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Trying to squeeze through the pass-through loophole
Apr 5, 2018
Small businesses known as pass-throughs get a new deduction under the tax bill.
So you purchased and sold some bitcoin. Are you going to have to pay taxes?
Mar 30, 2018
The taxman cometh.
Fewer audits, more cheaters are likely this tax season
Mar 30, 2018
Tax-filing day is almost here, and taxpayers know they’re unlikely to be audited. The IRS doesn’t have enough employees or resources to come after all the cheats. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
The turf war over taxes
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Ryan Kailath
Feb 20, 2018
New polling shows that public sentiment is growing more favorable toward the recent tax law. Maybe chalk that up to the little extra money many people are seeing in their paychecks as a result of new tax brackets. But in Washington, D.C., there’s still a fight going on about the new tax code — specifically, […]
IRS launches online tax calculator for 2018
Feb 19, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service is trying to help tax filers prepare for next year. In the light of the recent tax overhaul, it’s launching its new withholding calculator that will help people check if they are having too much or too little held back from their paychecks for taxes. Click the audio player above for […]
Even for cryptocurrency traders, the taxman cometh
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Ryan Kailath
Feb 15, 2018
As more people invest in cryptocurrency, will they report gains or losses to the IRS? One tax preparer says only a fraction of tax filers have reported cryptocurrency investments so far. How much money could the IRS be missing out on? And what should cryptocurrency traders be aware of when it comes to possible tax […]
Thanks to Equifax, the risk of fraud is higher this tax season
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Reema Khrais
Jan 29, 2018
If someone claiming to be from the IRS gives you a call, go ahead and hang up.
For public good, not for profit.
How the potential government shutdown could affect you
Jan 19, 2018
The Senate has until midnight tonight to pass a bill that would continue funding the government, but that's not looking likely.
The week that could’ve been an economic homerun for Republicans
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 12, 2018
Close, but no cigar.
Pity the tax bills of America’s multinationals
Jan 5, 2018
During the next few weeks we’ll be hearing from some of the world’s largest companies about big, one-time write-downs against their financial results. Many are expected to warn that their profits will be hurt by the huge bills they have to pay to the IRS. It’s part of the new tax law. But those write-downs […]