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"It would be the same experience for taxpayers if the filing season opened in late January," the agency said. According to the law, the agency will not be able to issue refunds to people using the loan until after mid-February as part of…

OLYMPIC VALLEY, California - A crowd of skiers recently zigzagged down the slopes at Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Couples and families wandered through the resort's village, which was decked out in golden Christmas lights and frosted with…

Nicole Craig, an unemployed mother of two from Pittsburgh, has no Christmas presents for her two children, and the ham she bought with grocery stamps is far less than the usual Christmas dinner. Months behind her rent and utility bills,…