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Archive Home > 2010 > April > 08 > Nearly half of U.S. households escape 2009 federal income tax

Nearly half of U.S. households escape 2009 federal income tax

By Stephen Ohlemacher / The Bulletin
April 8, 2010

WASHINGTON — Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it’s simply somebody else’s problem.

About 47 percent will pay no federal income taxes at all for 2009. Either their incomes were too low, or they qualified for enough credits, deductions and....

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