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Does the IRS owe you $1,100?
If you moved after filing your 2008 return and never gave the IRS your new address, some of the $123.5 million in unclaimed tax refunds might be yours.
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Tax shelters still exist and can save you money
Some people still call them loopholes. But Congress created tax shelters for economic reasons -- so using them allows you to further a national goal.
2010: The best year to die?
Next year, for one year only, the federal estate tax is to drop to zero, thanks to a GOP bill passed in 2001.
Tax collectors trolling Facebook
You might want to avoid making a financial boast on a social-networking site, the taxman's new tool for tracking deadbeats.
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