People everywhere hate taxes. What makes the United States distinctive, I think, is our insistence on collecting so much of our tax revenue in a distinctly unpleasant way. No stealthy value-added taxes for us! We're going to do it the hard way.

This story was co-produced with NPR.Imagine filing your income taxes in five minutes -- and for free. You'd open up a pre-filled return, see what the ...

The U.S. health care system is about to collide with the U.S. tax system, so it's no surprise Americans are wondering what that will mean for their health care, their taxes, and most important, for themselves and their families.

Before you file your taxes, here are some simple tax tips you can't afford to miss.

-- The jobless rate is dipping, but millions of people are still out of work. And that could have implications when they file their income tax return...

Before you file your taxes, here are some of the simple tax tips you don't want to miss.

As W-2s begin arriving in mailboxes around the country, American consumers' thoughts turn to taxes. It's no wonder. It's estimated that taxpayers spend more than 3.5 billion hours and almost $30 billion annually to comply with Uncle Sam.