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Apple CEO Timothy Cook arrives before testifying to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's Investigations Subcommittee about the company's offshore profit shifting and tax avoidance in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May 21, 2013. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Apple CEO Cook Answers Senate Panel Questions On Tax Avoidance

A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates and is prepared to question the company’s chief executive Tuesday about the “loopholes.”

2013/05/21

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Apple Uses Firms Outside US To Avoid Taxes, Senate Panel Says

Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found.

2013/05/20

California Governor Jerry Brown. (Max Whittaker/Getty Images)

Brown’s Budget Cuts California Spending Plan Despite Surge In Tax Revenue

Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing a $96.4 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year that starts July 1, funneling more money to K-12 schools but otherwise taking a cautionary approach to spending.

2013/05/14

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California Taxes Coming In $4 Billion Above Forecast, Analyst Says

California is on track to collect $4 billion more in personal income taxes than Gov. Jerry Brown had expected, giving a potential boost to education funding, the legislative analyst’s office said Tuesday.

2013/04/23

San Ardo oil fields in Monterey County. (CBS)

UC Berkeley Student Proposal Would Tax Oil, Gas For Education

Environmental and education advocates have proposed a new measure that would tax oil and gas extracted in California to fund education programs in the state.

2013/04/23

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Some Bay Area Post Offices Staying Open Late For Last-Minute Tax Returns

A handful of Bay Area post offices will stay open late Monday to allow last minute tax filers to turn in their paperwork.

2013/04/15

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Colorado Commission Offering California Business $3M Tax Credit To Move

The Colorado Economic Development Commission has agreed to offer $3 million in tax credits to persuade a California biomass company to move to Colorado.

2013/04/12

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How To Spend Your Tax Refund

The best part of paying your taxes is probably getting your refund check.

2013/04/10

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A Look At The Craziest Tax Write-Offs

It’s hard to think there’s anything funny about taxes when you’re under a mountain of paperwork, but CBS News contributor and analyst Mellody Hobson has a little comic relief for taxpayers.

2013/04/02

Man shopping for groceries. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

More Than A Dozen Bay Area Towns Begin Paying Higer Sales Tax

Depending on where you shop and what type of purchase you plan to make in the near future, you may feel the impact on your wallet – or not.

2013/04/01

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