Oct 07 Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to stop release of his tax returns By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s challenge to the release of eight years of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe, saying on Monday that he could not grant such a… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 3:43 Amid Ukraine furor, IRS whistleblower alleges Treasury wrongdoing The IRS conducts annual audits of the president’s and vice president’s tax returns in a process intended to be protected from politics. But now, a whistleblower is alleging that at least one political appointee at the Treasury Department interfered with… Continue watching
Sep 30 Sanders calls for ‘income inequality’ tax on businesses By Will Weissert, Associated Press Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposal would raise taxes 0.5 percentage points on companies paying top executives more than 50 times the median salaries of workers. Continue reading
Sep 25 Federal prosecutors given until Monday to join Trump tax return fight By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The federal judge ordered prosecutors to decide by Monday and submit written arguments by next Wednesday if they want to intervene. Continue reading
Sep 04 New French tax turns Trump and tech giants into strange bedfellows By Courtney Vinopal What does French rosé have in common with American software? Both are wrapped up in a brewing trade scuffle between the U.S. and France, which has spawned an unlikely alliance between the Trump administration and major American tech giants. Continue reading
Jul 17 U.S. objects to France’s tax on tech giants By Thomas Adamson, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press The tax on Facebook, Google and other U.S. tech giants, has provoked a strong rebuke from the White House, which said it could lead to U.S. tariffs on French imports. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 7:09 How access to period products removes a barrier to education By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week A growing number of states are exempting menstrual products from tax. Advocates for period equity argue taxing these supplies is unfair because periods are a necessity, not a choice. And some schools and universities are now opting to provide these… Continue watching
May 08 Trump acknowledges massive tax write-offs, calls it ‘sport’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged taking massive tax write offs for real estate losses topping $1 billion from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s, calling it "sport" among developers like himself during that period. Continue reading
Apr 25 Your tax refund probably wasn’t much different than last year’s. Here’s why. By Gretchen Frazee Americans received on average about $2,725 from their federal tax refund this year--a $55 drop from last year. Continue reading
Apr 24 How will my tax return affect my Medicare premium? By Philip Moeller Medicare’s high-income surcharges apply to an entire calendar year, writes columnist Philip Moeller. Continue reading