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House Democrats have introduced health care legislation that would impose a surtax on upper-income taxpayers, and penalties on many small businesses that don’t provide health insurance coverage to employees.

The TV networks have been on a letter-writing campaign lately in an effort to dissuade Congress from ending the expensing of ads by pharmaceutical companies.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to hold a series of public forums this summer to get input on regulating tax preparers.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., has been called to the White House to discuss his proposed surtax on the wealthy to pay for health insurance reform.

The U.S. and Swiss governments have requested a stay on the court hearings that were set to begin Monday on whether UBS could be forced to divulge the names and bank holdings of 52,000 U.S. taxpayers.

The Obama administration has proposed legislation to Congress that would establish consistent standards for anybody who provides investment advice.

A fourth former partner at BDO Seidman has pleaded guilty in a tax shelter case.

Many taxpayers spend time during the summer months polishing their résumé and attending career fairs.

Entrepreneurs urged lawmakers to extend the research and development tax credit at a House subcommittee hearing Thursday.

The Internal Revenue Service has shelved hundreds of balance-due accounts for taxpayers who owe more than $1 million.