Dec 27 How the tax laws for divorce will turn upside down in 2019 By Dean Hedeker Tax changes taking effect in January 2019 could add a significant amount of stress to divorces after this year. Continue reading
Dec 13 What the new tax law means for your holiday giving By Maea Lenei Buhre End-of-year donations are expected to drop this year because of changes to the federal tax code. Continue reading
Dec 04 France suspends fuel tax hike, but protesters vow to fight on By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press In a major U-turn for the government, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced in a live televised address that the planned increases set for January would be postponed until summer. Continue reading
Dec 03 Ambulance workers and students join ‘yellow vest’ protests in France By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Paramedics joined the ongoing anti-government protests as the prime minister met with political rivals Monday. Continue reading
Oct 19 How winning Mega Millions could lead to bankruptcy By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation Looking at lottery winners approximately 10 years after winning showed they saved just 16 cents of every dollar won. Continue reading
Oct 04 How taxing sugary drinks affects a community’s health and economy By Gretchen Frazee Studies show a "sin tax" reduces consumption of sugary drinks but also increases shopping in suburbs that lie outside the taxable area. Continue reading
Aug 24 Trump administration acts to stop high-tax states from skirting $10,000 cap By Marcy Gordon, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Four states — Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and New York — already have sued the federal government over the deduction cap, asserting it's aimed at hurting a group of Democratic states and tramples on their constitutional budget-making authority. Continue reading
Jun 29 Republicans propose using online sales tax money for new tax cuts By David A. Lieb, Associated Press "To just take that revenue would be a tax increase," said Missouri Sen. Andrew Koenig, echoing the reasoning of many tax-adverse Republicans leery of simply spending or saving the expected influx. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 5:05 Can states require online sales tax? Billions at stake in case at Supreme Court On this Tax Day, while many Americans rush to file their income tax returns, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on state sales taxes and online shopping. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Apr 17 IRS payment site fails on tax day, but you still have to pay By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Associated Press The IRS has since updated the website to say it is temporarily unavailable. But the agency adds, "Note that your tax payment is due although IRS Direct Pay may not be available."… Continue reading