Tax Break

Glitch Could Force 15 MILLION People To Repay Obama's Stimulus Tax Credit

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON – More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama...

Gretchen Morgenson: Lobbyists Win Again In Securing Tax Break For Home Builders

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business


The New York Times's Gretchen Morgenson points out that lobbyists have won another victory that will lead to billions in taxpayer dollars being handed...

Fight Looms Over Continuing Tax Break For First-Time Home Buyers

New York Times | David Streitfeld | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business


When Congress passed an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers last winter, it was intended as a dose of shock therapy during a crisis. Now the ...

Florida Weighing Tax Break For Yachts, Private Jets

Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business


At a time when taxes are going up for everything and everyone, it's encouraging to see that Florida is working on a tax cut for two vital categories: ...

The GOP's "Tax Holiday" Myth

Mike Papantonio | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


Mike Papantonio

Mainstream media did a poor job telling the story about how almost 70% of America's largest multinational corporations paid zero ...

Greenspan Warns Against Stagflation, Calls For More Aid To Homeowners

AP | Kevin Freking | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, suggested Sunday that a tax break or other government financial help for homeowners facing the...