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Tax-driven job prospects

Article: One of the best careers in the coming decade will be in the accounting sector.

Let the IRS figure your tax

Article: It's true. Uncle Sam will do some of your tax filing work for you if you ask.

Triple-check multiple deposit directions

Article: If you send the IRS the wrong account information, it could be lost forever.

New rules for Haiti contributions

Article: Donations made in 2010 to earthquake efforts will be deductible on 2009 returns.

Of online filing and fees

Article: The IRS begins accepting electronically filed tax returns today.

New, improved tax notices

Article: The IRS is rewriting tax notices it hopes will be easier for taxpayers to understand and comply with.

Tax pro regs on the way

Article: All paid preparers will have to meet registration, education and ethical standards in 2011.

Holiday tax wrap-up

Article: A quick look at what Congress did, and mostly didn't, do on the tax front this year.

The estate tax is dead

Article: The Senate apparently has given up on the estate tax, meaning it will expire on Jan. 1, 2010.

Feds owe IRS $3 billion

Article: Almost 300,000 government workers are in tax arrears.

Expiring tax breaks on way back

Article: The House has approved a package of tax provisions, set to expire at the end of the year.

Estate tax is back ... almost

Article: The House has approved a permanent estate tax law. Now it's up to the Senate to make sure this law doesn't die.

529 plan dropouts

Article: Even tax benefits aren't enough to keep some from abandoning these plans.

Black Friday tax holidays

Article: Shoppers in two states will get some tax savings along with their early holiday shopping bargains.

'Accidental' mortgage interest deduction

Article: One of today's most popular tax breaks wasn't explicitly in the 1913 tax code.

Wanted: Truth in legislation names

Article: Who can oppose patriotically named legislation? That's one way to get bad tax policy some attention.

California hikes withholding rates

Article: Poor California workers. Their cash-strapped state is now taking 10 percent more from their paychecks. But it's not a tax increase. Really!

Jumbo mortgage tax break?

Article: Now folks with $1.1 million mortgages can write off the extra $100,000. Some folks get all the breaks.

Estate tax simplification? Dream on

Article: The estate tax is likely to be renewed. Some are arguing that it's also the perfect time to streamline that part of the tax code.

First homes, continuing taxes

Article: Get a credit for buying your home? Remember that you're going to face taxes on it for as long as you live there.

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