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Millions of Americans are putting the finishing touches on their taxes this week. A Guggenheim analyst said Thursday that within the next few years, many of them may be using TurboTax Live, which could dramatically boost shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU). The Analyst Guggenheim’s Ken...

With another government shutdown averted last week, some of the uncertainty around tax filings may be lessening — good news for Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU), the company behind TurboTax and QuickBooks. In a flash note to investors Tuesday, Guggenheim analyst Ken Wong pointed to the...

Americans paying off student loan debt now have a new way to add to their 401(k) retirement savings. What Happened? A new private letter ruling by the IRS suggests the agency may be open to employers matching employee student loan payments with contributions to their 401(k), according to...

The last-minute passage of a federal corporate tax cut before year’s end created a bit of confusion among taxpayers who want to take advantage of what may be their last opportunity to deduct property taxes. Thousands of Americans scrambled to prepay 2018 property taxes before Dec. 31 in hopes...

They get sick, pay bills, go to work, save to send their kids to college and hope to enjoy the retirement they’ve been promised. Federal workers would like you to know that they are people too. The GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump have hammered away at what they characterize...

With Tax Day just around the corner, critics of President Donald Trump are taking the opportunity to once again bash the president for not voluntarily releasing his income tax forms to the public. Thousands of Americans have called for Trump to reveal his taxes, which could shed some light on...

Americans are putting the finishing touches on their 2016 tax returns in anticipation of Tax Day Tuesday. But while millions of Americans will be looking for their tax returns in coming weeks, they certainly won’t be seeing President Donald Trump’s anytime soon. Trump is the first...

Some people are simply better with deadlines and budgets than others. And of course, unexpected expenses always pop up out of nowhere. If you just realized that you will be unable to pay or file your tax documents by April 18, here’s what you need to do. Getting An Extension If you...

With President Donald Trump's administration having released its federal budget proposal last week, the rest of the country is similarly occupied arranging their own finances as tax season is now well underway. The Internal Revenue Service may not be prepared for what either the president or...

Congress is back in Washington this week to work on completing a spending bill ahead of a September 30 deadline. Not surprisingly, not only is Congress expected to miss the deadline for the bill, lawmakers can’t agree on the duration of a stopgap spending bill. The spending bill will be the...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is the latest big-name tech company to answer questions regarding its tax bill. This week, the U.S. Justice Department filed a petition to force Facebook to comply with an investigation into property the company transferred to an Ireland subsidiary for tax purposes back in...

Kerrisdale Capital attacked DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) in a short thesis report earlier this month. On Friday, Kerrisdale followed up with a second report. This time, the investment firm attacked the company on alleged violation of tax laws. The investment firm also sent a Form 3949-A...

2016 is a bit different than years past, as the tax deadline is not on the typical April 15, but rather on the 18th of the month. Thanks to Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in Washington, D.C., falling on Friday, the deadline was extended until the next business day. However, despite the...

This year’s tax filing season is drawing to a close, but it may be another few months before Liberty Tax Inc (NASDAQ: TAX), Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) and H & R Block Inc (NYSE: HRB) investors know exactly how much of a success this year’s tax season was. The majority of the tax...

Tax preparation is a legitimate fear Millennials have, according to a recent Harris Poll conducted survey. Of those surveyed, 80 percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 reported fear over filing. Compared to older respondents, Millennials were 20 percent more likely to indicate they held concerns...