Apr 13 What other countries can teach America about taxes By Paul Solman Journalist T.R. Reid's latest project was to find the world’s best income tax systems and report them back to the home of tax revolution: the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 13 Good news, procrastinators: Tax deadline pushed to Tuesday By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press The tax agency said Thursday that nearly 40 million taxpayers have yet to file their returns. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 7:16 IRS commissioner: Funding cuts hinder security, efficiency By PBS News Hour The IRS is facing tougher scrutiny than ever from Congress. Last week, lawmakers repeatedly pressed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on why the agency wasn't moving faster to improve cybersecurity, after hackers were able to breach its computers last year. Koskinen… Continue watching
Apr 18 The realities of living as an independent contractor By Laura Zulliger, Wendy De La Rosa, Kristen Berman Being an independent contractor often means variable pay and complicated taxes. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 6:52 Surprised by your health care tax penalty? Here’s what you need to know By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 15 Take your tax pain away with some Tax Day deals By Tiet Tran Whether you are like the 90 million other taxpayers that filed early or were waiting until the last day (which is today), you should be entitled to get a little something for filing your taxes. Luckily, there are many… Continue reading
Apr 15 5 things to know about Tax Day: For most, it’s not that bad By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Wednesday is the deadline for filing income tax returns, a day long associated with the dread of rushing to fill out complicated forms and, perhaps, making a payment to Uncle Sam. Continue reading
Apr 15 What rates should we be paying on tax day? By Simone Pathe Fifty-two percent of Americans think their taxes are too high, but a similar majority think their taxes are fair. On this tax day, Making Sen$e revisits some of our favorite tax conversations to examine how much Americans of different income… Continue reading
Apr 14 Compare your pay after averaged taxes to other developed nations By Elizabeth Shell, Frank Bi Use our interactive to get an idea of how income and social safety-type taxes are factored into your paycheck, and how you’d fare if the U.S. had a wage tax structure similar to other developed nations. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch In Simplifying Tax Code, How Do We Get Back to Fundamental Values? In Simplifying Tax Code, How Do We Get Back to Fundamental Values?… Continue watching