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Fewer and fewer taxpayers still use the mail to file their returns. But for some, it’s the only way they’ll do it. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
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pimg class=float_right src=http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4f7b72fa69beddcd5200001f-400-/revel-casino-soft-opening.jpg border=0 alt=revel casino soft opening width=400 //ppFour years ago, at least four companies planned to build four casinos and invest an estimated $9 billion in developing them./p pA year later, two of those projects were halted indefinitely, and others had pushed back opening dates as funding dried up./p pMeanwhile, companies began...
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AP – He was an architect of one of the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history. He spent much of his career after politics using borrowed money to take over companies. He targeted the riskiest ones that most investors shunned mdash; car-parts makers, textile mills.
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AP – President Barack Obama wants to close dozens of loopholes that let some companies pay little or nothing in taxes. But he also wants to open new ones for manufacturers and companies that invest in clean energy.
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AP – Federal workers were $15 billion losers as Congress looked for ways to pay for parts of the just-passed legislation to extend the payroll tax cut and federal unemployment benefits through the end of the year.
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AP – Americans are getting an election-year tax present. Congress voted with rare speed and cooperation Friday to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and to renew unemployment benefits for millions more who haven’t seen a paycheck in six months.
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AP – A top lawmaker says the House and Senate have sealed a final agreement on legislation to renew a 2 percentage-point cut in the payroll tax and jobless benefits for millions of unemployed workers.
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Obama has proposed using the tax code to create incentives for manufacturers to create jobs in the U.S. rather than abroad. Rick Santorum, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, has also proposed tax-based incentives for manufacturers. But it’s worth noting that some economists see risks in politicians and other policymakers making such...
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AP – Congressional leaders of both parties praised an emerging deal Wednesday to extend a payroll tax cut and extra jobless benefits through 2012, but cautioned that bargainers still had to nail down final details.
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AP – Australian lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly approved tax hikes for the wealthy that will help the government meet its pledge to deliver a budget surplus next year.
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pimg style=float:right; src=http://static7.businessinsider.com/image/4ef36fd7ecad04913200000c/larry-summers.jpg border=0 alt=larry summers //ppA lengthy piece innbsp;a href=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lizza target=_blankThe New Yorker/anbsp;looks at policymaking in the Obama White House. nbsp;A key source for writer Ryan Lizza is anbsp;a href=http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/285065/summers-12-15-08-memo.pdf target=_blank57-page, ldquo;Sensitive amp; Confidentialrdquo; memo/anbsp;written by economist Larry Summers mdash; eventually to be head of Obamarsquo;s National Economic Council mdash; to Obama in...
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pimg style=float:right; src=http://static7.businessinsider.com/image/4ef36fd7ecad04913200000c/larry-summers.jpg border=0 alt=larry summers //ppA lengthy piece innbsp;a href=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lizza target=_blankThe New Yorker/anbsp;looks at policymaking in the Obama White House. nbsp;A key source for writer Ryan Lizza is anbsp;a href=http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/285065/summers-12-15-08-memo.pdf target=_blank57-page, ldquo;Sensitive amp; Confidentialrdquo; memo/anbsp;written by economist Larry Summers mdash; eventually to be head of Obamarsquo;s National Economic Council mdash; to Obama in...
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