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Investor's Business Daily - The Center for Democracy and Technology is warning that a provision in President Bush's budget plan would force sites such as eBay, uBid or StubHub to give the IRS information about its sales. Technically anything sold at an auction site is taxable, but a small percentage of taxpayers declares the earnings come April 15th because the government has no way of tracking the sales. The Treasury Department estimates it could collect a cumulative $1.974 billion by 2017. 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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