Taxes

Irving Berlin learned that in 1942 the federal government was going to undertake "unprecedented income tax collections" to support the war effort, so he volunteered to write a popular song to aid in the tax collection effort. This song has been performed by Danny Kaye, Bob Dylan and most prominently by Gene Autry...

Taxpayers now have until Tuesday, April 17, to file their 2011 tax returns and pay any tax due because April 15 fell on a Sunday, and Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, falls this year on Monday, April 16. According to federal law, District of Columbia holidays impact tax deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; therefore, all taxpayers will have two extra

So, you think you’re ready to file your taxes, huh? Well, not so fast.

If you filed your taxes electronically, you may be wondering where your refund is.

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The fight over taxes and the public debt is never far from the headlines lately, and Toby Keith has never been shy about speaking his mind on political matters, so it’s only natural that he offered his thoughts about taxes when speaking with the Boston Herald. What might be surprising — at least for folks who consider Keith just another red state-residing good ol’ boy — is the way he responded to

One of the few joys of tax preparation is making deductions and watching your bill from Uncle Sam get lower and lower. Here's a list of five expenses that might be tempting to deduct, but are strictly forbidden by the IRS.