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Wikimedia CommonsIn the midst of a period when the U.S. government is cutting expenses and looking for more revenue to close the budget gap and slow the ballooning of the national debt, more than...
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ThinkstockAround this time of the year, all of us start to wonder if this is the year the Internal Revenue Service will come to audit. Most of us don’t have to worry, really, because we are honest...
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Paying out $108 million to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges may sound expensive on the surface, but for a company like Hewlett-Packard it may be cheaper than it sounds if you consider its...
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ThinkstockThis is a million-dollar question, literally. Maybe even a billion-dollar question, given all the lobbying money being spent on the debate. The United States has a top corporate income tax...
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ThinkstockApril 15 is coming. That means it is tax crunch time. Everybody, short of accountants and CPAs, just loves to hate the U.S tax code. There are many myths about taxes, many of which are the...
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ThinkstockDuring the 2011 tax season, Americans paid 9.8% of their income in state and local taxes — on top of taxes collected by the federal government. This number, according to a report by the...
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States, often burdened by budget deficits that grew during the recession, are not getting tax receipts from some of America's largest companies. Among them are Boeing and Merck, which did not pay...
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ThinkstockSeveral hundred thousand Americans might do well to contact the IRS. The agency claims that nearly one million people who did not file tax returns in 2010 could be due money. All these...
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St. Patrick's Day may have come and gone for this year, but the analysts at biotech boutique shop Leerink have highlighted six Ireland-based firms that could be tempting takeover targets for large...
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To determine the states with the highest gasoline prices, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed statewide average fuel prices as of March 18 from AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. These are the 10 states with the...
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ThinkstockMost Americans who have estates and families want to make certain that there is plenty left for their loved ones after they die. Millions have life insurance policies ranging from a few...
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ThinkstockDespite improving since the 1960s, the gender pay gap is still quite wide in the United States. Moreover, the gap seems to have leveled off in recent years, remaining at a substantial...
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It seems nearly unimaginable to actually win the lottery. Now there is something even larger than Friday night's $353 million Power Ball lottery. There is an NCAA $1 billion prize for whoever can...
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ThinkstockThe outlook for a long-sought federal fix of state sales taxation of online retailers looks dim after comments Wednesday by Robert Goodlatte, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives...
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ThinkstockIt’s back! Already! Can you believe that another major lottery drawing is here? The Pennsylvania Lottery system has not yet produced a new winner, and the Mega Millions jackpot is now up...
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