Record 77 Million E-Filed 2006 Taxes
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A record 77 million taxpayers have filed their tax returns electronically this year
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Beginning this spring, more than 130 million people will get rebate checks from the government in amounts from $300 to $1,200. Most households will get another $300 for each child under the economy relief bill passed by Congress. All must file an income tax return for 2007 to qualify.
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The US current account deficit jumped by 8.2% to a record $856.6bn  in 2006, figures show.
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Business & money: Of the 400-plus people thought to earn an eight-figure income, only 65 declared taxable earnings of Â£10m or more.
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Britain's public finances recorded a deficit of 17 billion pounds in December, the highest ever level for the month, official data showed Monday.
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The federal deficit of the US government hit a record high of US$436.9 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal year of 2004 ending on September 30, the Treasury Department reported on Monday.
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Defaults on privately insured mortgages rose 34.7 percent in November to the highest level on record, reflecting the inability of a growing number of homeowners to keep current on their loan payments.
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Some important facts about filing your 2006 income tax return:
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WASHINGTON - The federal deficit surged to a record $413 billion in 2004, the Treasury Department announced Thursday, injecting the figure into a presidential campaign in which the two parties have clashed over President Bush's management of the economy and the budget.    The number was a significant improvement from the shortfalls that analysts projected earlier this year, including a $521 billion estimate the Bush administration made in February...
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By our count there are a record 946 billionaires this year, including 178 newcomers.
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A new study shows there is a $300 billion gap between what taxpayers owe and what they pay
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Online retailer says it set new records this year.
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A record 7 million people -- one in every 32 U.S. adults -- were behind bars, on probation or on parole by the end of last year,  a Justice Department report released yesterday shows.
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About one million taxpayers paid the wrong amount of income tax last year because of official mistakes, says a report.
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The Internal Revenue Service is putting out an all-points bulletin for Massachusetts taxpayers who are collectively owed $3 million in refunds - or an average of more than $1,000 each.
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Private equity companies in Europe raised a record 112 billion euros (150 billion dollars) in 2006, an increase of 56.4 percent compared with 2005, industry association EVCA said Tuesday.
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E-commerce outsourcer posts record profits and earnings.