taxes
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Barry Glassman explains what's going on in the national economy right now, including Bitcoin and the stock market. It looks like it's a very prosperous time. Should people be optimistic?
January 26, 2018 -
When many federal workers consider retirement they also look for a place with no sales or state taxes.
January 25, 2018 -
If you run a very large business, you pay special attention to the division that brings in most of the money, right? So, why is the IRS in so much trouble?
January 03, 2018 -
One of the toughest occupations, from biblical times to present, is being a tax collector, and the new tax rules are going to make things busy and tough for folks at the IRS.
December 21, 2017 -
The great tax debate is alive and well on Capitol Hill this week. While no bill is dealing with death directly, there's a new one on health care insurance.
October 24, 2017 -
The Congressional Budget Office recently published its annual predictions for Social Security. No surprise, it found the cherished program will go broke in a few years, unless Congress changes the rules or raises taxes. Brenton Smith, founder of an organization called Fix Social Security Now, isn't so sure. He's been studying the program for years and joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some ideas.
January 13, 2017 -
When the IRS's major union and its taxpayer advocate agree something is a bad idea, maybe it's time to take another look.
September 28, 2016 -
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said his agency is working to both strengthen the security around taxpayer information, while also allowing taxpayers access to their own data. And doing it on a smaller budget and with fewer IT experts.
April 12, 2016 -
Which states don't tax civil service retirement benefits or have any personal tax? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says odds are you don't live in one of them.
April 06, 2016 -
Why would an out-of-shape D.C.-area federal worker retire and move to Washington state? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a one-word answer: taxes.
April 05, 2016 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed two bills Wednesday - one that would fire tax-delinquent federal employees and another that prevents agencies from awarding contracts or grants to companies with tax debt. More than 100,000 employees in the federal workforce currently owe a total of $3.54 billion in federal taxes.
March 25, 2015 -
By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union to declare 2014 a “Year of Action,” and he can claim credit for accomplishing several of the…
January 20, 2015 -
Bob Dacey, chief accountant at the GAO, talks about the latest audit report. Melissa Emrey-Arras, GAO's acting director for strategic issues, discusses how some agencies are cloaking their rule-making processes. Ed Zurndorfer, registered employee benefit consultant, offers advice on how to prepare for your April 15 tax filing.
January 25, 2013 -
Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to pay taxes ... or paid only for things we like and want? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey consulted a longtime legal eagle at the Treasury Department and she had some interesting points.
August 27, 2012 -
Even if you never, or hardly ever, go to a Post Office there's a good chance you went there Tuesday to mail your taxes, and get an SOS from some worried postal employees, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
April 19, 2012