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Many countries help people prepare their taxes for free. Why doesn't the U.S.?

by Scott Tong
Oct 12, 2017
Two decades ago, Congress voted to have the IRS help Americans file their returns but it never happened.
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Timeshare owners are suing the U.S. Virgin Islands over new fee

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 4, 2017
U.S. Virgin Islands faces lawsuit over a $25 a day fee to shore up its $2 billion bond debt.
Tourists travel on the ferry from St. Thomas to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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The powerful interests fighting tax simplification

by Ryan Kailath
Jun 5, 2017
The White House says a revamp will boost revenues. Democrats want an easier system, too. So why hasn't it happened?
“When you're doing your taxes, you're just the IRS' lowest-paid employee,” said Austan Goolsbee, former chairman of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. “All you’re doing is typing in information they already have.”
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The IRS doesn’t care if you have political reasons for not paying your taxes

by Jana Kasperkevic
Apr 18, 2017
Not paying could result in penalties and felony charges.
Armando La Rosa directs people to the Liberty Tax Service office as the deadline to file taxes looms on April 15, 2016 in Miami, Florida. 
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The IRS brings in private debt collectors

by Justin Ho
Apr 18, 2017
It’s our duty to inform you that today is tax day. If you have some outstanding debt owed to the Internal Reserve Service, you might have a new kind of debt collector coming after you this year. The IRS is bringing on four private debt-collection agencies to go after certain older tax debts: CBE, ConServe, […]
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IRS must hold Earned Income Tax Credit refunds until mid-February

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 2, 2017
That's about two weeks later than usual.
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Do U.S. companies need a tax holiday?

by Mark Garrison
Oct 28, 2016
A short-term, lower-tax rate might bring home trillions in overseas money.
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Why Trump's taxable income could be close to zero

by Adam Allington
Sep 9, 2016
The presidential candidate says he'll release returns after an audit. Opponents claim he's hiding something.
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump announces his tax plan during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York on September 28, 2015.   
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New IRS hires will boost enforcement

by Tracey Samuelson
May 5, 2016
The agency is losing up to $5 billion a year in uncollected taxes, the commissioner says.
The IRS has been down 15,000 employees since 2010.
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The line between contractor and employee is a fuzzy one

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 22, 2016
Just ask Uber
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