Uncle Sam seems to be gearing up to take more tax dollars from Mitt Romney and his brothers in the private-equity fraternity. The Internal Revenue ...
Reuters | Posted 05.11.2012
By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - A Republican senator advocating for whistleblowers called on President Barack Ob...
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.08.2012
In the battle between the Internal Revenue Service and identity thieves, the thieves are winning. In the next five years, the U.S. may issue as muc...
HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.07.2012
WASHINGTON -- Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, the political ad-buying organization cofounded by Republican strategist Karl Rove in 2010, has ...
Edward J. Black | Posted 04.25.2012
If the IRS starts preparing our taxes for us, that right will cease to exist. Even with its flaws, Americans would most certainly prefer our current tax filing system over putting their faith in the IRS to fairly do it for them.
Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012
By Amy Feldman NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Julie and Brett Redden are in a hurry for the paperwork to go through fo...
Diana Aviv | Posted 04.23.2012
Last week millions of Americans observed the time-honored tradition of waiting until the last possible moment to pay their taxes.
The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.23.2012
It may be a little late to dispensing tax advice, but often the best time to start preparing for next tax season is while the IRS is still fresh on yo...
Bob Edgar | Posted 04.23.2012
Today, Common Cause is announcing a whistleblower complaint against ALEC. We are submitting several thousand pages of ALEC's internal records that we believe demonstrate beyond debate that ALEC for years has lied to the IRS and the American public about its activities.
AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 04.23.2012
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Open government advocates accused a conservative legislative group Monday of falsely claiming tax-exempt status while doing wid...
Wall Street Journal | Laura Saunders | Posted 04.20.2012
Is a tax sin haunting you? Maybe you paid a baby sitter under the table, or "forgot" to declare income, or deducted personal expenses as business c...
Cole Hill | Posted 04.19.2012
"The IRS knows very well that such qualities help insulate them from public protest and political opposition, and that abstruse dullness is actually a much more effective shield than is secrecy," says David Foster Wallace's in "The Pale King."
Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012
April 17 (Reuters) - Banks in Texas, Florida and other southern states could face a pull-out of non-U.S. depositors due to a new U.S. rule finalized...
Posted 04.17.2012
If you're like us, you might be getting a little bit of money back from the federal government this year, so you better start planning what you're goi...
Mark Engler | Posted 04.17.2012
This year, if you say "Tax Day" and "social movement," the Tea Party isn't necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. And if you go looking for a protest, you'll likely find folks protesting against the tax evaders of the top 1 percent.
Christopher Bergin | Posted 04.17.2012
By slashing the IRS budget, Congress has achieved something truly noteworthy -- undermining its own ability to raise revenue and cut the federal deficit. Isn't that a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face?
HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 04.19.2012
Terrence Revere recently discovered that he is part of a notorious group that includes hip-hop star Damon Dash and financial institutions American Exp...
Posted 04.16.2012
By Megan Murphy and Vanessa Houlder, Financial Times and Jeff Gerth, ProPublica In November 2001, Bank of New York, a mid-tier U.S. bank, transfe...
Hayden Bixby | Posted 04.15.2012
I have to admit that I'm sad to see another tax season come to a close. I'm not saying I love paying taxes, but I am saying that I love doing taxes.
Credit.com | Posted 04.13.2012
If you're like me, and putting off finishing your taxes until the last minute, you can at least be thankful that we have until April 17th this year to file. I turned to Lisa Greene-Lewis, a CPA and the Turbotax Blog Manager, for advice.
Posted 04.14.2012
WASHINGTON -- The “GPS” in Crossroads GPS ostensibly stands for grassroots policy strategies, but the Washington Post reported Friday that nearly ...
Posted 04.13.2012
If you're filing your tax return at the last minute, the Internal Revenue Service says you can expect to see your refund in 10 to 21 days if you e-fi...
Huffington Post | Emily Cohn | Posted 04.13.2012
Worried you won't get your taxes done in time? Here's some good news: you can file an automatic six-month extension with the IRS and receive no late p...
Posted 04.12.2012
Think you don't need to file your tax returns because you don't make enough money? Think again. Even though you may not owe the IRS anything this y...
InvestingAnswers | Posted 04.12.2012
Examining these celebrity cases, a few common themes stick out. First, always file your tax return. Even if you don't have enough money to pay your full bill, the harshest penalties are always for failure to file.
The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.25.2012