Could you pass an IRS audit?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: If you're scrambling to do some end-of-the-year tax planning, you might want to consider this: The Internal Revenue Service increased the number of returns it audited by 11...
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People waiting in line at a downtown Manhattan post office April 15 to file at the last minute. (PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Today is the deadline to file your income tax...
View ArticleShould raising taxes be more of a priority than cutting spending?
(PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Americans are paying the smallest share of their income in taxes since 1958 - about 23.6% - according to new analysis from USA Today. During the...
View ArticleShould American wealth be redistributed by taxing the rich?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: More than a hundred conservatives in the House sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor Monday setting strict guidelines that need to be met...
View ArticleShould tax increases be used to pay for President Obama's jobs program?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President Obama's plan to pay for the $447 billion jobs bill with higher taxes is dead on arrival. Republicans are pushing back - insisting that tax hikes are off the table....
View ArticleIs a 30% tax on millionaires a good idea?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President Obama's proposed 30% tax on millionaires would only be a drop in the bucket when it comes to solving this nation's deepening financial crisis. The White House isn't...
View ArticleShould the payroll tax cut be extended yet again?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: 160 million Americans could see their paychecks shrink at the end of the month - if Congress doesn't strike a deal on the payroll tax cut. This is the same cut they extended...
View ArticleWhere is America headed if nearly half of us pay no federal income tax?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The Republican Party resembles a circular firing squad. Republicans may manage to lose an election they could win - against a weakened incumbent in a troubled economy - which...
View ArticleWhat does it mean when you have to work 107 days just to meet your tax bill?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: With less than two weeks to go until taxes are due, think about this: It's estimated Americans need to work 107 days just to earn enough money to pay their taxes. A research...
View ArticleWhat's the point of the Buffett Rule if most millionaires already pay higher...
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: As the Senate debates the Buffett Rule - guess what? Most millionaires are already paying higher effective tax rates than almost everyone else. Named after billionaire Warren...
View ArticleIs a 30% tax on millionaires a good idea?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President Obama's proposed 30% tax on millionaires would only be a drop in the bucket when it comes to solving this nation's deepening financial crisis. The White House isn't...
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