Taxable Income

SomeTax Preparers Are Fudging Clients' Income In Aim To Jack Up Fees

Reuters | Posted 04.27.2012

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By David Cay Johnston NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - Each year the Internal Revenue Service receives tax returns that ...

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The Economic Impact of Raising Taxes on High-Income Households

Jared Bernstein | Posted 04.25.2012

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Jared Bernstein

Although tax increases on high-income individuals might reduce their saving, if the revenue generated is devoted to deficit reduction, the resulting increase in public saving is likely to more than offset any reduction in private saving.

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Your Health Insurance Will Not Be Taxed Next Year

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Bergthold

There is an email making the rounds claiming that the new health reform law requires you to pay taxes on your employer-sponsored health insurance. It's not true. Politifact rates this email "pants on fire" and Snopes calls it "false."

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Understanding Roth 401(k) Plans

Jason Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jason Alderman

Personally, I am a big fan of all things Roth. I'm 40-years-old and the bulk of my own retirement savings are in Roth accounts.

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