Each week, Daryn Kagan takes a novel look at how Americans spend time with books and uncovers the hidden world of reading culture.
Each week, Host Paul DiMeo assembles a team of experts to guide and inspire participants who are attempting to realize their personal passions, transform their lives, or build new careers.
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Second Act, hosted by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition carpenter Paul DiMeo, highlights boomers who have undergone major career — and personal — transformations by pursuing their passions.
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Hosted by author, columnist and former CNN anchor Daryn Kagan, Bookmark presents intriguing book-centric features that include stories on how books have shaped people’s lives, surprising, sometimes-quirky aspects of literary culture, and compelling interviews with America’s best-selling, most interesting authors.
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Rare Gemstones and Jewelry with Marvin
Rare Gemstones and Jewelry with Marvin
Asian Collectibles with Max
Asian Collectibles with Max
The IRS is in hot water after the revelation that certain conservative groups were inappropriately targeted for review of their tax-exempt statuses. President Obama has called the targeting "intolerable" with the IRS blaming the inappropriate auditing on "rogue" employees. Here's the real rub, though - the IRS already has too much completely appropriate auditing to do in the first place.
A growing number of Americans are failing to pay their federal tax bills. The difference in the total amount of taxes owed to the IRS and the total amount collected – known as the tax gap – amounted to $400 billion in 2012. It is estimated about 15 percent of eligible taxpayers don’t pay up.
Underreporting of income is the biggest problem. In 2006, the IRS said filers failed to report $376 billion in taxable income.