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Here's a sampling of the companies that are trying to take some sting out of the filing deadline
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Aimee Picchi is associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has been published by national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports. Aimee frequently writes about retirement, and has been a National Press Foundation fellow for reporting on retirement and Columbia University's Age Boom Academy. She's also the editor of the Institutional Investor book "Cultivating the Affluent II," with noted wealth consultant Russ Alan Prince.
Here's a sampling of the companies that are trying to take some sting out of the filing deadline
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Airline's blunders mounted quickly as the company relied on a "robotic corporate response," PR experts say
United's controversy sheds light on a little-known contract that few people likely know about, giving airlines the right to eject you
It can happen anywhere, but certain characteristics make some companies more likely to have a higher rate of abuse
The share of blacks in the U.S. who own their own homes is at its lowest rate in more than 40 years
April 4 marks the day when women workers finally catch up with what their male peers earned in 2016
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The social networking giant is borrowing a page from GoFundMe and allowing people to ask for donations
More districts are adopting them to save money, but some critics say they flunk on that score -- and educationally
America's suburbs were once root soil for the American Dream -- now they are fertile ground for fatal drug overdoses
Does grumbling about having no time for socializing and vacation communicate something about your social status?
Americans are facing surging water prices as aging infrastructure and climate change take a toll
Alcoholism, drug addiction and suicide are driving up mortality rates for less-educated whites