Americans are paying less in federal taxes than they did under Bush, and taxes are taking the smallest share of GDP since Truman was president.
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A professor argues that raising the tax on beer would reduce both consumption and crime. But powerful lobbies make that move unlikely.
Taxpayers got $33 million in credits for vehicles that didn't qualify, including a Hummer.
Senators agree to revert to old law and throw out new requirement that businesses send 1099s to vendors. Landlords still must do additional reporting.
Agreement between the IRS and federal prisons seeks to end scam in which prisoners filed fake tax returns to collect refunds.
Jackson Hewitt sues H&R Block over commercials offering to fix mistakes in past returns.
The IRS is accepting returns and sending refunds electronically. Maybe it's time to do all your tax paperwork online.
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