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- Should You Renounce Your U.S. Citizenship?
A Facebook billionaire has sparked interest in 'expatriating' to skirt big tax bills. Here's what you need to know. - Preparing for the End of the Bush Tax Cuts
Unless Congress acts, most taxpayers will see rate and other increases. Here's what to expect. - So How Much Did He Really Save?
Based on financial filings, experts say, Eduardo Saverin likely saved tens of millions in income tax and far more in estate tax. - Asia's Lighter Taxes Provide a Lure
The decision of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin to renounce his U.S. citizenship has put a spotlight on Singapore and Hong Kong, financial hubs with some of the lowest tax rates in the world. - Rethink Your Withholding Amounts
If you were eligible for a refund, it typically means you paid more in taxes than you really owed.
- At Summit, a Struggle for Consensus
Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies struggled to agree on next steps to calm the euro zone debt crisis, with consensus at a weekend summit coming more easily on ways to cushion the world […] - Queensland Pulls Support for Coal Port Expansion
The Queensland government has withdrawn its support for a $8.86 billion coal port expansion in the northern part of the state, in a sign Australia's resources boom is losing steam. - U.S., France Talk Growth Before G-8 Summit
President Obama met France's new president, François Hollande at the White House to address the European debt crisis, Iran and Afghanistan. - Europe Weighs Exit Scenario
Europe has begun to prepare for a possible Greek exit from the euro zone ahead of elections next month that are fast becoming a referendum on the country's membership in the common currency. - Fresh Worries Hit Spain
Jittery U.K. customers of one of Spain's biggest lenders pulled out funds on Friday, and bad debts held by Spanish banks rose to a 17-year high, underscoring the challenges facing the country's […]
- Cut your health care bills at any age
You managed to glide through your twenties and thirties without any major health issues. Yet, as the calendar pages turn, you're finding that a host of minor -- and perhaps a few major -- medical […] - Successful baby-boomer entrepreneurs
- The real costs of starting a business
How can you beat the odds if you want to join the boomerpreneur boom and start your own company after 50? MONEY put that question to small-business experts and dozens of fiftysomething entrepreneurs […] - Starting a company from scratch
How can you beat the odds if you want to join the boomerpreneur boom and start your own company after 50? MONEY put that question to small-business experts and dozens of fiftysomething entrepreneurs […] - Bank stocks that let you sleep well
This piece appears in the June issue of Money Magazine and was written before JPMorgan Chase revealed a surprise $2 billion trading loss. Data in the story has been updated to reflect stock prices as […]
- Stocks: Worst week of the year
Stocks closed out an ugly week. Despite initial euphoria surrounding Facebook's public debut, the social network's shares barely popped above its offering price and failed to inspire investors to buy […] - Anti-social: Zynga tumbles after Facebook IPO
Social media stocks just aren't feeling the love, despite Facebook's highly-anticipated stock market debut. - Enough on Facebook! Buy Google or Apple
Facebook is finally trading. And even though the stock didn't explode out of the gate, the company is still worth more than $100 billion. It shouldn't be. - Facebook: Many mutual funds already have a stake
Whether you do or don't like Facebook, you may already own a piece of the social media site: over the past year, nearly 70 mutual funds have snapped up pre-IPO shares on private markets. - Facebook trading sets record IPO volume
Facebook's stock market debut finally came and went -- but for all the breathless hype, shares ended right near their offering price.
- Energy Policy and Tax Reform
Donald Marron's testimony before the House Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures and the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means on energy policy and tax reform. - Five Myths about the Bush Tax Cut
The tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003, known as the Bush tax cuts, are set to expire Dec. 31, and the fight over what to do is increasingly heated. Should the tax cuts expire, as some Democrats have […] - Extending Tax Credits for Low-Income Families
Policymakers should be thinking hard about low-income families with children and the tax code. In 2010, the federal income tax system will deliver substantial assistance to these families through […] - Let's freeze more than chump change
President Obama has proposed to freeze most domestic discretionary spending -- a step in the right direction, but not enough. The $250 billion in expected savings over the next decade is chump change […] - Desperately Seeking Revenue
In August 2009, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO, 2009) projected that the federal budget deficit would total $7.1 trillion over the 2010-2019 decade-under current law. That outcome would require […]