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Telephone
tax gets disconnected -- Congress victorious in battle to kill
war-inspired telephone tax. More
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FASST
would end April 15 rush -- Three senators are touting a plan
that would let taxpayers pay Uncle Sam without the dreaded 1040. More
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Congress
is sitting on your nest egg: Legislation to substantially increase
401(k) and IRA contribution limits is moving slowly. More
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Popular
tax breaks get last-minute attention: The top issues: marriage
and death taxes, more retirement options and a minimum wage hike tied
to small-business tax cuts. More
PLUS: House fails to override marriage tax veto More
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Popular
tax breaks get last-minute attention: The top issues: marriage
and death taxes, more retirement options and a minimum wage hike tied
to small business tax cuts. More
PLUS: House fails to override death tax veto More
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Clinton
vetoes estate tax repeal: President says bill favored the wealthy.
Congress plans to attempt override before hitting the campaign trail.
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Doomed
death tax repeal sent to Clinton: Congress has passed a bill ending
estate taxes and sent it to the president, but he has vowed a veto.
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- Congress to
try marriage tax relief again: Clinton vetoed their bill, but
GOP legislators vow to try again and, if unsuccessful again, use the
political loss to leverage a November victory. More
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- Congress considers
senior tax break: Legislators offer to reduce the tax on Social
Security benefits, but Clinton vows a veto. More
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- Uncle Sam
wants you ... to save! Congress considers a bill that would let
savers put more tax-deferred money into IRAs and 401(k) plans. More
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- Every little
tax break helps: A couple of telephone tax breaks could put some
extra dollars in callers' pockets. More
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- An untaxing
session for Congress: Promises, promises, but no done deals on
marriage penalty and other tax issues. More
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- Congress peddling
gas tax breaks: The approaches vary, but the target is the same:
to lower gas prices. More
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- A mutual look
at taxes: Congress considers easing the tax bite on mutual funds.
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- Back to the
drawing board: Capitol Hill lawmakers try again to come up with
tax incentives to get people to save for retirement. More
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- Congress:
Stock options for all! Congress considers making stock options
available to all workers, not just top execs. More
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- Death to be
tax free! Congress hopes to kill estate (aka "death")
taxes this year -- if there's time. More
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- Dial T for
taxes: This year, Congress will repeal the century-old telephone
tax (again) but, bet your dial tone, it will be back (again). More
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- 'Net taxes
banned -- sort of: The fight over Internet taxation is far from
over. Will the consumer be the casualty of this battle? More
PLUS: "Email tax" hoax gets Congressional attention
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- Critical condition:
Health care tax breaks still in need of intensive Congressional care.
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- No good deed
goes undeducted: Congress and candidates want charitable tax deductions
made easier. More
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- Dial "C"
for confusion: Congress tries to untangle the cellular phone tax
mess, but don't plan on a break anytime soon. More
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- No more taxes?!
Congress is thinking about major reforms, from scrapping the whole
system to a national sales tax. More
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- Enhancing
taxpayer rights: Congress looks at bill to protect privacy and
ease interest, penalty charges. More
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- Marriage tax
debate: Bickering in Senate may leave married couples' tax relief
waiting at the altar. More
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- IRS asks for
more: The tax agency asks Capitol Hill to increase funding for
enforcement, technology. More
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- Process and
politics: With six months left in the session, tax relief is delayed
as Congress argues over the details. More
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- Pay, taxes
on agenda: Bill would hike minimum wage, cut small-business tax
bite. More
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- Tax break
battle: Congress fights over education savings accounts. More
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- Pain at the
gas pump: Legislators look at fuel tax legislation to help truckers,
encourage use of alternative vehicles. More
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- Free to work:
Congress seeks to end Social Security earnings limit for retirees.
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- Clinton budget:
2001 plan includes tax incentives to encourage retirement savings.
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- Costly wedded
bliss: But fixing the marriage penalty may be easier said than
done. More
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- Clinton proposes
tax credits: Calls for breaks for working poor, caregivers, electronic
filers in State of the Union address. More
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- GOP promises
tax relief: House and Senate Republicans say tax cuts are Job
One, but differ on a timetable. More
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- Congress to
take on taxes -- again: GOP has marriage penalty and other tax-cut
bills ready for session that starts Jan. 24. More
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- 2000 tax outlook:
Big plans for taxes were lost in 1999's legislative shuffle, but they'll
be back. More
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- Signed into
law: A
bill with tax breaks for businesses and some families, plus provisions
to protect disabled workers, finally has President Clinton's signature.
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- Waiting for
signature: Congress has left Washington after cobbling together
a limited tax package. More
PLUS: IRS gamble means tax forms won't need changes More
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- Almost finished:
A limited tax package is sent to the president as Congress prepares
to head home. More
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- Back to the
Hill: Congress returns to Washington to hash out a wide variety
of tax bills and extenders. More
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- Deadline looms:
Congress might still OK last-minute tax breaks before heading
home. More
Plus: Last-minute wrangling could cost IRS $11 million for
new forms. More
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- Storm victims:
Federal
disaster aid has been made available to Arizona residents. More
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