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Low-income and middle-class homeowners might see their tax refunds shrink come 2018

by Jana Kasperkevic
Feb 12, 2018
Here is why.
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How to lower your income tax bill

by David Brancaccio
Jan 18, 2018
For those who donate to charity, Washington Post columnist Allan Sloan has some advice for you.
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So what tax rate will corporations actually pay in 2018?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 16, 2018
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Companies might have raised wages even if tax reform never passed

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 11, 2018
Walmart is raising wages, but that might have less to do with taxes and more to do with the labor market.
Walmart employee Anna Hines walks through the parking lot of a Walmart in Chicago, Illinois.
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You must have an assessment if you want to pay your 2018 taxes early, says IRS

by Kimberly Adams and Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 28, 2017
Most of the people affected are high income earners.
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Thousands pay their 2018 taxes early in hopes of using eliminated deductions

by Associated Press
Dec 27, 2017
Long lines form at tax offices as homeowners try to hack the tax reform bill.
Internal Revenue Service's headquarters in Washington, D.C. The IRS hasn’t yet said how it would handle 2018 prepayments.
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Born in the year of tax reform

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 22, 2017
Two 31-year-olds discuss the changes to a tax code that hasn't seen major reform since they were born.
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What the tax bill means for economic mobility

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Dec 22, 2017
It's "going to increase our black-white wealth gap," says professor Dorothy Brown of Emory University.
From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, a Republican from Utah, arrive at a press conference after the Senate passed the tax reform bill today in Washington, D.C.
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The home equity loan interest deduction is dead. What does it mean for homeowners?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 22, 2017
Fewer people might take out home equity loans as a result.
A worker saws wood at Canal Crossing, a new luxury apartment community consisting of 393 rental units near the university city of New Haven on August 2, 2017 in Hamden, Connecticut.
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Taxes shape our behavior. Here's what to look for in the new bill

by Kai Ryssdal and Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 21, 2017
The Republican tax bill moves away from using the tax code as social engineering, though some behaviors are still incentivized.
The Capitol dome is seen as lawmakers continue to work towards tax legislation on Capitol Hill on Dec. 18, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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