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"The premier guide for retirement and investment planning by "America's IRA Expert" (Mutual Funds magazine)-fully updated to reflect the recent tax rule changes With the possible exception of home property, the most valuable asset for most Americans is their retirement fund. Yet most people don't know that the IRS is waiting to grab up to 90 percent of their hard-earned retirement savings. Now, in this fully updated edition of The Retirement Savings...
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W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"A searing examination of a key driver of American inequality-our tax system. Even as they became fabulously wealthy, the rich have seen their taxes collapse to levels last seen in the 1920s. Meanwhile, working-class Americans have been asked to pay more. The Triumph of Injustice is a forensic investigation into this dramatic transformation. Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, economists who revolutionized the study of inequality, demonstrate how the...
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Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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In Taxes at Work, readers will learn about another side of the American government, both past and present. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia, and ask questions about current events as well as the readers' own lives. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
12) Taxes
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Series
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Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Taxes . . . does anyone like the sound of the word? But taxes are the way communities pay for roads, schools, firefighters, and much more. Without taxes, life would be much harder in many ways. In this insightful book, readers learn about the many kinds of taxes, including sales tax, income tax, and property tax. They'll learn how these taxes are collected and by whom. Accessible text, eye-catching images, and intriguing fact boxes help readers of...
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Russell Sage Foundation
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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In today's social climate of acknowledged and growing inequality, why are there not greater efforts to tax the rich? In this book, the authors ask when and why countries tax their wealthiest citizens -- and their answers may surprise you. Drawing on evidence from 20 countries over the last 200 years, the book provides the broadest and most indepth history of progressive taxation available. The authors argue that governments don't tax the rich just...
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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The U.S. tax code is a total write-off. Crammed with loopholes and special interest provisions, it works for no one except tax lawyers, accountants, and huge corporations. Not for the first time, we have reached a breaking point--in fact, we reach one every thirty-two years. T. R. Reid crisscrosses the globe in search of exact solutions to the urgent tax problems of the United States. With an uncanny knack for making a complex subjects not just accessible...
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