| Tax-Shelter Crackdown Sought by Senate in Quest for Revenue (Bloomberg) |
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Bloomberg - May 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers, searching for new
sources of revenue, are reviving a proposal that would impose
penalties on tax-saving financial transactions that don't
otherwise have a clear business purpose. Read Entire Article |
While nobody likes filing tax returns, most people are rewarded handsomely for their efforts: About 75% of taxpayers get a refund, according to the Internal Revenue Service. In 2005, the average refund rang in at more than $2,000, a nice chunk of change.
| AP - More than 3 million people will have to wait until February to get their tax refunds because of Congress' late fix to the alternative minimum tax, the IRS said Thursday. | |
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