You don't have to be a big-time venture capitalist to take advantage of favorable tax treatment for investments ranging from real estate to stocks.
Departing Americans will find it hard to escape the long arm of Uncle Sam.
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The website's co-founder has moved to Singapore, a country with no capital gains tax.
The president seeks to raise $1.5 trillion in the next 10 years from wealthy Americans. Yet most of his proposals were also in last year's budget and went nowhere.
With a salary of only $1, founder Mark Zuckerberg may not owe Uncle Sam anything. And there are strategies that could keep him from ever paying income tax again.
Romney favors the orthodox GOP approach of lowering tax rates and overhauling the corporate tax system. Gingrich's plan is more radical and much more difficult to achieve.
Obama reiterates call for repeal after GOP leader says he was willing to 'take a look at' the multibillion-dollar subsidies.
Two players argue that much of their income should be classified as royalties and not taxed by the United States. The IRS disagrees.
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