taxes

After avoiding billions in taxes, Apple CEO seeks more breaks

May 21, 2013 By John Wojcik

As his company hordes $102 billion in overseas profits on which it has paid no taxes, Apple's CEO, Tom Cook, is asking the Senate for lower corporate tax rates.

Only one place to cut: Pentagon

May 8, 2013 By Judith LeBlanc

There is a smart, good, and doable solution. We must move the money to invest in programs that will create jobs and turn the economy around.

Austerity-to-prosperity lie based on “bogus math”

May 6, 2013 By Jarvis Tyner

Republicans are committed to the belief that the only way out of the economic crisis is through austerity for the people. Clearly many Democrats as well buy into this profits-before-people policy.

How to tax the rich and audit them too!

April 17, 2013 By Sam Pizzigati

Auditors generally do a decent job identifying how much wealthy taxpayers are trying to shortchange Uncle Sam. But they're only examining a fraction of the returns the wealthy file.

Tax Day, 2013: U.S. pay gap is biggest in the world

April 15, 2013 By John Wojcik

Last year CEOs received an average $12.3 million while the average worker took home around $34, 645.