Economy Aug 14 U.S. retail sales unexpectedly post largest drop in more than a year By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press
Nation Mar 22 Trump touted bigger tax refunds, but higher gas prices are likely to eat them up The large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation was meant to boost the U.S. economy, but surging gas prices are on track to eat them up, leaving Americans with little extra to spend. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Politics Dec 02 WATCH: Trump claims tariff revenue will cover tax refunds and eventually eliminate income tax It’s not clear how that would work or if Trump could afford to do so without worsening the national debt, which he claims his tariffs will also cut. By Associated Press
Nation Jan 08 Underfunded IRS struggles to send refunds, answer calls Burdened with years of budget cuts and a recent increase in workload to implement a new tax law, the IRS struggled to deliver on its mission in the past fiscal year. By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Associated Press
Nation Jan 08 Government shutdown won't delay tax refunds, administration says Taxpayers who are owed refunds will be paid on time, despite the government shutdown that has closed many federal agencies, a Trump administration official said Monday as concern mounted over the risk that the payments could be delayed. By Marcy Gordon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Feb 20 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers given wrong tax info By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it sent about 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers the wrong tax information, and officials are asking those consumers to delay filing their 2014 taxes. Continue reading