12% of taxpayers making $1 million or more were audited last year, up from 6% in 2009. Among those making less than $200,000, the audit rate stayed near 1%.
Traveleres and JC Penney are upgraded to 'outperform,' while Kohl's and Nordstrom are cut to 'hold.'
Analysis of plan says the rich would see taxes cut 15% and the middle class would see taxes fall 2.2%. The plan would increase the deficit, something the GOP candidate disputes.
Unless the company starts to serve third-party resellers better, it will begin to lose market share.
Greenbacks, scratch, rivets, frogskins. Call it what you will, it still spends.
Checks are finally being mailed to millions of credit card holders as a result of class-action settlement. Don't toss it.
Organizing your financial information at the beginning of the year will make next year's tax return easier to prepare. Brush up on tax law, too.
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