CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Packeteer Inc., which develops bandwidth management systems, said Tuesday it has resolved a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service and will not be subject to a previously disclosed fine. The fine would have totaled $122 m
Dear Tax Talk, I own a small company and I am thinking about starting a pension plan. I've been making contributions to IRAs, but the contributions won't be that much when I retire. What are the advantages of a company plan? -- J.J. Dear J.J., A qua
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that it has extended several tax filing and payment deadlines for victims of the Southern California wildfires until Jan. 31, 2008. The extended deadlines apply to taxpayers in the president
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) -- California bank operator Pacific Capital Bancorp said Monday it will record a provision for credit losses of $22.4 million in the third quarter, which is expected to lower earnings by 27 cents per share. The provision fo
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Democrat Barack Obama complained on Monday that presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has failed to offer specific solutions to deal with the financial crisis threatening the Social Security program. Expanding on his we
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service on Monday gave residents of California counties hit by wildfires extra time to file tax returns. The tax agency said those affected by the fires will have until Jan. 31, 2008, to file returns and pay ta
Dear Dr. Don, Does it make more financial sense to roll your property taxes and house insurance into your mortgage, or to pay the bill separately? -- Crystal Cache Dear Crystal, Lenders often require homeowners who don't have much equity in their ho
CHICAGO (AP) -- Life in America's third-largest city is already expensive: Motorists pay some of the highest gas prices in the nation, and shoppers get hit with sales taxes higher than those in New York or Los Angeles. Now it could get even worse. Ma
It's being called the "Mother of All Tax Bills" on Capitol Hill, and it might just set off the mother of all battles within the business community next year. House Ways Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) unveiled a long-awaited tax prop
Has the worst real estate market in decades gotten you down, in net worth and spirit? Take a deep breath. The slump has a silver lining for some with the savvy to plan. Americans wealthy enough to be concerned with federal or state death taxes can us
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) -- The former CEO of the nation's leading supplier of body armor to the U.S. military was indicted Thursday on charges of insider trading, fraud and tax evasion in a scheme that netted him more than $185 million, prosecutors
No one actually expects lawmakers to overhaul the tax code this year, but House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) planted his flag Thursday morning by unveiling a bill that he calls the "mother of all tax reforms." Rangel said on Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House's top Democratic tax writer on Thursday unveiled a $1 trillion plan to repeal the alternative minimum tax and lower the tax burden of most lower- and middle-income people. The proposal would be paid for by requiring the w
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Fidelity National Information Services Inc., a process servicer for the financial services sector, said Thursday its board of directors approved a plan to spin off the company's lender processing services division into a se
A bill representing the "mother of all tax reforms" is set to be revealed Thursday, according to House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY). But Mother is going to have to be patient. No one expects Congress to deal with a tax overhaul this
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