once said, "The Internal Revenue Code and regulations add up to 1 million words and is nearly seven times the length of the Bible." According to a 2008 Vanguard publication, "Tax-Efficient Equity Investing: Solutions for Maximizing After-Tax Returns," taxes ha…

04/14/2014

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/04/13/tax-returns-filing-digital-era/7432833/

April 15 will mark a digital first for Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen. It will be the first year ever he won't be heading to the post office to drop off his tax return.

04/14/2014

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/55a76778-c294-11e3-9370-00144feabdc0.html

Walgreens has come under pressure from an influential group of its shareholders, who want the US pharmacy chain to consider relocating to Europe, in what would be one of the largest tax inversions ever attempted. At a private meeting in Paris on

04/14/2014

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chances-getting-audited-irs-lowest-120547806.html

As millions of Americans race to meet Tuesday's tax deadline, their chances of getting audited are lower than they have been in years. Budget cuts and new responsibilities are straining the Internal Revenue ...