04/13/2001Tax time more difficult than ever WASHINGTON Some evidence that the tax code is getting impossibly complicated: More than half a million taxpayers paid the federal government an average of $610 apiece more than they owed in 1998 because they chose the standard deduction when they could have itemized. 03/19/2001 Personal Finance: No alternative Along with the buzz in Washington about a tax cut, pressure is mounting in Congress to rescue middle-income taxpayers from a growing albatross: The alternative minimum tax or AMT. 03/08/2001 Not the Sam old, Sam old Uncle Sam wants your electrons. The Internal Revenue Service, spurred by a 1998 congressional mandate to make e-filing more attractive, is nodding with approval at all sorts of new online tax services. 02/15/2001 Taxing questions? Get answers 02/13/2001 Taxing questions? Get answers Certified public accountants will answer tax questions from noon until 4 p.m. Sunday during The Dallas Morning News' annual Tax Hotline. The service is free and the number to call is 972-222-NEWS. |