Oct 03 Column: The tax rules that let real estate moguls like Trump pay no federal income tax By Steven M. Rosenthal Leaked excerpts of Trump’s 1995 tax returns showed huge losses that the real estate mogul could have used to offset other income and zero out his income tax liability for many years. Continue reading
Oct 02 Here’s how the Trump and Clinton tax plans would work By Christopher S. Rugaber and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Tax plans for the two candidates remain far apart. Here are summaries of their proposals. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump losses may mean he didn’t pay taxes for years, report says By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press The New York Times obtained several pages of Donald Trump's tax returns, showing losses so large the may have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for 18 years. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:20 FAFSA makes changes, hoping more students will utilize funds By PBS News Hour Federal financial aid for college is often underutilized due to the complexity of required paperwork; however, 90% of students who do complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) enroll in school. This year, the FAFSA is being streamlined… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 11:31 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s ‘solitariness’ and Clinton’s fight for millennials By PBS News Hour Since Monday night's debate, Donald Trump's taxes and tweets have drawn rapt attention. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the "bizarreness" of the week's campaign developments, Hillary Clinton’s struggle to… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 7:00 European Union: Apple owes Ireland nearly $15 billion in back taxes By PBS News Hour After uncovering an illegal deal, the European Union ruled that Apple pay over $14.5 billion in back taxes to Ireland. The EU’s antitrust regulator found that the country and the tech giant had made an agreement that allowed Apple to… Continue watching
Aug 30 European Union orders Apple to pay Ireland $14.5 billion in back taxes By Harry Zahn The company went on to say that the European Commission is trying to “rewrite Apple’s history in Europe, ignore Ireland’s tax laws and upend the international tax system in the process.”… Continue reading
Aug 17 How do the presidential candidates’ tax proposals compare? By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In this unconventional campaign season, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have produced two conventional tax plans that mostly track their parties' long-standing views. Continue reading
Aug 13 What Trump and Clinton didn’t say in their economic speeches By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spelled out their economic visions in high-profile speeches in Michigan this week. Continue reading
Aug 12 Clinton releases 2015 tax returns, goading Trump By Ken Thomas and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press The Clintons' income puts them well within the ranks of the top 0.1 percent of Americans, though they pay a higher tax rate than many of their elite peers. The release is part of an effort to undercut Donald Trump's… Continue reading