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10 Things Taxes Pay For: Where Do Your Federal Tax Dollars Go?

Update: The IRS deadline for filing taxes is April 18th, 2023. This applies to most taxpayers. Those that request an extension will have until October 16th, 2023 to file. The federal government spent a total of $6.3 trillion from October 2021 through September 2022, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays... Read More

| March 6, 2023

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January 8, 2015

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It Took Me 850 Days to Get My Tax Refund
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September 9, 2014

i forgot to pay my taxes

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Help! I Forgot to Pay My Taxes
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May 27, 2014

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How to Make Your Taxes Way Easier Next Year
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April 23, 2014

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What to Do With That Pile of Tax Forms
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April 20, 2014

did my taxes wrong

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Help! I Did My Taxes Wrong
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April 16, 2014