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$e revisits some of our favorite tax conversations to examine how much Americans of different income… Continue reading
Apr 14 Compare your pay after averaged taxes to other developed nations By Elizabeth Shell, Frank Bi Use our interactive to get an idea of how income and social safety-type taxes are factored into your paycheck, and how you’d fare if the U.S. had a wage tax structure similar to other developed nations. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch In Simplifying Tax Code, How Do We Get Back to Fundamental Values? In Simplifying Tax Code, How Do We Get Back to Fundamental Values?… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Journalists Expose Trove of Hidden Offshore Bank Accounts Around the World Journalists Expose Trove of Hidden Offshore Bank Accounts Around the World… Continue watching
Apr 18 Making Sen$e: How Much Did President Obama Make in 2010? By Paul Solman Editor's Note: The First Family's 2010 tax return was released today. We've pulled out some of the more interesting numbers in a graphic. Here's the snapshot: the Obamas reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096, about $3.78… Continue reading
Apr 15 A Reader's Guide to Tax Day Procrastinators take heed: it's tax day in the U.S. Here's hoping that you don't have a line at the post office in your future. But if you DO still need help figuring out your stimulus tax credit, are… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Tax Day Protests Highlight Discord Over Government Spending Tea Party activists across the country used Thursday's income tax filing deadline as a platform to voice disputes over the growth of government, while the Obama administration stressed the importance of tax-funded programs. Jim Lehrer reports. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Town Hall Spotlights Voter Frustrations in Tampa As part of a series spotlighting public opinion of government, Judy Woodruff moderates a town hall meeting on the economy, politics and more in Tampa. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Amid Tax Protests, IRS Chief Details Efforts to Aid the Cash-strapped IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman discusses efforts to alleviate the tax burden on Americans facing financial distress this year and explains why it will be hard to reform the tax code. Continue watching