Christy Nameche moved with her family to Kendall County, Ill., in 2007, joining thousands of other hope-filled newcomers who made the county No. 1 in population growth in the nation that year. Nameche liked the farms around her new neighborhood, the fact that she ...

A Missouri agency says the IRS has failed to pay a small hazardous waste fee that's more than three years overdue. The fee was just $172.50. Missouri Department of Natural Resources spokesman Larry Archer says it was for a permit that ...

A woman who battled the IRS over a tax deduction for the costs of her sex-change operation says she feels like she won a victory for all transgender people. Rhiannon O'Donnabhain (oh-DON'-oh-vin), who was born a man, sued the Internal Revenue Service in 2007 after the agency rejected a $5,000 deduction for about $25,000 in medical ...

Many people who received buyouts and severance packages last year used the money to start home-based businesses. Now, they'll want to take tax deductions for their home offices. The deduction for using part of your home for business purposes — popularly known as the home ...