New factors trip up some tax filers

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Filing taxes is never much fun -- and this year, changes to tax law and the slow economy have conspired to create a few more complications than usual for filers.
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It's April 15th, the deadline for filing income taxes. It's never much fun -- and this year, changes to tax law and the slow economy have conspired to create a few more complications than usual for filers. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Michael Schaffer, a tax accountant with R.W. Ramsay & Associates in Mahtomedi.