More cash-strapped Americans turn to tax refund advances in spite of high fees
WASHINGTON — Cash-strapped Americans anxious for tax refunds are increasingly turning to payment advances, prepaid cards or other costly services when getting tax preparation help, according to new...
View ArticleMore turning to tax refund advances
WASHINGTON — Cash-strapped Americans anxious for tax refunds are increasingly turning to payment advances, prepaid cards or other costly services when getting tax preparation help, according to new...
View ArticleTax refund advances appeal to more cash-strapped Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cash-strapped Americans anxious for tax refunds are increasingly turning to payment advances, prepaid cards or other costly services when getting tax preparation help, according to...
View ArticleHouse panel votes to repeal federal estate tax
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided House panel has passed a bill that would repeal the federal estate tax.Republicans say abolishing the tax would help farmers and small-business owners keep their businesses...
View ArticleTax refunds for many take hit or get bump from health law
WASHINGTON — As the April 15 tax deadline nears, people who got help paying for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law are seeing the direct effect on their refunds — hundreds of dollars,...
View ArticleObamas pay $93,362 in federal taxes; tax rate of 20 percent
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, paid more than $93,000 in federal taxes last year on an adjusted gross income of more than $477,000, according to tax returns released Friday...
View Article8 million phone calls unanswered as IRS cut taxpayer service
WASHINGTON — The IRS’s overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing season as the agency cut millions of dollars from taxpayer services to help pay to enforce President...
View ArticleIRS says thieves stole tax info from 100,000 people
WASHINGTON — Sophisticated criminals used an online service run by the IRS to access personal tax information from more than 100,000 taxpayers, part of an elaborate scheme to steal identities and claim...
View Article104,000 taxpayers have personal info stolen from IRS website
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100,000 taxpayers have had their personal tax information stolen from an IRS website as part of an elaborate scheme to claim fraudulent tax refunds.read more
View ArticleIRS taking steps to combat taxpayers' identity theft
WASHINGTON — The IRS is joining with states and private industry to combat identity theft by sharing more data about how tax returns are filed, officials announced Thursday. The effort is aimed at...
View ArticleTaxpayer service hits new low at IRS as 'Obamacare' kicks in
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hello? Hello? Customer service at the IRS hit new lows this year, just as taxpayers were grappling with a wave of identity theft and new requirements under President Barack Obama's...
View ArticleTax filing problems could jeopardize health law aid for 1.8 million
WASHINGTON — About 1.8 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law now have issues with their tax returns that could jeopardize their subsidies...
View ArticleBush earned over $9 million from business, speaking gigs
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush earned more than $9 million over the last 17 months from speaking fees and an assortment of business interests, including a health services firm...
View ArticleNo checks, please: IRS no longer takes checks for $100M
WASHINGTON (AP) — Owe the tax man $100 million or more? Your check is no good at the IRS.Starting next year, the IRS says it will reject all checks for more than $99,999,999. That's because...
View ArticleGot a $100 million tax bill? Your check is no good at IRS
WASHINGTON — No checks, please. Starting next year, your check won’t be any good at the IRS — if you’re making a tax payment of $100 million or more.The IRS says it will reject all checks for more than...
View ArticleDonald Trump to unveil tax plan Monday
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is set to roll out a tax plan Monday he says will reduce rates for lower and middle-income families as well as corporations, while...
View ArticleTrump unveils tax plan that would lower taxes for millions
NEW YORK — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday proposed eliminating income taxes for millions of Americans, and lower rates for the highest-income earners, as part of a plan he...
View ArticleRepublican front-runner Trump proposes tax cuts for all
NEW YORK — After weeks of vowing to raise taxes on “hedge fund guys” and high-income earners, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump unveiled a tax plan Monday that would cut rates across...
View ArticleMath in Trump's tax plan doesn't always add up
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump touts his tax overhaul plan as a boon for middle-income Americans, but it would also be likely to help the wealthy — including people like...
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