IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service, citing the drain that high gas prices are having on people's finances, said Monday it is raising the ...
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service, citing the drain that high gas prices are having on people's finances, said Monday it is raising the ...
CNN | Kathleen Koch | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business
The IRS says it's still trying to reach some 5 million Americans -- primarily seniors and veterans -- who have not filed the tax returns needed to qua...
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics
Unlike Wesley Snipes, most Americans know they have to pay their taxes. The IRS estimates that Americans overall pay about 84 percent of what they owe. But the missing money isn't chickenfeed.
Pauline Millard | Posted 04.16.2008 | Business
I woke up on April 11th and didn't find my $1,700 refund in my checking account. It seems that George, my new accountant, put the wrong bank routing number on the return, and my cash is currently sitting in limbo between the IRS and the Bank of America.
Washington Post | Lyndsey Layton, Christopher Lee | Posted 04.15.2008 | Business
The Internal Revenue Service expects to lose more than $37 million by using private debt collectors to pursue tax scofflaws through a program that has...
Tom Gregory | Posted 04.15.2008 | Entertainment
Godly songs don't guarantee a heavenly end for the canaries that sing them.
Associated Content | Rosa Hayes | Posted 04.14.2008 | Business
Filing for a tax extension may be your only option if you haven't gotten your paper work finished or are like a lot of Americans and simply forget abo...
ABC News | ALICE GOMSTYN | Posted 04.14.2008 | Business
That ticking noise you hear? It's the countdown for filing your 2007 tax return, which is due by end of the day Tuesday. However, if you're like mil...
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.14.2008 | Business
Not where most Americans think, based on everything we've seen in polls and focus groups. Americans' distorted ideas about where the government spends...
AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 04.14.2008 | Business
WASHINGTON — The tax audit rates of the largest companies are less than half what they were 20 years ago while more small and mid-size businesse...
Washington Post | Michelle Singletary | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business
Taxpayers have been ringing the Internal Revenue Service telephones in record numbers trying to get answers about the upcoming economic stimulus payme...
New York Times | LYNNLEY BROWNING | Posted 04.09.2008 | Business
If you think paying taxes is unfair, illegal or unconstitutional, then watch out -- the Justice Department is after you. Just as the Internal Revenue...
Sara Whitman | Posted 04.08.2008 | Living
As married, heterosexual couples across America pull out their tax forms, same-sex couples are slapped in the face one more time with their second-class citizenship.
Sen. Carl Levin | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics
Over 50 tax havens operate in the world today, helping tax cheats offload their tax burden onto the backs of honest taxpayers who are left to make up the difference.
USA Today | Erin Kutz | Posted 03.26.2008 | Business
The IRS is taking a cue from aspiring comedians and Barack Obama aficionados this week, making use of YouTube to get its message out. The agency prod...
Chris Weigant | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics
Last week, on the fifth anniversary of American military involvement in Iraq, anti-war rallies were held in various locations around the country. The...
LA Times | Kathy M. Kristof | Posted 03.16.2008 | Business
As you file your tax return, do you wonder whether you're likely to get audited? You can take some comfort in the fact that audits are remarkably rar...
AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 03.09.2008 | Business
WASHINGTON — At a cost of nearly $42 million, the IRS wants you to know: Your check is almost in the mail. The Internal Revenue Service is spen...
AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 02.28.2008 | Business
WASHINGTON — Don't be alarmed. More than 130 million households will get letters from the Internal Revenue Service beginning next week and the n...
AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics
NEW YORK — The IRS is investigating the United Church of Christ over a speech Sen. Barack Obama gave at its national meeting last year after he ...
Forbes | Janet Novack | Posted 02.21.2008 | Business
The Internal Revenue Service says movie star Nicolas Cage used a company he owns to wrongly write off $3.3 million in personal expenses, including lim...
LA Times | Kathy M. Kristof | Posted 02.17.2008 | Business
Now that tinkering with the tax code has become a favorite congressional pastime, the annual filing season is more of an ordeal than ever, with laws k...
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 02.13.2008 | Business
WASHINGTON — The checks aren't in the mail, but they will be soon. President Bush signed legislation Wednesday to rush rebates ranging from $300...
CNN Money | Jeanne Sahadi | Posted 02.08.2008 | Business
Lawmakers have given their final seal of approval to a $170 billion plan intended to spark the slowing economy. The plan's centerpiece: tax rebates. ...
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BARCELONA, Spain — Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a...
HOUSTON — A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off...
A chimp in Japan escaped the sweltering confines of his cage, and a zookeeper with a tranquilizer gun...
WASHINGTON — Rescue legislation sailed through the House on Wednesday aimed at...
AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business