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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Microsoft has found several critical security risks in its Office and Internet programs that may leave people open to hackers this tax season. The biggest problem is in Internet Explorer software, because every single version of the program is at risk, the company said.
April 09, 2012 -
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It\'s a harsh lesson to learn: once you get a job and start collecting a paycheck, the tax bite can be a nasty surprise. It doesn\'t have to be completely bad, as we learn from registered employee benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer.
June 10, 2011 -
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Greg Kutz, the Managing Director of GAO\'s Forensic Audits and Special Investigations team, explained how contractors were evaluated for the report.
May 26, 2011
