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The Internal Revenue Service was fairly lenient with past-due tax bills during the pandemic, but collection efforts are back in full force this tax season. The agency is ramping up efforts to collect ...

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Medical bills accounted for 57% of all collections on credit reports from 2018 to 2022 Meg Cunningham is a freelance writer with a background covering state and national politics and policy. Alexandra ...

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