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  • How to survive a tax audit

    How to survive a tax audit

    What to do if you're audited by the IRS.

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  • Tax refund delayed? H&R Block might give you $25

    Tax refund delayed? H&R Block might give you $25

    H&R Block is sending $25 gift cards to customers who filed their taxes in company-owned locations and were impacted by a processing delay of returns claiming education credits.

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  • Internet sales tax: What you need to know

    Internet sales tax: What you need to know

    Senate set to vote on long-delayed measure to allow collection of sales tax on Internet purchases, which could mean major change for online commerce.

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  • How Obama's tax hikes would hit the rich and middle class

    How Obama's tax hikes would hit the rich and middle class

    While President Obama's 2014 budget proposal would violate his oft-cited pledge not to raise taxes on those making less than $200,000, it doesn't do so by very much. The lion's share of new revenue he proposes would come from the highest income households.

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  • IRS employees charged with stealing benefits

    IRS employees charged with stealing benefits

    Two dozen former and current IRS employees were indicted for claiming they were unemployed in order to receive more than $250,000 in jobless benefits, food stamps, welfare payments and housing vouchers.

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  • IRS extends tax deadline for Boston bombing victims

    IRS extends tax deadline for Boston bombing victims

    The IRS is giving taxpayers impacted by the Boston Marathon bombing an additional three months to file their taxes.

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  • 'How I'm spending my tax refund'

    'How I'm spending my tax refund'

    From getting a Tibetan terrier puppy to saving for an engagement ring, here's how six people plan to spend their tax refunds this year.

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  • Obama's tax returns: Income drops

    Obama's tax returns: Income drops

    In 2012, the Obamas made $608,000, less money than in 2011, thanks to slower sales of best-selling books. They still paid more than $112,000 in taxes.

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  • 10 Tax Day deals

    10 Tax Day deals

    Tax Day is about more than deadlines. It's also about great deals on everything from cookies and paper shredding to wine delivery and massages.

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  • How Obama's budget would hit the rich

    How Obama's budget would hit the rich

    Some of the president's budget proposals would affect people up and down the income scale. But he includes several measures that specifically target high-income households.

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Much of the debate about the economy in this election is about taxes -- how much we pay, who pays it, if the burden is shared fairly. As the rhetoric heats up, these numbers can help you separate truth from spin.

Many people think they know what the rich pay in taxes and have strong opinions about it. But the reality isn't always as black and white as they think.

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