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Identity theft and the top 12 tax scams of 2013
Peter O'Dowd Apr 15, 2013
Every tax season the Internal Revenue Service puts out a list called the 'Dirty Dozen' which ranks the worst tax schemes of the year. In 2013, identity theft is the dirtiest of them all.
The average American takes 13 hours to file taxes
Kai Ryssdal Apr 15, 2013
A full 13 hours to comply with the tax code, gathering receipts, reading the rules, and filling out forms the IRS requires.
CPA secrets: Accountants charge higher prices for difficult clients
Michele Knight Apr 15, 2013
A CPA discusses why she charges what she does for doing tax returns. Hint: the easier you make your accountant's life, the cheaper your price will be.
Where do taxpayer dollars go, anyway?
Barbara Bogaev Apr 12, 2013
When lawmakers decide where our tax dollars should go in a tough economy, how exactly do they prioritize spending our hard-earned cash?
Just say no to joint tax filing
Anne Alstott Apr 12, 2013
The joint tax return may seem as inevitable as the income tax itself. But commentator Anne Alstott says the joint return is obsolete, and the nation would be better off without it.
Taxing poetic: Your Tax Day poems
Marketplace Money Staff Apr 26, 2013
April is National Poetry Month -- and also the time taxes are on our minds. So, why not combine the two and tax poetic?
Comparing U.S. taxes to other countries
Barbara Bogaev Apr 12, 2013
Many Americans feel they pay too much in taxes, and get too little in return from government. But is that a valid complaint? For some perspective, a look at how America's tax system compares to other countries.
States and cities take gun laws into their own hands with tax plans
David Gura Apr 11, 2013
While Congress struggles with gun legislation in the wake of Newtown, states and municipalities are taking the lead, many with tax proposals
A third of Americans like doing their taxes
Kai Ryssdal Apr 11, 2013
Thirty-four percent of Americans "like or love" doing their taxes, according to a new survey from the Pew Center for the People and the Press.
Obama chooses between cigarettes, soda and booze
Kai Ryssdal Apr 10, 2013
In his budget, the president chose to tax one sin more than others.
