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What's your chance of being audited? If you've read IRS statistics, you might think the chance is minuscule -- about one in 100. Dive deeper into the agency's

I just finished reading through all 203 pages of Mitt Romney’s tax return. But it took less than 50 pages to realize that the return illustrates everything that’s

Unemployed and under-employed veterans had plenty of reasons to celebrate this Veterans Day. President Obama's jobs plan, which would give significant tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed veterans,

Why are Americans averse to tax hikes? Besides the obvious reluctance to pay more, there's Senator Tom Coburn's "Waste Book," a compendium of 100 idiotic ways the federal

Twenty-five of the nation’s highest-paid chief executive officers took home more pay than their companies shelled out in corporate income taxes last year even though their companies earned

Congressional ethics investigators are interviewing at least a half-dozen legislative leaders who have pocketed travel allowances. The investigation will determine if this constitutes a violation of ethical guidelines.

A multitude of recent law changes aim to raise the taxes on those who qualify as “affluent.” Head over to Moneywatch to find out how to head off

Job-related expenses for laid-off employees are severely limited by tax thresholds. However if you reimagine yourself as a consultant, you can get some valuable write-offs. Find out how

IRS policies allow some 1.2 million identity thieves to file tax returns and claim refunds each year. Since the agency has no systematic way to warn victims that