Taxes

Here's round two of the 12 nastiest tax scams out there. Be aware of what the crooks will try to pull over on you!

Doing your taxes is unpleasant enough already, but there are also some shifty characters out there who want to make the pain even worse.

The next six weeks are known as Tax Season, and we've come up with a few ways to lower your bill that you might not know about.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Senate panel has endorsed an income tax cut for businesses and individuals.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Democrats are preparing to outline a tax cut proposal, despite their fierce opposition to a Republican tax plan last year.

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today will issue an executive order directing the Missouri Department of Revenue to accept the jointly-filed state tax returns of all legally married couples, including same-sex couples legally married in other states, who file joint federal tax returns as required under Missouri law.

The IRS has issued its annual warning about the "Dirty Dozen" schemes out there—ways that certain disreputable folks will try to steal your money or methods people use to hide financial information from the tax agency.

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it had targeted about 400 identity thieves across the country. The thieves were using stolen Social Security numbers to file false tax returns and then claim the refunds.

It's hard to believe it's already the middle of tax season. 2013 is off to a fast clip, and unfortunately this means that Tax Day is right around the corner. You could bury your head in the sand until you hit April 14 panic mode, or this year you could give yourself a burst of energy and self-confidence knowing that you met your taxes head-on. Here are money savers to get you started:

Larry Gasper didn't have two pennies to rub together. No, he had a few thousand.