IRS delays start of tax season due to government shutdown
Here's more fallout from the government's partial shutdown: Early tax filers will have to wait an extra week or two to get tax refunds...
IRS rides 1884 'dead horse' law to defense of tax preparer rules
The Obama administration on Tuesday defended its effort to regulate the tax return preparation business for the first time in U.S....
Swiss banks say they're sorry for assisting tax cheats
Switzerland's banks on Tuesday issued an unusually direct apology for their role in helping tax cheats, following a landmark settlement...
IRS gives Boston-area taxpayers more time
WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service says Boston-area taxpayers need time to finish their tax returns without worry. Noting the...
10 tax deductions that should be on your radar
NEW YORK - Americans claim more than $1 trillion worth of deductions at tax time. And whether you think the tax code should have more...
How this year's tax return could affect 2014 health costs
For many Americans, the health reform law passed in 2010 will forevermore tie their health to their taxes. And even though the big...
No scam: IRS really does have millions in unclaimed refunds
It sounds like an e-mail scam, but this one is actually true. The Internal Revenue Service has hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Stuck? How to get help on your taxes
NEW YORK - Some formerly resolute do-it-yourselfers are giving up their calculators and turning to professional tax preparers for help...
Tax hike making your paycheck feel lighter? Here's how to cope
The payroll tax cut quietly expired at the end of 2012, and for many American families who are struggling to keep pace in a tight economy...
Can you trust your tax preparer?
A plan created by the Internal Revenue Service to fight fraud by tax preparers is on hold for now after a federal judge ruled in favor of...
Mickelson likely pays less taxes than he thinks
Fresh off the course at the Humana Challenge golf tournament this weekend, Phil Mickelson told reporters that recent tax hikes on the...
7 ways to get organized for the tax year
Even if your tax situation isn't complicated, there's still documentation the Internal Revenue Service demands. But filing taxes doesn't...
Tax hike for wealthy won't kill growth, CBO says
Allowing income tax rates to rise for wealthy Americans, and maintaining rates for the less affluent, would not hurt U.S. economic...
Higher taxes don't drive wealthy away, study shows, but divorce does
As Californians debate the "rich tax" contained in Gov. Jerry Brown’s Prop 30, a new report challenges one argument for lowering tax...
Lap dances aren't art, so no tax break, court says
A sharply divided court in New York says lap dances don't promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do,...
Billionaires get 'low income' tax breaks in NYC condo tower
The billionaires paying more than $90 million for top apartments at the new One57 tower in New York have some very special amenities....
How to get the same tax breaks that Romney did
To be sure, tax experts didn't find anything illegal or underhanded about Romney's return. In fact, he and his wife, Ann, could have...
Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard shield billions from taxes, senator says
(Updated 1:48 p.m. Eastern) WASHINGTON -- Technology giants Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co used offshore units to shield billions...
The 47 percent: Here's who pays no federal income tax
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is facing a barrage of criticism by implying that nearly half of all Americans "pay no...
Lap dance is tax-exempt art, strip club argues
They may never be confused with "Swan Lake," but an upstate New York strip club says its nude lap dances are every bit as much an art...
Some companies pay more to CEOs than to Uncle Sam
Citigroup, Abbott Laboratories, and AT&T are among the 26 companies that paid more to their CEOs in 2011 than they did in federal taxes,...